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UN Set To Adopt Treaty Outlawing Nuclear Weapons

A global treaty banning nuclear weapons is set to be adopted at the United Nations on Friday despite opposition from...

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Trump, Putin In First Showdown At Fractious G20

US President Donald Trump meets Russian leader Vladimir Putin for the first time Friday, in an eagerly awaited...

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Ghana Drops On Latest FIFA Ranking

Ghana’s Black Stars slipped one step from 49th to 50th in the latest FIFA/Coca Cola World Ranking for the of June....

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Pence Vows To Send Astronauts To Mars and Launch A Return To the Moon

Vice President Mike Pence vowed Thursday to usher in a 'new era' of American leadership in space, with a return to the...

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Qualcomm Steps Up Legal Battle With Apple, Asks IPhone Ban

Qualcomm on Thursday escalated its legal battle with Apple, filing a patent infringement lawsuit and requesting a ban...

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US Judge Sets Bill Cosby Retrial For November 6

A Pennsylvania judge ruled Thursday that disgraced US entertainer Bill Cosby would go back on trial for alleged sexual...

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No Last-Minute Reprieve For Mentally Ill US Man Sentenced To Die

The governor of Virginia on Thursday refused to grant a last-minute stay of execution to a mentally disturbed death row...

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Rare Quake Rattles Western US State of Montana

A rare earthquake with a magnitude 5.8 rattled the western US state of Montana Thursday and was felt as far away as...

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Van Niekerk Storms 400m, Gatlin Victorious

World record holder Wayde van Niekerk stormed to victory in the 400m at the Diamond League meet at Lausanne on...

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Pence Vows ‘new Era’ In US Space Exploration, But Few Details

US Vice President Mike Pence vowed Thursday to usher in a "new era" of American leadership in space, with a return to...

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‘Some’ Job Cuts Confirmed By Microsoft

Microsoft said Thursday it was cutting an unspecified number of jobs amid reports the US tech giant was reorganizing...

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GM Regains Crown On Wall Street As Tesla Shares Slump

General Motors regained its spot as the biggest US carmaker by market capitalization Thursday, amid greater investor...

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Lavrov Says Trying To Clarify US Syria No-Fly Zones Proposal

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Thursday Moscow was seeking to clarify a claim by his US counterpart that...

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Paes Has ‘sixth Sense’, Says New Doubles Partner

India's doubles master Leander Paes can still pull magic out of nowhere and sees shots that other players just don't...

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France Plans Ban On Petrol Cars By 2040

France is set to ban the sale of any car that uses petrol or diesel fuel by 2040, in what the ecology minister called a...

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Mattis Slams N.Korea ‘provocation’ But Says Focus On Diplomacy

Pentagon chief Jim Mattis on Thursday slammed North Korea's test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile as a...

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UN-OPCW Probe of Syria Sarin Gas Attack Comes Under Heavy Pressure

A joint UN-OPCW panel tasked with determining who was behind the deadly sarin gas attack in the Syrian town of Khan...

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Microsoft Announces ‘some’ Job Cuts

Microsoft said Thursday it was cutting an unspecified number of jobs amid reports the US tech giant was reorganizing...

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Photo Revives Speculation On Amelia Earhart Fate

It is one of the most tantalizing mysteries in aviation lore -- the disappearance of Amelia Earhart. What happened to...