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BREAKING: At Least 185 Dead, 500 Wounded by Explosions at Sri Lanka Churches - Reports

Medical staff gather around an ambulance to receive injured survivors of a bus explosion, at a hospital in Kalubowila, close to Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, June 6, 2008.

07:23 21 April 2019 / updated: 11:26 Asia & Pacific

LIVE UPDATES: Blasts at Sri Lanka Churches & Hotels Kill 185, Wound 500 (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)

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A pro-leave supporter, right, hods a placard in front of a group of pro-remain supporters during demonstrations in London, Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019. Britain's Parliament is set to vote on competing Brexit plans, with Prime Minister Theresa May desperately seeking a mandate from lawmakers to help secure concessions from the European Union.

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Airplanes are seen at Mitiga airport

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From left, National Security Adviser John Bolton, accompanied by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and President Donald Trump

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Architects Respond to International Call to Design New Notre Dame Spire
After the French government announced an international competition to find a replacement for the spire destroyed in the cathedral fire, British designers haven’t missed the opportunity to respond with their ideas.
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WATCH: Video Shows Woman at Coachella Throwing Puppies in Dumpster
Riverside County Animal Services released a video of a woman throwing a bag of 3-day-old puppies in a dumpster during the Coachella festival, asking for help to identify her or her car.
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Tech
First Liftoff of Russia's New Soyuz-5 Launcher Scheduled for 2nd Half of 2022
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The first liftoff of Russia's new Soyuz-5 medium-lift launch vehicle, set to replace the Ukrainian-made Zenit launcher, from the Baikonur space centre is scheduled for the second half of 2022, the press service for the Russian State Space Corporation Roscosmos told Sputnik on Sunday.
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OpenAI’s Dota 2 Video Game Bots Can Beat Top Players But Lose to Internet Teams
OpenAI’s team of Dota 2 bots, which has beaten top players in the past, moved to face challengers on the internet – and has suddenly started to lose to teams of human players, who are learning how to exploit OpenAI Five’s weaknesses.
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Latin America
Mexican Mafia Threatening Obrador, Calling to End Special Operation in Guanajuato - Reports
CARACAS (Sputnik) - The Mexican mafia has started threatening Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, saying that it will resort to violence if the presdient does not end a special operation against the mafia in the central state of Guanajuato, local media reported on Sunday.
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Opinion
Prof on US Cuba Policy: 'Very Unpredictable' Strategy of Regime Change
The Trump administration on Wednesday announced new measures over Cuba - lifting the ban on Title III - that will allow US citizens to file lawsuits over property confiscated by the Castro government in the 1959 revolution. Sputnik discussed the move with José Gabilondo, professor at the College of Law at Florida International University.
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Tech
SpaceX Says 'Anomaly' Happened During Fire Tests of Crew Dragon's Abort Engines
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - US aerospace manufacturer SpaceX said on Sunday that an "anomaly" had occurred during static fire tests for the abort engines of its Crew Dragon spacecraft.
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Society
‘Increase in Despair’: Midlife Adult Depression on the Rise in US - Study
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