Death toll from Iraqi-Kurdish clashes reaches 31
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) -- Iraqi federal and paramilitary forces on Sunday said they lost five men in last week's clashes…
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Argentina’s Macri on course for mid-term poll boost
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AFP) - Argentina's President Mauricio Macri's center-right coalition was on course to win crucial mid-term elections Sunday and emerge…
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Latest design may help eliminate traffic jams in the future
(Reuters) -- Commuters rejoyce! A vehicle traveling above a central reservation line may become the fastest way to travel by…
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Tokyo stocks open higher after Abe’s big election win
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) --Tokyo's benchmark stock index extended a record winning streak on Monday as Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's victory…
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Abe targets N. Korea after storming to ‘super-majority’ vote win
by Richard Carter/ Miwa Suzuki © Agence France-Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stormed to a landslide "super-majority" in…
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NBA: Phoenix Suns fire Watson after dismal start, report
PHOENIX, United States (AFP) -- The Phoenix Suns have fired head coach Earl Watson just three games into the NBA season, the earliest…
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Tyler Perry’s ‘Boo 2!’ ‘ scares away competitors at the box office
Reuters -- "Tyler Perry's Boo 2! A Madea Halloween" scored the top spot at the North American weekend box office…
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Barbie plays muse to French fashion designers
PARIS, France (Reuters) -- French fashion designers have given Barbie a makeover, transforming her into a fashionista sporting a collection…
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Titanic victim’s letter sells for record $166,000
WILTSHIRE, United Kingdom (Reuters) -- A personal letter found on the body of a man killed in the sinking of…
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No dialogue yet between rivals in Gulf crisis: Tillerson
DOHA, Qatar (AFP) -- US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Sunday said talks between feuding Gulf states remained unlikely,…
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