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US, European Stocks Tumble; Euro Hits 13-Month High

US and European stocks tumbled Thursday amid unease over hawkish commentary from central banks, while the euro rose to...

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Republicans Scramble To Revise Faltering Health Care Bill

US Senate Republicans, facing potential collapse of their "Obamacare" repeal effort, were making last-gasp changes...

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US Treasury Sanctions Chinese Bank For Illegal N.Korea Activity

The US Treasury Department on Thursday slapped sanctions on a Chinese bank over illicit activities in North Korea,...

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Not Lovin It! McDonald’s Shuts 41 of Its 55 Delhi Restaurants

McDonald's India said on Thursday that it has temporarily closed 41 restaurants in Delhi due to expired licenses in a...

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‘Ensure Environmental Cleanliness’

The Acting President of Ga Traditional Council in the Greater Accra Region, Nii Dodoo Nsaki II, has called on Ghanaians...

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Japan, EU To Hold Crunch Trade Deal Talks

European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker dispatched the EU's top trade officials to Tokyo Thursday for crucial...

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Burundi Warns New UN Envoy Against Opposition Bias

Burundi on Thursday said it has "faith" in the new UN envoy to the crisis-hit country but warned Michel Kafando against...

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2020 Is the Deadline To Avert Climate Catastrophe, Experts Claim

A world that heats up beyond that threshold will face a crescendo of devastating impacts ranging from deadly heatwaves...

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South Korean President Lobbies US Leaders On North Korea Policy

South Korea's new President Moon Jae-In lobbied US leaders on Thursday to back his policy of engagement with North...

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US Rolls Out Travel Ban, But Who Will Be Hit?

President Donald Trump's travel ban on people from six mostly Muslim countries will come into force late Thursday, as...

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Benin’s President In Paris For ‘routine’ Check-Up

Benin President Patrice Talon has returned to Paris for a "routine" health check after having two operations in France...

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Nigerian Camps Under Strain From Returning Refugees

An upsurge in Boko Haram attacks and returnees from Cameroon are stretching camps for those made homeless by the...

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Trump In Brutal ‘facelift’ Attack On Female Journalist

Donald Trump unleashed a brutal personal attack Thursday on respected female television host Mika Brzezinski in the...

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Festival Finds the Universal In Choirs

The human voice is the most basic of all musical instruments. But when singers come together as choirs, quality...

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Women, Children Returning From IS Warzones

Women and children involved with groups like Islamic State are increasingly returning to their home countries in...

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Tanzania Football Federation President Detained Over Corruption

The president of the Tanzania Football Federation (TFF), Jamal Malinzi, has been arrested by the country’s Prevention...

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E. Guinea VP Says French Case Against Him Fabricated

Teodorin Obiang, Equatorial Guinea's vice president and son of its leader, denounced a French legal case against him...

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McDonald’s Shuts 41 Delhi Restaurants Over Expired Licenses

McDonald's India said on Thursday it has temporarily closed 41 restaurants in Delhi due to expired licenses in a major...

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UK Foreign Minister Johnson Urges Democratic Progress In Hong Kong

UK Foreign Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday urged democratic progress in Hong Kong, 20 years after Britain returned...