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Romanians vote on constitutional ban on same sex marriage
Romanians began voting on Saturday on whether to change the constitution to comprehensively ban same sex marriage in a …
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China tight-lipped on disappeared Interpol chief
China remained silent Saturday over the disappearance of the head of Interpol, deepening the mystery over the internati…
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Bosnia’s Election Exacerbates Old Divisions, to Russia’s Satisfaction
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Malaysia arrests 8 suspected militants, 7 of them foreigners
Malaysian police say eight suspected militants, including seven foreigners, have been arrested for allegedly spreading …
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Spanish opera star Montserrat Caballe dies aged 85
Spain's world-famous opera star Montserrat Caballe has died in Barcelona, a source at the hospital where she was be…
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US Senate poised to confirm Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh
The U.S. Senate is expected to confirm conservative judge Brett Kavanaugh as the next Supreme Court justice on Saturday…
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Romanians vote on putting gay marriage ban in constitution
Two days of voting on a constitutional amendment that would make it harder to legalize same-sex marriage is underway in…
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8-Year-Old Girl Pulls Pre-Viking Sword From Lake in Sweden
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Montserrat Caballé, opera singer, dies at 85
The renowned soprano became a household name after a duet with Freddie Mercury. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/…
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Disease fears as more bodies found in Indonesia disaster
Rescuers picking through the grim aftermath of Indonesia's quake-tsunami issued a fresh public health warning Satur…
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Afghan official: 2 security forces killed in bomb blasts
An Afghan official says at least two security forces have been killed in bomb blasts in the capital. from The Daily S…
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Brazil's polarized election enters last day of campaigning
Candidates began their last day of campaigning on Saturday for Brazil's most polarized presidential race in decades…
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Keith Morrison makes true crime a delicious addiction
Dateline correspondent Keith Morrison has spoken to countless murder suspects and grieving family members over the year…
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Trump’s bullying tactics with Iran could backfire
President Donald Trump seems convinced that he has found the formula for success in foreign policy: Bully your adversar…
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Diving into the papers of Farid Chebab, Lebanon’s first spy chief
On Sept. 6, 2018, the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington D.C. announced the addition of nea…
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‘Venom’ is a muddle, but kind of a hoot
Venom, starring Tom Hardy as a TV investigative journalist whose body is occupied by an alien organism, is a destabiliz…
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Nobel literature body elects Iranian poet, judge after turmoil
The Swedish Academy, which awards the Nobel Literature Prize, Friday announced an Iranian-born poet and a judge as new …
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Celebrating the life of Rachel Corrie
The first edition of Lebanon’s European Theatre Festival opened Thursday night with My Name is Rachel Corrie, which tel…
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Riding a wave: Surfer makes name with videos over contests
The 29-year-old surfer from Hawaii doesn’t participate in a lot of contests. from The Daily Star >> Live News h…
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Electric scooters invade Spanish cities
Cities across Spain are grappling with electric scooters that have popped up on sidewalks, helping riders zip around bu…
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Melania Trump sashays with kids in Kenya
Melania Trump sashayed to the beat of African music as she was welcomed to an orphanage in Kenya Friday. from The Dai…
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Ben Affleck, out of rehab, calls addiction a lifelong struggle
Oscar winner Ben Affleck said Thursday he had completed a 40-day residential alcohol rehab program but said that battli…
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Couple jailed in ‘House of Horrors’ trial
A German court Friday jailed a couple who tortured and killed women they had lured to their village home in what has be…
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Interpol boss goes missing in China
French police said Friday they are probing the disappearance of the Chinese head of Interpol, who has reportedly been d…
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German court rejects cannibal’s appeal for suspended sentence
A German engineer who killed and ate a willing victim in a case that shocked the country must remain in prison even tho…
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Republicans duck Trump in key House races
Leonard Lance is a Republican congressman seeking re-election in a Republican district. from The Daily Star >> …
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‘Real’ fake research hoodwinks U.S. journals
Three U.S. researchers have pulled off a sophisticated hoax by publishing fake research with ridiculous conclusions in …
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Russia’s major state banks see forex outflow
Russia’s largest lenders, state-owned Sberbank and VTB, saw outflows of foreign currency deposits in August amid a rubl…
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U.S. unemployment rate falls to 49-year low of 3.7 percent
The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 3.7 percent in September the lowest level since December 1969 signaling how the long…
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French volunteers in Indonesia search for bodies in jumbled mire
A team of French rescue experts began hunting through a huge expanse of debris on the outskirts of the Indonesian city …
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Brazil's polarized election enters last day of campaigning
Candidates began their last day of campaigning on Saturday for Brazil's most polarized presidential race in decades…
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China silent as French police probe disappearance of Interpol chief
French police are investigating the disappearance of Interpol chief, Meng Hongwei, who was reported missing after trave…
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Mexico defense chief says legalizing opium 'way out' of violence
Mexico's defense minister said on Friday legalizing opium for medicinal use could contain violence caused by drug g…
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Pompeo in Tokyo for talks ahead of Pyongyang visit
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Tokyo on Saturday for talks with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and other off…
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Hong Kong press freedom in question as FT journalist denied visa
Hong Kong has refused to renew a work visa for the Asia news editor of the Financial Times, who is also an official of …
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Right-wing front-runner calls on Brazil to elect him on Sunday
Far-right front-runner Jair Bolsonaro appealed to Brazilians on Friday to turn out to vote for him on Sunday and give h…
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Romanians to vote on constitutional ban on same sex marriage
Romanians will vote at the weekend on whether to enshrine in their constitution that marriage must only be between a ma…
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War-end declaration 'slippery slope' for U.S. Korea presence: U.N. Command general
A declaration to end the 1950-53 Korea War could be a "slippery slope" to questioning the need for the U.S. t…
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Pompeo doesn't see China tensions hurting North Korea talks
China will be part of the solution to the North Korean crisis, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday, brus…
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U.S. actively considering waivers on Iran oil sanctions
The Trump administration is actively considering waivers on sanctions it will reimpose next month for countries that ar…