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DRCongo, Home To A Tenth of the World’s Languages
"I haven't once spoken my mother tongue Kilokele in the 62 years I've lived in Kinshasa. None of my nine children speak...
At UN, Tillerson Makes Case For Tougher Stance On N. Korea
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will chair a UN Security Council meeting on Friday to push for a tougher response...
Pope Francis Heads For Egypt As ‘pilgrim of Peace’
Pope Francis flies to Egypt Friday for a visit aimed at fostering reconciliation with the Muslim world against the...
Concussion Ends All Black Broadhurst’s Career
One-Test All Black James Broadhurst announced his retirement from rugby on Friday, saying he had been unable to shake...
Deforestation From A Tree’s Perspective At the TED Conference
A pair of filmmakers at the prestigious TED Conference used virtual reality to allow people to experience the ravages...
Browns Choose Garrett First In NFL Draft
The Cleveland Browns made Myles Garrett the first player chosen in the NFL draft on Thursday, the annual selection of...
British Inventor Takes Flight In ‘Iron Man’ Suit
British inventor Richard Browning lifted off from the shore of Vancouver Harbor on Thursday in a personal flight suit...
Spieth Duo, Aussie Ruffels Pair Share PGA Lead
World number five Jordan Spieth and fellow American Ryan Palmer combined for a six-under-par 66 in alternate-shot play...
Online Videos of Killings Pose Tricky Problem For Facebook
Posting a smartphone video online has never been so easy -- even if the video shows a murder. After two recent cases...
UN Security Council Delays Vote On Western Sahara To Allow Pullback
The UN Security Council on Thursday postponed voting on a draft resolution on the Western Sahara conflict amid signs...
Guam Chief Pleads Guilty In FIFA Scandal
The US prosecution of the massive corruption scandal rocking world soccer scalped a new head on Thursday: the football...
Microsoft Quarterly Profit Up 28 Percent At $4.8 Bn
Microsoft on Thursday reported a strong jump in profits in the just-ended quarter but revenue fell short of...
Liberal US Firebrand Warren ‘troubled’ By Obama Wall St Fee
Barack Obama faced criticism Thursday from his fellow Democrat, the firebrand Senator Elizabeth Warren, who expressed...
Controversial Director Polanski To Show New Film At Cannes
Controversial director Roman Polanski -- who is still wanted in the United States for the statutory rape of a...
Arkansas Set To Carry Out Final Execution Before Drug Expires
Arkansas was set to execute another inmate on Thursday, the last in a series of lethal injections that the state has...
Sister Act Haim Back With Follow-Up Album
Haim, the pop band of three California sisters who found a ready fan base with a debut album four years ago, on...
Facebook Steps Up Fight On State-Led Propaganda
Facebook said Thursday it is stepping up its security to counter efforts by governments and others to spread...
Gulf States Reject ‘terror’ and ‘interference’
Gulf Arab states pledged Thursday to fight "terrorism" and "foreign interference" across the region. In a joint...
Pentagon Probes Trump’s Former National Security Advisor Flynn
The Pentagon said Thursday it is investigating President Donald Trump's former national security advisor Michael Flynn...