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Facebook To Test News Story Paywalls

Facebook will test limiting the number of published news stories that can be read for free on its Instant Articles...

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US Police May Have Feared Ambush In Shooting Australian

The lawyer for one of two Minneapolis police officers involved in the shooting death of an unarmed Australian woman...

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White House, Kremlin Play Down Undisclosed Trump-Putin Talks

The White House and Kremlin on Wednesday played down the significance of an additional, previously undisclosed meeting...

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US Accuses Lebanon’s Hezbollah of Weapons Buildup

US Ambassador Nikki Haley on Wednesday accused Lebanon's Hezbollah of amassing weapons and said the world must turn its...

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Facebook Refuses Pakistan’s ID Demands

Facebook has rejected Pakistan’s demand to link new accounts on its main service to users’ mobile phone numbers....

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Earth Is Becoming ‘Planet Plastic’

US scientists have calculated the total amount of plastic ever made and put the number at 8.3 billion tonnes. It is an...

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US Locked In ‘slow-Going’ Talks With China On N.Korea Sanctions

Despite a push to quickly slap new UN sanctions on North Korea, the United States is bogged down in "slow-going"...

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CIA Halting Support For Syria Rebels

The Central Intelligence Agency is shutting down its program to support rebels fighting against Syrian President Bashar...

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Radiohead Defies Boycott Calls For Israel Concert

Radiohead defied calls to boycott Israel over its occupation of Palestinian territory and played for tens of thousands...

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NAFTA Changes Could Cost US Auto Industry Jobs, Raise Car Prices

Imposing new tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico could raise the price of new cars in the US by an average of...

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Isner, Karlovic Advance, Mannarino Out At Newport Tennis Championships

US top seed John Isner and second-seeded defending champion Ivo Karlovic advanced to the quarter-finals of the ATP Hall...

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Tunisia Bans Wonder Woman Film Over Israeli Star

A Tunisian court has banned the US film "Wonder Woman" which stars an Israeli actress, more than a month after it had...

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Angry Democrats File No-Confidence Motion Against Trump

Two dozen congressional Democrats Wednesday launched a no-confidence motion against Donald Trump, an effort that will...

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Grandparents, Grandkids Exempted From Trump Travel Ban

The Supreme Court dealt President Donald Trump's government a fresh setback Wednesday, saying its controversial travel...

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New CAF President To Open AFCON To Non African Countries

New CAF President Ahmad Ahmad has made his first move and is considering expanding the Africa Cup of Nations to 24...

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Pentagon ‘concerns’ Over Turkey Report of US Forces In Syria

The Pentagon has voiced concerns to Turkey after the NATO ally's state news agency disclosed the locations of 10 US...

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Trump Tells Republicans To Get Health Care Done

President Donald Trump made a last-ditch bid to salvage a central campaign pledge Wednesday, deploying a mix of threats...

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Loyal SM Fan Donates $5k To Shatta Wale

Ghanaian dancehall artist Shatta Wale after a splendid performance in United State of America received a donation...

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Bahrain Charges Activist With ‘terrorism’

Bahrain has slapped terrorism charges on an activist who tweeted criticism of the government's treatment of women,...