DiCaprio, Mexico in push to save vaquita porpoise
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) -- Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto agreed Wednesday to increase efforts…
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International
Violinist accuses airline of rough treatment at US airport
CHICAGO, United States (AFP) -- A violinist accused United Airlines of rough treatment after she refused to check her fragile…
7 years ago
Fires near Cape Town force evacuations – local media reports
KNYSNA, South Africa (Reuters) - Fires in the countryside east of Cape Town forced evacuations, including in the popular resort…
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New international pact launched to end tax “treaty shopping”
PARIS, France (Reuters) - About 70 countries on Wednesday (June 7) launched a new international tax convention to prevent multinational…
7 years ago
N.Korea fires what appeared to be land-to-ship missiles – S.Korea
(Reuters) - North Korea fired what appeared to be multiple land-to-ship missiles off its east coast on Thursday (June 8),…
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Twin attacks claim at least 13 lives in Tehran
IRAN (Reuters) - At least 13 people died in the twin attacks by militants against Iran's parliament and the Imam…
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UK police carry out controlled explosion near new London US Embassy site
LONDON, United States (Reuters) - Eyewitnesses posted videos to social media of a bomb disposal team near the site of…
7 years ago
Pence praises 12 “elites” who join ranks of NASA’s 2017 astronaut class
HOUSTON, United States (Reuters) - United States Vice President Mike Pence congratulated America's newest astronaut candidates at the Johnson Space…
7 years ago
At UN ocean conference, US takes aim at illegal fishing
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) - The United States on Wednesday put a spotlight on global efforts to combat illegal…
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Iran leader shrugs off IS attacks in Tehran
by Ali Noorani and Eric Randolph Agence France-Presse TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) - Iran’s supreme leader shrugged off attacks on Wednesday…
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