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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Gulf States Reject ‘terror’ and ‘interference’

Gulf Arab states pledged Thursday to fight "terrorism" and "foreign interference" across the region. In a joint...

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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...