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China’s Xi Seals Landmark Multi-Billion-Dollar Nuclear Deal in Britain
(Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping has sealed a multi-billion dollar deal to finance nuclear power stations in Britain, crowning a visit that Prime Minister David Cameron hopes will unleash a wave of investment from the world's second…
Marijuana use in US adults doubles in decade, surveys show
CHICAGO (AP) -- Marijuana use among U.S. adults doubled over a decade, rising to almost 10 percent or more than 22 million mostly recreational users, government surveys show.
The trend reflects a cultural shift and increasingly permissive…
VP Joe Biden Says He Will Not Run for President in 2016
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Vice President Joe Biden will not run for president in 2016, he said Wednesday, ending a months-long flirtation with a third White House campaign and setting him on a glide path toward the end of his decades-long…
South African Students Clash with Police near Parliament
(BBC) - South African students who were marching to parliament in a protest over a rise in student fees have clashed with police.
Police fired stun grenades as the protesters were trying to force their way into the parliamentary complex.…
Canada to Withdraw Fighter Jets from Syria and Iraq
(BBC) - Canadian Prime Minister-designate Justin Trudeau has confirmed he will withdraw Canadian fighter jets from the air strikes against Islamic State (IS) in Iraq and Syria.
He informed US President Barack Obama of his decision hours…
Canada election: Trudeau to address Liberal victory rally
(BBC) - Supporters of Canada's centrist Liberal Party are to hold a huge rally after a decisive election win that ends almost a decade of Conservative rule.
Party leader Justin Trudeau, who will become prime minister, is due to address a…
Welcomed with pageantry and protests, China’s Xi hails ‘bright’ ties with Britain
(London) - Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday hailed the "bright future" of closer relations with Britain, addressing lawmakers as part of a pomp-laden visit during which more than $46 billion of deals are expected to be signed.…
Third Russian Air Strike on Syrian Rebel Group Kills Leader
(Reuters) - Russian air strikes in Syria's Latakia province killed a rebel commander and four other fighters from a group armed by President Bashar al-Assad's foreign enemies, a spokesman for the group said on Tuesday.
The attack on Monday…
‘Lost City of the Monkey God’ uncovered in Honduras
Tegucigalpa, Honduras -- President of Honduras Juan Orlando Hernandez joined National Geographic at an October 6th event at the Presidential Palace to highlight the amazing discoveries detailed in the organization's reporting on Ciudad…
Interagency partners intercept 2,645 pounds of cocaine in Caribbean Sea
Miami, USA -- US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations aircrews, working jointly with the US Coast Guard, have intercepted a drug-trafficking vessel loaded with more than 2,645 pounds of cocaine in the Caribbean Sea.…
Tufts University revokes honorary arts degree given to Cosby
Medford, Massachusetts (AP) -- Tufts University says it has rescinded an honorary doctor of arts degree it gave to Bill Cosby a decade and a half ago.
The university's board of trustees says in a statement it decided to withdraw the honour…
Suspended Platini loses England’s support in FIFA campaign
Lausanne, Switzerland (AP) -- Michel Platini lost England's support for his FIFA presidential bid on Friday, signalling the first crack in the European unity behind the Frenchman that UEFA had sought to portray.
The English Football…
Former Antigua UN Ambassador charged in US in bribery scheme
New York, United States -- Antigua’s former ambassador to the United Nations (UN) is facing charges in the United States (US) for his alleged involvement in a US$1.3 million bribery scheme in which a former Antiguan prime minister has also…
Search for crew of missing ship called off
Florida, United States -- The US Coast Guard has suspended the search for the more than 30 crew members who disappeared with their ship during Hurricane Joaquin a week ago.
US Coast Guard, Navy, Air Force, Air National Guard and tugboat…
Breakthrough brings scientists closer to using pig organs for human transplants
Massachusetts, United States -- Scientists at Harvard University have used a gene-editing technique called CRISPR to remove potentially harmful DNA from pig cells, a critical step in making pig organs a better match for humans and safer for…