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HSBC says its CEO to leave after just 18 months

Tuesday, 6 August 2019, 12:13 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Bank HSBC on Monday announced the surprise departure of CEO John Flint after just 18 months, saying new leadership was needed amid increasing economic uncertainty, and that it was cutting some 4,000...

Former cardinal letters show signs of grooming victims for abuse

Tuesday, 6 August 2019, 09:58 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

At first glance, the handwritten postcards and letters look innocuous, even warm, sometimes signed off by "Uncle T." or "Your uncle, Father Ted." But taken in context, the correspondence penned...

Trump says he wants stronger gun checks, gives few details

Monday, 5 August 2019, 17:18 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

President Donald Trump on Monday condemned weekend shootings in Texas and Ohio as barbaric crimes "against all humanity" and called for bipartisan cooperation to respond to an epidemic of gun...

Car crash in Cairo sets off fire at hospital, kills 19

Monday, 5 August 2019, 08:41 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

A multiple-car crash set off an explosion that ignited a fire at Egypt's main cancer hospital and caused 19 deaths, the government said. The health ministry said 30 others were injured by the...

Collapsing California cliff claims 3 lives along beach

Saturday, 3 August 2019, 11:38 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

A popular surfing beach was closed Saturday after a cliff collapsed, sending tons of sandstone onto beachgoers and killing three people. A 30-foot-long slab of the cliff plunged onto the sand...

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