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Saudi Arabia allows women to travel without male consent

Friday, 2 August 2019, 09:44 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Saudi Arabia published new laws early Friday that loosen restrictions on women by allowing any citizen to apply for a passport and travel freely, ending a long-standing guardianship policy that gave...

Boris Johnson's party suffers defeat in UK special election

Friday, 2 August 2019, 07:58 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's governing Conservative Party lost a special election early Friday, leaving it with a one-vote working majority in Parliament as Brexit looms. In the...

Boy, 8, dies in Germany after being pushed onto train tracks

Monday, 29 July 2019, 20:19 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

An 8-year-old boy was run over by a train and killed at Frankfurt's main station on Monday after a man pushed him and his mother onto the tracks, German police said. The mother and then the boy...

Priests accused of sex abuse turned to under-the-radar group

Monday, 29 July 2019, 13:37 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

The visiting priests arrived discreetly, day and night. Stripped of their collars and cassocks, they went unnoticed in a series of tiny Midwestern towns as they were escorted into dingy...

Johnson trying to pressure EU to give ground on Brexit

Monday, 29 July 2019, 13:33 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is trying to pressure the European Union to give ground on Brexit by intensifying preparations for the U.K. to leave the bloc in three months without a divorce...

Shooting at California festival kills 3; 1 suspect dead

Monday, 29 July 2019, 07:50 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Three people were killed and at least 15 others injured Sunday after a shooting that sent panicked people running at an annual food festival in Northern California. Also dead is the shooter, who used...

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