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New Orleans takes down 3rd Confederate-era monument
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Workers in New Orleans took down a Confederate monument to Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard early Wednesday as onlookers watched from lawn chairs, while defiant statue supporters waved Confederate battle flags and opponents celebrated.
New book celebrates the very best in drone photography
![New book celebrates the very best in drone photography]( "New book celebrates the very best in drone photography")
"Dronescapes" showcases topflight drone photography; its 250 images include photos of famous landmarks, breathtaking landscapes and unique scenes.
Russian quarterly growth points to ongoing recovery
Russia's GDP grew 0.5 percent in the first quarter of 2017, the state statistics agency said Wednesday, as the country's economy slowly recovers from a crippling crisis. The growth reported by the Rosstat agency is slightly superior to the government's prediction of 0.4 percent growth over the same period. Russia's GDP last experienced growth in the fourth quarter of 2014, when it expanded by 0.2 percent.
US 'refuses' to let Benjamin Netanyahu accompany Donald Trump to Western Wall
US President Donald Trump’s administration has reportedly refused to allow Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to accompany him to to one of the holiest Jewish sites in the region during a visit next week. While Mr Trump is set to become the first serving US president to visit Jerusalem’s Western Wall, Mr Netanyahu will not be present, the White House said on Tuesday. The two leaders will meet for talks and dinner but the US president will visit the place of prayer accompanied by the Western Wall’s rabbi before going to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the Holocaust Museum and the Israel museum, National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster told reporters.
Japan's Princess Mako To Marry Former Classmate And Become A Commoner
Princess Mako will get engaged to her former classmate Kei Komuro, who is a law firm worker and graduate student from Tokyo’s Hitotsubashi University.
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