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Now, our global survey of headlines,
First up, in Asia,
In Nepal, thousands of schools damaged during the devastating earthquake last month have begun to re-open. More than 25,000 classrooms in some 8,000 schools were destroyed.
Over the Pacific Ocean, Swiss aeroplane Solar Impulse 2 has begun its bid to cross the ocean, from China's Nanjing to Hawaii, powered solely by solar energy.
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Turning to Oceania,
Australia has welcomed a draft decision by the United Nations to keep the Great Barrier Reef off its endangered list, but environmentalists are warning of ongoing risks to the natural wonder.
A leading Islamic leader has said that Australian Muslims are living in trauma because they had been singled out for political purposes.
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Moving on to Africa,
East African leaders have urged Burundi's president Pierre Nkurunziza to postpone elections due in June, after the president's decision to stand for a third term sparked violence in the country.
In South Africa, local media say the country paid 10million US dollars to a football body led by Jack Warner, a figure at the centre of Fifa corruption allegations.
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And in the Middle East,
Six world powers have agreed on a way to restore U.N. sanctions on Iran if the country breaks the terms of a future nuclear deal, meaning a major obstacle to an accord has been cleared.
In Syria, Islamic State group jihadists have demolished a well-known government prison in the historic city of Palmyra on Saturday, as barrel bombs dropped by regime helicopters killed more than 70 civilians in Aleppo.
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Looking to Latin America,
In Venezuela, thousands of Venezuelans have held a peaceful march through the streets of the capital Caracas, calling for the release of opposition leaders who have been in jail for more than a year.
Police in Argentina have arrested four men who appear to have been trying to steal more than a tonne of meteorites in the northern province of Chaco.
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And in Europe,
In Ukraine, Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has been appointed governor of the country's southern Odessa region.
The European Union has responded angrily to Russia's entry ban against 89 European politicians, officials and military leaders.
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And finally in North America,
The US Senate is meeting in a rare weekend sitting to try to avert the expiration of anti-terrorist laws that let security services collect phone data.
The US military has ordered a review of how it handles anthrax after discovering more cases of live samples being accidentally sent to a total of 24 labs in the US, South Korea, and Australia.
Staying in the country, Former Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden, the son of US Vice-President Joe Biden, has died of brain cancer.
(BK) That's the global headlines Survey.
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