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The number of births in the US fell once again in 2018, reaching the lowest level in more than three decades. Births have fallen in 10 of the last 11 years since the last peaking in 2007, before the Great Recession. With 3,788,235 births in 2018, the number of babies born dropped two per cent compared to 2017. It was the lowest figure since 1986. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2w307kE

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The definition proposed by the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) reads: "Islamophobia is rooted in racism and is a type of racism that targets expressions of Muslimness or perceived Muslimness." But the UK's National Police Chiefs Council warned in a statement on Wednesday that the definition may be too broad and cause confusion. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2EaJfgi

The Pakistan government is going ahead with its plan to create the new South Punjab province by bifurcating Punjab and would move a bill in the National Assembly, foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi announced Wednesday. Punjab is Pakistan's second largest province by area after Balochistan. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2LIMima

Pakistan on Wednesday decided not to lift its airspace ban for Indian flights till May 30, as Islamabad is awaiting the outcome of the Lok Sabha polls in India. Pakistan fully closed its airspace after an Indian Air Force strike on a Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terror camp in Balakot on February 26. However, Pakistan opened its airspace for all flights except for New Delhi, Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur on March 27. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2HtbOGF

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Bangladeshi police shot dead two suspected Rohingya human traffickers, officials said Wednesday, after rescuing 103 refugees in two days about to make the perilous sea voyage to Malaysia. The two Rohingya men were killed outside a refugee camp in the southeast on Tuesday evening, said Prodip Kumar Das, police chief of Teknaf which borders Myanmar. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2Jkq3kz

Outlawed Jamaat-ud-Dawa's top leader and Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed's brother-in-law Hafiz Abdur Rehman Makki has been arrested for hate speech and criticising the Pakistan government, police said on Wednesday. Makki, head of JuD's political and international affairs wing, was arrested during a government crackdown against the outlawed organisations. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2vWAdPN

The US navy chief has said he did not want maritime tensions with China to "boil over", a week after Washington's latest challenge to Beijing's territorial claims in contested waters. Beijing said last week two American warships sailed near disputed islands in the South China Sea without permission, prompting the Chinese Navy to ask them to leave. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2LL2gfH

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The Kremlin has expressed concern that tensions over Iran keep escalating despite assurances from US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during a visit to Russia that Washington was not seeking war. "So far we notice the continued escalation of tensions around this subject," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, a day after Pompeo met with President Vladimir Putin. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India http://bit.ly/30n7i5m

The US navy chief has said he did not want maritime tensions with China to "boil over", a week after Washington's latest challenge to Beijing's territorial claims in contested waters. Beijing said last week two American warships sailed near disputed islands in the South China Sea without permission, prompting the Chinese Navy to ask them to leave. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2LL2gfH

The Kremlin has expressed concern that tensions over Iran keep escalating despite assurances from US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during a visit to Russia that Washington was not seeking war. "So far we notice the continued escalation of tensions around this subject," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, a day after Pompeo met with President Vladimir Putin. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/30n7i5m

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Beijing has broadened its block of online encyclopedia Wikipedia to include all language editions. Previously, most editions of Wikipedia — besides the Chinese language version, which was reportedly blocked in 2015 — were available. AFP could not open any of Wikipedia's versions in China on Wednesday. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2VlMDLb

Sri Lankan authorities said they have arrested 60 people linked to the communal riots as a nationwide curfew was lifted on Wednesday in the island nation, which witnessed Sinhalese mob attacks on Muslim-owned shops and businesses in the aftermath of the deadly Easter blasts. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2Hk4KNL

"Really Important, Help Me Choose D/L," she wrote, according to a report on the news portal Astro Awani, with the letters "D" and "L" apparently referring to "die" or "live" respectively. Majority responded "Yes". from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2VFh6J2

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Interpol, the global police coordination agency based in France, said last October that Meng had resigned as its president, days after his wife, Grace Meng, reported him missing after he travelled back to his home country of China. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India http://bit.ly/2LJUnr3

A second overnight curfew imposed nationwide ensured there was no repeat of Monday's violence against the Muslim minority, who make up some 10% of Sri Lanka's population of 21 million. "The situation is now totally under control," said Military spokesman. "There were no incidents of violence overnight and we are arresting groups of people responsible for taking part in mob attacks." from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2Q3wwkw

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Sherpa guide Kami Rita has scaled Mount Everest for 23rd time, breaking his own record for the most successful ascents of the world's highest peak. Rita reached the summit with other climbers on Wednesday & all of them were reported to be safe. Rita's two closest peers have climbed the 8,850-meter peak 21 times each, but both have retired from mountain climbing. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2HjGf1W

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The discovery of the bodies closes the search at the scene where the two seaplanes crashed after colliding over the inlet waters near Ketchikan, in southeastern Alaska, Schofield said. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/30hhHzq

Catholic officials and parents in Sri Lanka are hopeful that church-run schools will begin to reopen soon for the first time since last month's devastating Easter Sunday attacks on churches and hotels, which killed more than 250 people and injured hundreds more. Government schools reopened last week, but many children stayed home, fearing another attack. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2Q3hAms

The Republican-dominated Senate voted 25-6 for the bill that would make performing an abortion at any stage of pregnancy a felony punishable by up to 99 years or life in prison for the abortion provider. There would be no punishment for the woman receiving the abortion. The only exception would be when the woman's health is at serious risk. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2vWFYNg

The Republican-dominated Senate voted 25-6 for the bill that would make performing an abortion at any stage of pregnancy a felony punishable by up to 99 years or life in prison for the abortion provider. There would be no punishment for the woman receiving the abortion. The only exception would be when the woman's health is at serious risk. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2vWFYNg

A Claude Monet painting from his celebrated "Meules" (Haystacks) series fetched $110.7 million in New York in an auction record for the French Impressionist master. The sale at Sotheby's — the first time the work had come to auction since 1986 — fetched one of the 10 highest prices ever seen at auction. The total, which includes fees and the commission, was more than 44 times the previous record for the work. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2vXsC3p

The US and Russia share the same goals on North Korea as Washington tries to negotiate a nuclear deal, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said after talks with President Vladimir Putin. "He understands that the US is going to be in the lead, but I think there are places we can work together," Pompeo said after the talks on Tuesday in the Russian resort of Sochi. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India http://bit.ly/2VlSdNL

Backers of the legislation argued that using software and cameras to positively identify people is, as city councillor Aaron Peskin put it, "not ready for prime time." All but one of the nine members of San Francisco's board of supervisors endorsed the legislation, which will be voted on again next week in a procedural step not expected to change the outcome. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/30k3uBV

Backers of the legislation argued that using software and cameras to positively identify people is, as city councillor Aaron Peskin put it, "not ready for prime time." All but one of the nine members of San Francisco's board of supervisors endorsed the legislation, which will be voted on again next week in a procedural step not expected to change the outcome. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/30k3uBV

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