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Paraguay president says will not be candidate in 2018 election | Reuters

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ASUNCION Paraguay's President Horacio Cartes said on Monday he would not be a candidate in Paraguay's 2018 election regardless of whether or not Congress passes an amendment to allow second terms. In a letter directed to the Archbishop of Asuncion shared on Twitter, Cartes said he was inspired by Pope Francis's call for peace and dialogue. Protesters set fire to Congress On March 31 after the Senate secretly voted in favour of the amendment

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In Japan talks, U.S. VP Pence to seek market access, investment | Reuters

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By Roberta Rampton | SEOUL SEOUL U.S. Vice President Mike Pence will meet with Japan's Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso on Tuesday, kicking off talks in Tokyo that the White House hopes will open doors in Japan for U.S.-made products and attract Japanese investment for infrastructure projects in the United States.Tokyo is the second stop on Pence's 10-day tour of Asia, a trip aimed at emphasizing that U.S. President Donald Trump wants to boost U.S

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Oil dips, trade thin as some cash in after 3-week rally | Reuters

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By Devika Krishna Kumar and Julia Simon | NEW YORK NEW YORK Crude oil prices slipped on Monday in subdued trading after a three-week rally capped by the long Easter holiday weekend, but losses were curbed by strong economic growth in China and a weaker dollar.Overnight, strong March investment, retail sales and exports all suggested that China, the world's No. 2 oil consumer, might carry solid economic momentum into spring.However, Robert Yawger, director of energy futures at Mizuho Americas... Читать дальше...

Sri Lanka landslide death toll rises to 29, unknown number still missing | Reuters

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By Shihar Aneez | COLOMBO COLOMBO Rescue workers cleared mud and debris from a landslide at a giant rubbish dump in the Sri Lankan capital for a fourth day on Monday, as the death toll rose to 29 and uncertainty remained over the number of people missing.The 300-foot-high (90-metre) dump in the Meethotamulla area on the border of the commercial heart of Colombo collapsed after flames engulfed it late on Friday, the country's official New Year's day, burying many homes.

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Wall Street rises with earnings in spotlight | Reuters

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By Yashaswini Swamynathan U.S. stocks were on track to snap a three-day losing streak on Monday as investors turned their attention to the first-quarter earnings season, while geopolitical concerns took a back seat. The latest earnings season is expected to show whether companies can live up to their lofty valuations, especially after a post-election rally.Profits of S&P 500 companies are estimated to have risen 10.4 percent in the latest quarter, the first double-digit percentage growth since the third quarter of 2014... Читать дальше...

Kashmir crisis: India must be ruthless in restoring law and order, enough of futile ‘healing touch’

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A new wave of fatalism on Kashmir is upon us. This fatalism isn’t the one that a CRPF jawan or a Kashmiri youth faces in the Valley on a daily basis. The fatalism I'm referring to is shaped hundreds of kilometers away in Delhi where romantic notions still abound of aman ki aasha with Pakistan and Kashmir violence is attributed solely to India's political failure. These fatalists give the governments in Centre and state far more power and agency than they really wield in Kashmir.

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