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John F. Nash Jr., Math Genius Defined by a 'Beautiful Mind,' Dies at 86
New York Times
John F. Nash Jr., a mathematician who shared a Nobel Prize in 1994 for work that greatly extended the reach and power of modern economic theory and whose long descent into severe mental illness and eventual recovery were the subject of a book and a ...

Famed 'A Beautiful Mind' mathematician John Nash, wife, killed in N.J. Turnpike ...   NJ.com

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Spain enters a new political era
BBC News
As expected, in the wake of the economic crisis and high-profile corruption scandals which have tarnished the reputation of the traditional political parties in Spain, the country has now entered a new political era. Anti-austerity parties, linked to the Podemos ...

Spain's ruling party punished in local and regional elections   The Globe and Mail
New parties shake Spain's political system in local vote   Times of India
Ruling Party Loses Hold as Leftists Surge in Spain   New York Times
The Guardian
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Asia migrant's story of four months at sea
BBC News
Indonesian fishermen rescued 400 migrants from Myanmar and Bangladesh off the coast of Indonesia last week. Kasuma Hatu, a Rohingya Muslim refugee from Myanmar, was one of them. She fled her country after her village was burnt down and her ...

Burma's birth control law exposes Buddhist fear of Muslim minority   The Guardian
Regional approach can end boat exodus   Bangkok Post
Myanmar law targets Muslim Rohingyas   The Nation

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Same-sex marriage debate must be this year, Australian Liberal party figures say
The Guardian
A Irish referendum vote in favour of same-sex marriage has spurred debate on the issue in Australia. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA. Daniel Hurst Political correspondent. @danielhurstbne. Sunday 24 May 2015 22.01 EDT Last modified on Sunday 24 May ...

Opposition slam Australian PM for dismissing idea of referendum on same-sex ...   Irish Independent
Labor's Tony Burke becomes latest MP to back same sex marriage   Sydney Morning Herald
Qld conservative MP calls for vote on same-sex marriage   Mackay Daily Mercury

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Reuters

Polish president concedes election defeat to conservative challenger
Reuters
WARSAW Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski conceded defeat to conservative challenger Andrzej Duda in Sunday's presidential election, a result that will set alarm bells ringing for the government, which faces its own election race later this year.
Polish president concedes election defeat to right-wing opponent   Fox News
Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski concedes defeat after exit poll released   The Indian Express
Andrzej Duda to be new Polish president, exit polls suggest   Krakow Post
euronews
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Thousands flee after landslide blocks Nepal river
DAWN.com
KATHMANDU: Thousands of panic-stricken villagers fled their homes fearing flash floods after an overnight landslide blocked a river in quake-hit Nepal's mountainous northwest, officials said on Sunday. The landslide at around midnight sent mud and rocks ...

Fears of flash floods fears as blocked Nepalese river flows again   Irish Times
Blocked Kali Gandaki river flows again (with photos)   E Kantipur

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Women and children are among 400 executed by Isil in Palmyra
Irish Independent
US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter escorts Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi past a military honor Open Gallery 1 US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter escorts Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi past a military honor cordon as he arrives for ...

After failures in fight against ISIS, new battle looms   CBS News
Islamic State takes Iraq-Syria border crossing, tries for refinery; airstrikes' impact ...   The Japan Times
Key al-Walid crossing seized by IS   Deutsche Welle
Xinhua
AINA (press release)
Rudaw
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Just another birthday for Detroit-area woman - her 116th
Philippine Star
In this Thursday, May 21, 2015 photo, Jeralean Talley, born on May 23, 1899, is honored at the Inkster, Mich. district office of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. On Saturday, May 23, 2015, she plans to celebrate her 116th birthday.
For her 116th birthday, this Michigan woman got a letter from the president and a ...   Washington Post
World's oldest person celebrates turning 116 in Inkster   Detroit Free Press
World's Oldest Woman Celebrates Her 116th Birthday & Shares Her Secret To ...   Michronicleonline
NBCNews.com
AOL News
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Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina slams starving migrants as 'mentally sick'
Sydney Morning Herald
Bangladesh has slammed thousands of starving migrants and asylum seekers stranded at sea, calling them "mentally sick" and accusing them of damaging the country's image. "Side by side with the middlemen, punishment will have to be given to those who ...

Bangladesh PM Says Migrants 'Mentally Sick'   malaysiandigest.com
PM: Action against those trying to go abroad illegally   DhakaTribune

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Uncertainty and Helplessness Become a Way of Life in Nepal
New York Times
KATHMANDU, Nepal — I am not the old me. It is not something I would have noticed a month ago. But now I notice it almost all the time. I've begun to see it in my friends too, in the topic of our conversations, in the lives that we lead and in what makes us ...

Nepal Earthquake: one month on and remote villages still in desperate need of ...   ABC Online
How semi-permanent shelters helping people in Nepal post earthquake?   News Nation
Nepal earthquake: Monsoon season threatens supply of relief as thousands still ...   Radio Australia
News & Observer
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