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Raul Castro: Cuba will ban naming of monuments after Fidel

Sunday, 4 December 2016, 06:45 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

After a week of national mourning that reached near-religious peaks of adulation, Cuban President Raul Castro announced Saturday that his government would prohibit the naming of streets and monuments...

Rain and sorrow accentuate memorial for dead at Brazil club

Saturday, 3 December 2016, 18:30 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

On a rainy Saturday that only accentuated the grief, 20,000 people filled a tiny stadium under umbrellas and plastic ponchos to say goodbye to members of the Chapecoense soccer club who died in a...

Nazi camp gate stolen from Dachau found in Norway

Saturday, 3 December 2016, 18:14 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

The investigation into how an iron gate stolen from the Nazis' Dachau concentration camp in southern Germany ended up in western Norway may be complicated because "no useable evidence" has been found,...

4 major world cities pledge to eliminate diesel vehicles

Saturday, 3 December 2016, 07:16 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Mexico City has joined with Paris, Madrid and Athens in committing to eliminating diesel vehicles from their cities by 2025. The agreement was announced at the C40 Mayors Summit in Mexico's...

Death threats and abuse for woman leading Brexit court fight

Saturday, 3 December 2016, 07:12 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Gina Miller is paying the price for going to court. The financial entrepreneur says she has received death threats and racial and sexual abuse since she won a High Court ruling forcing the...

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