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News headlines on Easter Sunday

[To preempt any future lawsuits, please note that the stories below are not true.  Yet.] ‘Refugees welcome in the USA,’ declares Donald Trump , announcing his plan to receive up to 12 million refugees from Syria to be given US green cards. Fortune 500 companies unite to end HIV/Aids .  Apple, McDonald’s, Walmart and Coca-Cola pledge 50% of their net profits over five years to supply HIV antiretroviral medication and health education programmes to 47 countries in sub-Saharan Africa, where 71% of those living with HIV/Aids globally can be found. Mahmoud and Netanyahu declare peace in the Holy Land . President of Palestinian National Authority Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have issued a statement confirming a resounding success in the latest year-long peace talks between the Palestinian National Authority and the state of Israel.  The leaders of the Palestinian and Israeli people are confident that a lasting peace will be achieved.