US Senate votes to advance $1.1 billion in Zika funds
WASHINGTON , United States (AFP) -- The US Senate Tuesday voted to advance $1.1 billion in emergency funds to fight…
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Canada wildfires destroy oil workers’ lodge
OTTAWA , Canada (AFP) -- Wildfires sweeping through Canada's Alberta province on Tuesday destroyed a remote lodge used to house…
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Maduro: presiding over Venezuela’s crisis in shadow of Chavez
by Alexander MARTINEZ CARACAS , Venezuela (AFP) -- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro owes his rule to his left-wing predecessor, the…
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Obama congratulates Philippines president-elect Duterte
WASHINGTON ,United States (AFP) -- US President Barack Obama on Tuesday congratulated Philippines president-elect Rodrigo Duterte on his landslide victory…
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US Senate votes to allow 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) Wednesday 5/18/2016 -The US Senate approved legislation Tuesday that would allow September 11 victims and their…
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Kentucky, Oregon primaries open, more ripe turf for Clinton Primary voting in
by Michael Mathes HOPKINSVILLE , United States (AFP) -- Presidential primaries opened Tuesday in Kentucky and Oregon, giving Hillary Clinton…
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Top China official promises to ‘listen’ to Hong Kong
HONG KONG, China (AFP) - by Dennis Chong One of China's most powerful officials said he would listen to political demands…
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ECB bond-buying scheme faces new lawsuit in Germany
FRANKFURT, Germany (AFP) - A group of German businessmen and academics are taking the European Central Bank to court over its…
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Baghdad attacks kill at least 25 people
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) - Attacks including an Islamic State group suicide bombing killed at least 25 people in Baghdad Tuesday, the…
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Flare-ups, thick smoke from Canadian wildfires delay residents’ return
MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) -- Thick smoke and a risk of flare-ups are delaying residents' return to fire-ravaged Fort McMurray in…
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