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NZealand PM Makes UN History with First Baby

New Zealand's prime minister has been proclaimed a history maker for taking "first baby" -- daughter Neve -- into the United Nations General Assembly hall, shaking up what is still a boys' club of world leaders.

Photographs of Jacinda Ardern, 38, kissing and bouncing her three-month-old in the main hall at the Nelson Mandela Peace Summit on the eve of the General Assembly have gone around the world and taken the internet by storm.

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Trump Brings Rare Laughter to August U.N. Summit

Donald Trump, whose political ascent has been full of firsts, on Tuesday achieved another rare feat -- bringing laughter to the solemn U.N. General Assembly.

Delivering his address to the annual gathering of U.N. heads of state, Trump began in the hyperbolic style of a domestic campaign as he boasted of his record.

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Trump Holds Up Whole World by Arriving Late for U.N. Speech

U.S. President Donald Trump ran a bit late for his once-a-year speech at the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday, forcing organizers to change the order of speakers.

Trump was scheduled to speak second at Tuesday's session, after Brazilian President Michel Temer. Instead, Temer's speech was followed by an awkward pause as U.N. officials prepared the podium to accommodate the No. 3 speaker, Ecuador's President Lenin Moreno Garces, who is in a wheelchair.

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Airline Removes Nuts after Sri Lanka President's Rage

Sri Lanka's national airline said Wednesday it has stopped serving cashews after the country's president flew into a rage over nuts served to him on a flight to Colombo.

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Putin, Xi Flip Pancakes at Russian Economic Forum

Russian President Vladimir Putin and China's Xi Jinping on Tuesday took a break from the heavy lifting of international diplomacy to toss pancakes on the sidelines of an economic forum.

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Hero Dog Saves Indian Family in Flood-Hit Kerala

A family in the flood-ravaged Indian state of Kerala narrowly escaped death after their pet dog woke them up moments before a landslide destroyed their home, local media reported Monday.

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Canadian Mom Served Cleaning Solution instead of Latte

A Canadian woman pregnant with her third child says she was served a cleaning agent at a McDonald's restaurant instead of the latte she ordered.

Sarah Douglas said that she was taking her son to a baseball tournament in the Alberta town of Lethbridge when they stopped at the McDonald's drive-thru for the coffee. When she took a sip she knew something was wrong and pulled over to spit it out.

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Indian Woman Bites off Chunk of Husband's Penis

An Indian woman who bit off a chunk of her husband's penis when he caught her with another man has been charged with attempted murder, police said Friday.

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Family Stunned as Kangaroo Smashes through House Window

A kangaroo has shocked a sleeping family by smashing through a bedroom window in suburban Australia and bleeding throughout their home during a distressed late night frenzy.

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Japan, Home of the High-Tech Loo, Hopes Basic Toilet Can Save Lives

Japan may be famous for high-tech toilets, but one local firm is hoping a much more basic model can help solve deadly sanitation problems in developing countries.

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