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Israeli Settlers Occupy Disputed Building In Hebron
A group of Israeli settlers seized a disputed building in the occupied West Bank's flashpoint city of Hebron on Tuesday,...
Read moreMusk, Zuckerberg Duel Over Artificial Intelligence
Visionary entrepreneur Elon Musk and Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg were trading jabs on social media over artificial intelligence this week...
Read moreMTV Scraps Gender Categories As Kendrick Leads VMA Nods
MTV has rid itself of gender-specific categories as the network revealed nominees Tuesday for this year's Video Music Awards, in...
Read moreChina’s Xu Wins Men’s 100m Backstroke World Title
China's Xu Jiayu won men's 100m backstroke gold at the world aquatics championships on Tuesday. The 21-year-old Olympic silver medallist...
Read moreBotswana Confirms Dalai Lama Visit Despite China Anger
Botswana on Tuesday confirmed it will allow the Dalai Lama to visit next month as "a foreign dignitary" in the...
Read moreTrump Defies Political Norms — Again — With Attacks On Ally
From publicly attacking a member of his own cabinet to delivering a partisan speech to a gathering of Boy Scouts,...
Read moreJournalists, NGO Slam Saudi ‘threats’ To Close Al-Jazeera
Journalists and human rights activists on Tuesday denounced "threats" by Saudi Arabia and its allies against Qatari media organisations, including...
Read moreMicrosoft Keeps Paint In Its Software Palette
Microsoft put out word that it would not abandon Paint after reports of its pending demise triggered a deluge of...
Read moreCraig Reportedly Back As 007 In 2019
Daniel Craig, the British actor who once complained he'd rather slash his wrists than play James Bond a fifth time,...
Read moreNKorea Appears To Be Prepping For Missile Test
This picture taken and released on July 4, 2017 by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) shows North...
Read moreRescuers Find 13 Bodies In Crowded Migrant Dinghy Off Libya
Rescuers coming to the aid of a dinghy packed with migrants off the coast of Libya said Tuesday they had...
Read moreShops Close In Ethiopian Capital Over Tax Dispute
Shops closed their doors in Addis Ababa's largest market on Tuesday in protest at a recent hike in business taxes,...
Read moreUS Sees Progress In Push For ‘pretty Serious’ N. Korea Sanctions
US Ambassador Nikki Haley on Tuesday cited progress in talks with China on imposing what she termed as "pretty serious"...
Read moreLedecky Wins Historic 12th World Championship Gold
Katie Ledecky of the United States made history on Tuesday by becoming the first woman to win 12 world swimming...
Read moreAngola’s Likely Next President Hits the Campaign Trail
Angolan presidential candidate Joao Lourenco, who appears set to win next month's election, launched his campaign on Tuesday with a...
Read moreUS House Set To Vote To Sanction Russia, Iran, NKorea
The US House of Representatives will vote Tuesday to slap new sanctions against Russia, a move that limits President Donald...
Read moreSun Yang Wins Men’s 200m Freestyle World Gold
Chinese superstar Sun Yang won the men's 200m freestyle gold at the world aquatics championships on Tuesday to add to...
Read moreTrump Renews Attacks On Own Attorney General, Decision ‘soon’
US Attorney General Jeff Sessions found himself in an increasingly untenable position Tuesday, as President Donald Trump once again skewered...
Read moreHashim Amla Puts Record Knock To Back of Mind As Oval Test Looms
South Africa's has insisted memories of an inspired innings will play no part when he returns to one of his...
Read moreUS Consumer Sentiment Recovers In July
US consumer sentiment recovered to near record levels in July after falling for two months in a row, according to...
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