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Updated: Cyclone's huge floods leave hundreds dead in southern Africa

Tuesday, 19 March 2019, 06:33 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Aid workers rushed to rescue victims clinging to trees and crammed on rooftops against rapidly rising waters Tuesday after a cyclone unleashed devastating floods in Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi. More than 238 were dead, hundreds were missing and thousands more were at risk....

UK prime minister in last-minute push to win Brexit support

Monday, 18 March 2019, 14:58 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

British Prime Minister Theresa May was making a last-minute push Monday to win support for her European Union divorce deal, warning opponents that failure to approve it would mean a long — and...

Man returns library book 53 years late

Monday, 18 March 2019, 11:24 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

A New Jersey man says he has returned an overdue library book — 53 years after he first borrowed the book. Fair Lawn resident Harry Krame says he checked out "The Family Book Of Verse" by...

As Brexit stalls, supporters protest betrayal of their dream

Monday, 18 March 2019, 08:02 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

With Britain's departure from the European Union likely to be put on hold, some Brexit supporters fear their dream is dying. But they aren't giving up without a fight — or at least, a long...

Hungarian leader tussles with EU as corruption concerns rise

Sunday, 17 March 2019, 16:39 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

As the Hungarian prime minister's conflicts with the European Union appear headed to a breaking point, calls are increasing for greater scrutiny of his government's spending of the bloc's...

May to UK Parliament: Back my Brexit deal or face long delay

Sunday, 17 March 2019, 16:37 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

British Prime Minister Theresa May warned Sunday that it would be "a potent symbol of Parliament's collective political failure" if a Brexit delay meant that the U.K. has to take part in May's...

Irish pride, and dash of politics, at St Patrick's Parade

Sunday, 17 March 2019, 08:14 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

A new, troublesome topic hovered over the St. Patrick's Day parade in New York this year: Britain's failed Brexit deal with the European Union that could squeeze Ireland's economy. But nothing...

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