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Updated - Coast Guard: 25 bodies found after California boat fire

Monday, 2 September 2019, 16:27 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Officials say some people are dead and 34 are missing after a fire aboard a commercial scuba diving vessel off the Southern California Coast. The Daily Beast quoted Capt. Brian McGrath of the...

UK's reputation takes global hit with Parliament shutdown

Monday, 2 September 2019, 08:09 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

It's long been known that Britain's Parliament building must be vacated for urgent repairs that will take years and cost billions, but the problem now goes beyond the water leaks and vermin...

Conte says he aims to form Italy's government by mid-week

Monday, 2 September 2019, 08:07 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Premier-designate Giuseppe Conte says he is aiming to form Italy's new government by Wednesday. Conte said on Sunday that he was wrapping up a policy agreement with the two parties that would...

Pope delays Sunday audience after being stuck in Vatican lift

Sunday, 1 September 2019, 20:31 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Where's the pope? He's stuck in a Vatican elevator. Thousands of people who were gathered in St. Peter's Square for the traditional Sunday on-the-dot-of-noon appearance by Pope Francis were...

Updated: Dorian strikes Bahamas as dangerous Category 5 storm

Sunday, 1 September 2019, 17:42 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Large waves and heavy winds pounded the northern Bahamas on Sunday as Hurricane Dorian barreled toward the islands as a catastrophic Category 5 storm with 180 mph winds while authorities made a...

Updated: Death toll in West Texas shooting rampage rises to 7

Sunday, 1 September 2019, 09:19 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

At least seven people are dead in West Texas after a man stopped by state troopers for failing to signal a left turn opened fire and fled, shooting more than 20 people as he drove before being killed...

Crowds gather in UK cities to protest Johnson's Brexit plans

Saturday, 31 August 2019, 15:06 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Crowds are gathering in London and other major British cities to protest Prime Minister Boris Johnson's suspension of Parliament for part of the period before the Brexit deadline in two...

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