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U.S. reports over 1,000 measles cases so far in 2025
LOS ANGELES, May 9 (Xinhua) -- The United States has reported more than 1,000 measles cases so far in 2025, according to the latest data released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday.
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World
U.S. dollar ticks down
NEW YORK, May 9 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar fell in late trading on Friday.
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Football
Soccer-Newcastle fans concerned about club's survey on changing crest
(Reuters) -Newcastle United supporters have expressed their concern at the Premier League club's decision on Friday to consult a section of the fanbase regarding their plans to change the club's iconic crest which has been in use for 37 years.
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World
China to resolutely safeguard development interests: commerce minister
MOSCOW, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao has said that China firmly opposes the abuse of the so-called "reciprocal tariffs" by the United States, and will resolutely safeguard its legitimate development interests.
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World
Malta becomes Europe's largest ship registry
VALLETTA, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Malta's ship registry had over 10,000 ships registered by the end of the first quarter of the year, making it the largest ship registry in Europe and the sixth largest in the world, the Transport Ministry said on Friday.
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World
Holocaust survivor Margot Friedlaender died at 103
BERLIN, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Holocaust survivor Margot Friedlaender died at the age of 103 on Friday, according to German media reports.
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World
Gunmen kill 30 travellers in Nigeria's unstable southeast, Amnesty says
LAGOS (Reuters) - Gunmen shot dead at least 30 travellers in an attack in Nigeria's southeastern Imo state, Amnesty International said on Friday, raising fresh concerns about violence in a region rife with insecurity.
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World
Dutch national library appeals to public over theft of rare books
THE HAGUE, May 9 (Xinhua) -- The National Library of the Netherlands (KB) in The Hague is appealing to the public for help in locating six rare books by Russian poet Alexander Pushkin that were stolen from its collection in 2023, the KB announced on Friday.
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World
Canada PM Carney's cabinet to be sworn in on Tuesday
(Corrects first paragraph to remove Canada PM's swearing in after the official statement was updated)
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Other Sports
Sailing-Yven becomes first woman to win Transat Paprec twice in dramatic finish
(Reuters) -Charlotte Yven on Friday became the first woman to win the Transat Paprec twice, crossing the Caribbean finish line with co-skipper Hugo Dhallenne after a nail-biting finale that saw the top 13 boats finish within three hours of each other.
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World
European solar report hails China's role in green energy expansion
MUNICH, Germany, May 9 (Xinhua) -- China accounted for around half of both newly added and total global solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity in 2024, a milestone hailed by European analysts as a major contribution to the world's carbon reduction goals.
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Football
Soccer-FIFA approves 48-team women's World Cup from 2031 edition
(Reuters) -The women's World Cup will be expanded from 32 to 48 teams from the 2031 edition onwards after world soccer's governing body FIFA said its Council approved the proposal at a virtual meeting on Friday.
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World
EAC central banks project 5.8 pct regional economic growth in 2025
NAIROBI, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Central banks of the East African Community (EAC) member states on Friday projected regional economic growth at 5.8 percent in 2025.
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World
Cardinal Prevost put his head in his hands as papacy loomed
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - As U.S. Cardinal Robert Prevost realized during the secret conclave that he might be elected the next Catholic pope, he put his head in his hands at the daunting prospect of leading the 1.4-billion-member Church, a cardinal said on Friday.
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World
Ukraine, Hungary each expel two diplomats in espionage row
KYIV/BUDAPEST (Reuters) -Ukraine and Hungary said on Friday they were expelling two diplomats each after each side accused the other of engaging in espionage.
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World
Spain invests 8.4 mln euros to boost global presence of its food, gastronomy
BARCELONA, Spain, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Spain is investing 8.4 million euros (9.46 million U.S. dollars) in a fresh push to elevate its global standing in food and gastronomy through the sixth edition of its "Food Nation" initiative, authorities announced.
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Technology
FTC backs DOJ proposal Google in search antitrust case
(Reuters) -The U.S. Federal Trade Commission, the de-facto federal privacy regulator, said on Friday that the U.S. Department of Justice's proposal to make Alphabet's Google share search data with competitors includes adequate safeguards to protect users' privacy.
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Cricket
Cricket-India suspends IPL for a week, Pakistan postpones games amid conflict
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -The Indian Premier League was suspended for one week on Friday while the Pakistan Super League postponed its remaining matches in the wake of the ongoing conflict between the nuclear-armed neighbours.
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World
Migrants told of Libya deportation waited hours on tarmac, attorney says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Migrants in Texas who were told they would be deported to Libya sat on a military airfield tarmac for hours on Wednesday, unsure of what would happen next, an attorney for one of the men told Reuters.
