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23 May 2018: Software giant Adobe Systems to acquire Magento Commerce for US$1.68 billion
22 May 2018: Football: Chelsea beats Manchester United 1-0 to win English FA Cup
22 May 2018: Commonwealth confirms receiving Zimbabwe’s application to rejoin the bloc
22 May 2018: Greek police arrest four for attacking Thessaloniki mayor Yiannis Boutaris
21 May 2018: Belgian LGBT refuge shelter announced during annual Brussels Pride
20 May 2018: Swaziland’s King Mswati III signs gazette to rename country to eSwatini
20 May 2018: Hawaii’s K?lauea volcano releases ash plumes to 30,000 feet, prompting aviation alerts
19 May 2018: Principal, teacher arrested for allegedly whipping two students late for school in Ayetoro, Nigeria
19 May 2018: Football: Atlético Madrid beats Marseille 3-0 to win third Europa League title
16 May 2018: Dublin mayor suggests not sending Irish representative to Israel for Eurovision 2019; two European Parliament lawmakers support boycott

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Greek police arrest four for attacking Thessaloniki mayor Yiannis Boutaris Swaziland’s King Mswati III signs gazette to rename country to eSwatini Principal, teacher arrested for allegedly whipping two students late for school in Ayetoro, Nigeria	Dublin mayor suggests not sending Irish representative to Israel for Eurovision 2019; two European Parliament lawmakers support boycott Netta wins Eurovision Song Contest for Israel K-pop band 100%’s lead singer Seo Minwoo dies	Hawaii’s K?lauea volcano releases ash plumes to 30,000 feet, prompting aviation alerts Deadly fire below US President’s Trump Tower residence Thirteen-year-old boy in Los Angeles, California thanks city personnel for rescue from sewage pipe	Software giant Adobe Systems to acquire Magento Commerce for US$1.68 billion Charles Lazarus, founder of US-based toy retail giant Toys ‘R’ Us, dies at 94 US toy retail giant Toys ‘R’ Us files for liquidation in United States

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Principal, teacher arrested for allegedly whipping two students late for school in Ayetoro, Nigeria India: Jammu and Kashmir government orders private tuitions to shut down for 90 days United States: Two dead in Kentucky high school shooting	Woolworths, Australia moves single-use plastic bags ban date to June 20 Kenyan conservancy euthanises last male northern white rhino; only two females remain French fashion brand Lacoste announces limited-edition logo change from crocodile to endangered animals	Hawaii’s K?lauea volcano releases ash plumes to 30,000 feet, prompting aviation alerts Healthy cloned monkeys born in Shanghai British surfers catch more than waves: Scientists find antibiotic-resistant bacteria	28-year-old Swedish electronic dance music artist Avicii dies in Oman K-pop band 100%’s lead singer Seo Minwoo dies Charles Lazarus, founder of US-based toy retail giant Toys ‘R’ Us, dies at 94

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Commonwealth confirms receiving Zimbabwe’s application to rejoin the bloc Greek police arrest four for attacking Thessaloniki mayor Yiannis Boutaris Dublin mayor suggests not sending Irish representative to Israel for Eurovision 2019; two European Parliament lawmakers support boycott	NASA’s InSight lander and MarCO craft launch in new mission to Mars US Republicans query Linux Foundation about open-source security NASA launches exoplanet-hunting satellite TESS	Football: Chelsea beats Manchester United 1-0 to win English FA Cup Football: Atlético Madrid beats Marseille 3-0 to win third Europa League title English football: Arsène Wenger to leave Arsenal at season end	Airborne sedan smashes into dental office in Santa Ana, California, US Wikinews interviews producer of horror film ‘6:66PM’ India Supreme Court overrules High Court: rivers Yamuna, Ganga no longer living entities

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Commonwealth confirms receiving Zimbabwe’s application to rejoin the bloc Swaziland’s King Mswati III signs gazette to rename country to eSwatini Principal, teacher arrested for allegedly whipping two students late for school in Ayetoro, Nigeria	Pakistani parliament passes bill for transgender rights Category:British Indian Ocean Territory Leader of South Korea requests foreign involvement in decommissioning of nuclear test site	Woolworths, Australia moves single-use plastic bags ban date to June 20 Sydney experiences hottest March day in 35 years Australia bars North Korea’s U-19 football team from entering country citing ‘illegal nuclear programmes’	Fifteen states sue United States President Donald Trump for cancelling program for undocumented immigrant minors Gunmen murder Honduran indigenous leader Berta Cáceres Guatemalan Supreme Court approves impeachment of President Molina

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Football: Chelsea beats Manchester United 1-0 to win English FA Cup Greek police arrest four for attacking Thessaloniki mayor Yiannis Boutaris Belgian LGBT refuge shelter announced during annual Brussels Pride	Dublin mayor suggests not sending Irish representative to Israel for Eurovision 2019; two European Parliament lawmakers support boycott German beer company Eichbaum issues public apology for printing Saudi Arabian flag on beer bottle caps 28-year-old Swedish electronic dance music artist Avicii dies in Oman	Software giant Adobe Systems to acquire Magento Commerce for US$1.68 billion NASA’s InSight lander and MarCO craft launch in new mission to Mars NASA launches exoplanet-hunting satellite TESS	Margot Duhalde, Chile’s first female military pilot, dies aged 97 Chile: Pope Francis stirs outrage with ‘slander’ comment Italian court sentences Brazilian footballer Robinho to nine years for 2013 sexual assault

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