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Actor Rutger Hauer, of 'Blade Runner' fame, has died at 75

Thursday, 25 July 2019, 06:07 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Dutch film actor Rutger Hauer, who specialized in menacing roles, including a memorable turn as a murderous android in "Blade Runner" opposite Harrison Ford, has died. He was 75. Hauer's agent,...

Boris Johnson becomes UK PM, aims to win over doubters

Wednesday, 24 July 2019, 18:03 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Boris Johnson became Britain's new prime minister Wednesday, vowing to lead the U.K. out of the European Union "after three years of unfounded self-doubt." Standing outside the shiny black door...

FTC fines Facebook $5B, adds oversight for privacy mishaps

Wednesday, 24 July 2019, 14:48 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Federal regulators have fined Facebook $5 billion for privacy violations and are instituting new oversight and restrictions on its business. But they are only holding CEO Mark Zuckerberg personally...

EU braces for Boris Johnson as UK leader - and Brexit

Wednesday, 24 July 2019, 11:41 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Brussels is bracing for Boris and Brexit. Three decades ago, journalist Boris Johnson wrote stories for London's Daily Telegraph playing up stereotypes about bumbling bureaucrats in the European...

Macron says UN refugee agency attacked, decries Libya camps

Tuesday, 23 July 2019, 12:24 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

French President Emmanuel Macron called on Libyan authorities Monday to stop holding transiting refugees in detention camps and said buildings of the United Nations' refugee agency in Libya were...

A tiny, unrepresentative electorate picks UK's new leader

Monday, 22 July 2019, 11:47 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Britain's next prime minister will govern a nation of 66 million people, but only 0.25% of them had a say in the choice. Either Boris Johnson or Jeremy Hunt will be announced Tuesday as the...

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