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BEST STORIES
GLOBAL
SPAIN-ELECTION
Spain votes in an open election after a tense campaign
MADRID (Reuters) – Voting began on Sunday in Spain's most controversial and open elections in recent decades. It should give rise to a fragmented parliament in which the far right will have an important presence for the first time since the country's return to democracy.
ISRAEL-SYRIA
Israel releases two prisoners in Syria after Russian mediation
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel released two prisoners on Sunday, sending them back to Syria as part of what Damascus described as a Russian-mediated reciprocity for the repatriation of the body of a long-disappeared Israeli soldier.
WE.
CALIFORNIA-SHOOTING
California mortal suspect kills California suspect related to arson attack in mosque
POWAY, Calif. (Reuters) – A 19-year-old man who, according to authorities, went to the police shortly after firing a deadly shootout in a Southern California synagogue filled with Sabbath worshipers. is also the subject of an investigation for an unsolved arson in a mosque.
CRANE OF SEATTLE
Four people are killed and three injured in Seattle
A giant construction crane operating on the site of a future Google campus collapsed from the roof of a building and overturned Saturday at the Seattle intersection, causing four dead and three injured, local authorities and media reported.
BUSINESS
BRITAIN-HUAWEI-AMBASSADOR
China calls on UK not to discriminate against Huawei in 5G development
LONDON (Reuters) – China warned Britain on Sunday not to discriminate against companies involved in the development of the 5G network and to resist pressure from other countries on its possible collaboration with Huawei Technologies.
USA-JAPAN
Trump urged the Japanese Abe to build more vehicles in the United States.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump has asked Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to ensure that Japanese automakers produce more vehicles in the United States, according to a reading of their recent meeting presented by the ambbadador American in Japan, Saturday.
ENTERTAINMENT
FILM-AVENGERS
"Avengers: Endgame" poised to win $ 300 million in the US and Canada
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The Marvel super hero show "Avengers: Endgame" on Thursday reported a record $ 60 million at the US and Canadian wickets, and retailer Walt Disney Co. "cautiously" predicted a start of the weekend. unprecedented end of $ 300 million.
DARTH VADER-AUCTION-
The costume of Darth Vader & # 39; Star Wars & # 39; could bring in $ 2 million at auction
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A man who played the role of Darth Vader at the premiere and fan convention will sell a suit created in 1979 by the "Star Wars" creator team at a major event. auction of clbadic movie memorabilia next month, announced the Bonhams auction house.
SPORTS
GOLF-ZURICH
Rahm and Palmer share the lead with Stallings and Mullinax in New Orleans
Jon Rahm and teammate Ryan Palmer finished Saturday at the Zurich Clbadic New Orleans. They both tied with the 17th start, but ended the day tied with Scott Stallings and Trey Mullinax.
BASEBALL-MLB-ROUNDUP
Balance sheet of the MLB: the Padres arrive in 10th place
Manuel Margot's base charge scored a tenth inning, and the visiting San Diego Padres defeated the Washington Nationals 8-3 on Saturday for their fifth consecutive victory.
NEXT
POLICY / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
CANADA-JAPAN / (PIX) (TV)
Canada's Trudeau Meets Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets with Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and talks with the media.
Abe goes to Ottawa after a meeting with US President Donald Trump.
April 28 1:00 pm ET / 5:00 pm GMT
JAPAN EMPEROR / ABDICATION
EXPLAINER-Abdication of the Emperor of Japan rare, but could create a precedent
The 85-year-old Emperor Akihito will retire Tuesday, nearly three years after his first public statement on the fact that he wished to retire and be entrusted to his heir, Crown Prince Naruhito.
April 29
FRANCE-DAVINCI / ANNIVERSARY (TV)
The last resting place of Da Vinci recalls the master 500 years later
Leonardo da Vinci, the ultimate Renaissance man, spent his last days in the enclosure of a French royal castle in the Loire Valley, an esteemed member of Francis I's court.
Five centuries after his death, the master is at the center of the international commemorations that will symbolically unite France and Italy in Amboise, after a quarrel triggered by Rome over his legacy.
April 29
SLOVAKIA-POLITICS / EXTREMISM
Supreme Court rules on the dissolution of a far-right party
The Slovak Supreme Court should decide to dissolve the far-right party, the People's Party of Slovakia.
The Attorney General filed the petition to ban the party in 2017, saying it posed a threat to the country's democratic system.
The party has 14 MPs and its support has increased about 12% since the 2016 elections, according to polls.
April 29
SAFRICA-ELECTION / CORRUPTION (PIX) (TV)
South African voters angry as corrupt leaders go unpunished
More than a year after President Cyril Ramaphosa unleashed his anger against widespread corruption, virtually no one has been sued for siphoning off public funds to his advantage, leaving voters upset while four Judicial hearings continue to shine the spotlight on a plague that has weakened almost all levels of government.
April 29
INDE-ELECTION / (PIX) (TV)
Fourth phase of seven-phase general elections
India's financial capital, Mumbai, home to Bollywood's biggest industrialists and stars, will be among the 71 seats to be filled in 9 states to go to the polls in the country's fourth round of stifled general elections on Monday.
Parts of several key states in the center of the country, which were swept away by the ruling Bharatiya Janata (BJP) party in the last general election, will also vote, while the 39-day elections are close to half.
April 29 22h30 ET / 02h30 GMT
CONFLICTS / WAR / PEACE
SRI LANKA-BLASTS / (PIX) (TV) (GRAPHIC)
Sri Lanka remains nervous a week after the attacks
The fear persists in Sri Lanka more than a week after the attacks that followed the Easter Sunday attacks that killed hundreds of people.
April 29
DISASTERS / ACCIDENTS
USA-MEASLES / (PIX) (GRAPHIC)
US CDC takes stock of measles outbreaks
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provide an update on the measles epidemic in the country.
Since the beginning of the year, the United States has recorded more cases of this sometimes fatal disease since it was declared eradicated in 2000.
April 29
BUSINESS / ECONOMY
DBS-RESULTS /
Singapore's Largest Bank, DBS, Announces First Quarter Results
The largest bank in Southeast Asia in terms of badets, publishes its results from January to March.
April 29 7:30 pm ET / 11:30 pm GMT
EUROPE-OILSEEDS / CONSULTANCY
Strategie Grains publishes a monthly EU report on oilseeds
A French consulting firm is updating its estimates for this year's EU oilseed crop, including the major rapeseed crop.
April 29
MILKEN-CONFERENCE / (PIX)
21st Milken Institute World Conference
The 21st Milken Institute World Conference brings together business, government, technology, philanthropy, academia and media leaders.
April 29
ARTS / CULTURE / ENTERTAINMENT
FILM-TOLKIEN / JUNKET (TV)
Nicholas Hoult and Lily Collins talk about the movie "Tolkien & # 39; in London
The biopic tells the story of JRR Tolkien's experiments that would have inspired the authors' books "The Hobbit" and "Lord of the Rings".
April 29 22:00 ET / 02:00 GMT
JAPAN-EMPEROR / PREPS (PIX) (TV)
Tokyo is preparing for the abdication of the emperor
Preparations begin on the eve of the abdication of the Japanese Akihito emperor.
April 29
Kind of weird
THAILAND-SEAHOME / MOVEMENT (PIX) (TV)
"Seasteaders" had big plans for a floating complex off Thailand
The 3-meter wide floating cabin in which Bitcoin trader Chad Elwartowski and his Thai partner lived briefly before the Thai navy shut them down, was to be the first in a floating village in international waters.
April 29
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