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Kim Jong-Un hails N. Korea’s nuclear power status at party congress

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AFP) - by Simon MARTIN Kim Jong-Un opened North Korea's first ruling party congress for nearly 40…

Spain reports first case of Zika-related microcephaly

BARCELONA, Spain (AFP) - Spanish health authorities say they have detected the country's first known case of the microcephaly birth…

Canada forest fire forces tens of thousands to evacuate

https://youtu.be/ykzGXeQ2Eck   Tens of thousands of people are evacuated from the Canadian city of Fort McMurray as forest fires rage…

Deutsche Bank targeted in Italian government bond probe

MILAN, Italy (AFP) - German banking giant Deutsche Bank is the target of a criminal probe into government bond market…

Israel hits Gaza after mortar fire across border

GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories (AFP) -- Israeli aircraft struck a Hamas facility in the southern Gaza Strip on Friday after…

Houston firefighters battle massive warehouse fire

HOUSTON, Texas (Reuters) -- Houston firefighters were battling a massive warehouse fire on Thursday (May 5) fueled by hazardous materials.…

Bahrain recycling industry hit by slump in oil prices

Turning trash into cash has been a big business in Bahrain for the Gulf state's recycling companies. The country's recycling…

Chinese president meets with Walt Disney CEO

Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Thursday China-US relations have maintained a momentum of sound development on the whole and…

“March of the Living” from Auschwitz to Birkenau commemorates Holocaust victims

Thousands of people from all over the world took part in a Holocaust memorial march on Thursday (May 5), walking…

Russian orchestra, Putin’s friends, play Syria’s Palmyra amphitheatre

Russia's Mariinsky Theatre staged a surprise concert in the amphitheatre of the Syrian city of Palmyra on Thursday (May 5),…

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