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Analysis: Storm spat underscores Mr Never Wrong's mindset

Saturday, 7 September 2019, 07:24 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

President Donald Trump doesn't make mistakes. At least according to him. Trump's relentless justifications of his erroneous warnings that Hurricane Dorian was threatening Alabama on...

Brexit crisis grows as opposition rejects snap election call

Saturday, 7 September 2019, 07:19 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Britain's bedeviling Brexit dilemma intensified Friday, as opposition parties refused to support Prime Minister Boris Johnson's call for an election until he secures a delay to Britain's exit from the...

New frontier: Can Facebook tackle your love life?

Friday, 6 September 2019, 11:26 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Facebook is tackling a new frontier: love. Facebook Dating, a matchmaking service the company already offers in Brazil, Canada and 17 other countries, arrived in the U.S. on Thursday. But...

Robert Mugabe, longtime Zimbabwe leader, dies at 95

Friday, 6 September 2019, 07:46 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Robert Mugabe, the former leader of Zimbabwe forced to resign in 2017 after a 37-year rule whose early promise was eroded by economic turmoil, disputed elections and human rights violations, has died....

Italy's new government takes office, but how long will it last?

Thursday, 5 September 2019, 16:10 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Italy's new government took office Thursday, with one of its first decisions indicating it intends to reverse the euro-skeptic vision of the collapsed, populist coalition it replaced. Premier...

US woman arrested at Manila airport with baby hidden in bag

Thursday, 5 September 2019, 13:57 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

An American woman who attempted to carry a 6-day-old baby out of the Philippines hidden inside a sling bag has been arrested at Manila's airport and charged with human trafficking, officials said...

Updated: Johnson calls opponents cowardly, plans new election bid

Thursday, 5 September 2019, 10:49 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Prime Minister Boris Johnson looked for new ways Thursday to bring about a national election, after rebellious British lawmakers rejected his call to trigger a snap poll and moved to block his plan to...

Hurricane death toll climbs to 20 in devastated Bahamas

Thursday, 5 September 2019, 08:04 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

The ground crunched under Greg Alem's feet on Wednesday as he walked over the ruins of his home, laid waste by Hurricane Dorian. He touched a splintered beam of wood and pointed to the fallen trees,...

Italy's Conte forms new coalition of populists and Democrats

Thursday, 5 September 2019, 07:48 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte forged a new coalition government Wednesday that teams up the populist 5-Star Movement and center-left Democrats in an unusual alliance of rivals to banish for now the...

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