Berlin - German key machinery and industrial plants orders slumped by an annual 12 per cent in May, the industry association said Wednesday.

Mexico City - The Mexican government on Wednesday banned the import of poultry products from the US state of Arkansas, due to an outbreak of bird flu in the area, an official statement said.

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Kathmandu - The Nepalese government on Friday formally asked the country's last king to vacate Kathmandu's royal palace, two days after a decision to abolish the monarchy, officials said.