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1261. Ireland votes in 'once-in-a-generation' abortion referendum

Ireland began voting on Friday in an abortion referendum that could be a milestone on a path of change in a country that, only two decades ago, was one of Europe’s most socially conservative...

1262. Film producer Weinstein to surrender on sex assault charges

Film producer Harvey Weinstein was expected to surrender to authorities in New York on Friday, months after he was toppled from Hollywood’s most powerful ranks by scores of women accusing him of sexual assault, a person familiar with the case said....

1263. Two men set off bomb in Canada restaurant wounding 15

Two unidentified men walked into a restaurant in the Canadian city of Mississauga and set off a bomb, wounding more than a dozen people, and then fleeing,...

1264. Eight to ten dead in Texas high school shooting

At least eight people were killed on Friday in a shooting at a high school in Santa Fe, Texas, and officers had taken into custody a student who was suspected of carrying out the attack...

1265. Eight dead migrants found washed up in north

A total of eight bodies have been found washed up on the shores of the island's northern part over the past two days, Turkish Cypriot authorities said, adding the dead were believed to be Syrian migrants...

1266. Israeli forces kill dozens in Gaza protests as anger mounts over US Embassy

Israeli forces killed at least 41 Palestinians along the Gaza border on Monday, health officials said, as demonstrators streamed to the frontier on the day the United States prepared to open its embassy in Jerusalem...

1267. Hariri to visit Cyprus after government formed in Lebanon

President Nicos Anastasiades spoke Friday on the phone with Lebanon's Saad Hariri, hoping he will be re-elected as Prime Minister of Lebanon...

1268. Trump seeks 'very meaningful' summit in with N. Korea

US President Donald Trump has high hopes of “doing something very meaningful” to curtail North Korea’s nuclear ambitions at a summit in Singapore next month, after Pyongyang smoothed the way for talks by freeing three American prisoner...

1269. Language and political nonsense

In his famous essay “Politics and the English Language,” George Orwell argued that the use of simple language – free of pretension, foreign words and vagueness – would improve the level of political thought...

1270. Twitter urges all users to change passwords after glitch

Twitter urged its more than 330 million users to change their passwords after a glitch caused some to be stored in readable text on its internal computer system rather than disguised by a process known as “hashing”...

1271. Ten hurt in north London fire during Jewish celebration

Ten people suffered minor injuries following a large fire during a Jewish celebration in north London, with reports saying people were trying to burn their mobile phones to cleanse their souls...

1272. Mueller raises possibility of Trump subpoena

Special Counsel Robert Mueller, in a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump’s lawyers in March, raised the possibility of issuing a subpoena for Trump if he declines to talk to investigators in the Russia probe, a former lawyer for the president said...

1273. Russian Twitter accounts tried to help Labour win UK election

Russian Twitter accounts pumped out messages in support of the opposition Labour party in an attempt to influence last year’s British election, according to new research...

1274. Two Cypriot universities among top 10 in New Europe

Two universities in Cyprus have been ranked second and third among best institutions from new EU member states, with institutions from 12 out of 13 countries making the list. ...

1275. ENI committed to Cyprus despite Turkish threats

Italian energy giant ENI said on Wednesday it was committed to exploring for natural gas offshore Cyprus despite efforts by Turkey to block drilling earlier this year...

1276. Cyprus recovery is being recognised by international agencies

Fitch does not currently anticipate developments with a high likelihood of leading to a downgrade...

1277. Famous electronic music DJ Avicii found dead at age 28

Avicii, known for hits like “Wake Me Up” and “Hey Brother,” announced in 2016 that he was retiring from touring...

1278. Putin predicts global 'chaos' if West hits Syria again

The United States, France and Britain have said the missile strikes were limited to Syria’s chemical weapons capabilities and not aimed at toppling Assad...

1279. US says air strikes cripple Syria chemical weapons programme

US President Donald Trump called the operation a success...

1280. May assures Cyprus that use of RAF base was limited

1281. UK seeks closure of Cyprus airspace around RAF Akrotiri

The Cyprus government has stressed it is not involved in any planned attack on Syria and no country has asked to use facilities on the island...

1282. Pilot dead in Greek Air Force jet crash off Skyros

The Mirage had been one of two jets on a mission to intercept Turkish jets in the Aegean earlier in the day...

1283. Trump warns the missiles are coming for Syria

The White House pushed back against suggestions that Trump had broadcast his plans for military strikes via Twitter...

1284. Over 250 killed in plane crash

More than 250 people including members of Western Sahara’s Polisario independence movement were killed when a military plane crashed in a field outside Algeria’s capital on Wednesday, officials said....

1285. Zuckerberg resists effort by US senators to commit him to regulation

Senators were often at a disadvantage because each had only five minutes to pin down the billionaire...

1286. Trump vows quick response to suspected chemical attack in Syria

Initial US assessments have been unable to determine conclusively what materials were used in the attack...

1287. McGregor charged with assault in New York after rampage

The 29-year-old, who became the first UFC fighter to hold two world titles simultaneously when he beat Eddie Alvarez...

1288. Facebook data leak hits 87 million users in widening privacy scandal

Facebook first acknowledged last month that personal information about millions of users wrongly ended up in the hands of Cambridge Analytica...

1289. Turkey will get Russian S-400 missiles next year

The deal worth some $2.5 billion has worried the West because the system cannot be integrated into NATO’s military architecture...

1290. Woman wounds three at YouTube headquarters in California

The woman approached an outdoor patio and dining courtyard on the campus around lunchtime and began to fire before entering the building...