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Terror or tobacco? French school smoking lights up debate

by Fran BLANDY PARIS, France (AFP) --What poses a greater risk to French school children: a potential terror attack, or…

UNESCO launches new project to rehabilitate Kathmandu Valley

UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova held a news conference in Nepal's capital Kathmandu on Tuesday (April 19) after a two-day visit…

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth will celebrate her 90th birthday on April 21

(Reuters) -- Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest-serving monarch, turns 90-years-old on April 21. And she shows no signs of slowing…

U.S. and Cuban architects collaborate to save Old Havana

More than 150 American architects arrived in Havana this week as part of joint efforts with their Cuban counterparts to…

Trump, Clinton win New York, take big step toward presidential nomination

                Front-runners Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton rolled to easy wins in New…

Trump, Clinton win pivotal New York primary

by Jennie MATTHEW NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Manhattan billionaire Donald Trump and former secretary of state Hillary Clinton…

Anger erupts as 1,700 still missing in Ecuador quake

by Florence PANOUSSIAN PEDERNALES,Ecuador (AFP) --The death toll from Ecuador's earthquake was feared to rise sharply as authorities warned Tuesday…

Texas floods kill at least seven

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Flooding triggered by heavy rains in and around Houston has killed at least seven people…

Ecuador quake: 480 confirmed dead, but 1,700 more missing

QUITO, Ecuador (AFP) -- Some 1,700 people are still missing three days after a big earthquake struck Ecuador, an official…

Firefighters flee massive, flaming tornado in Canada

BIG LAKE, ALBERTA, Canada (Reuters) -- Firefighters in Alberta, Canada were forced to flee for safety on Thursday (April 14)…

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