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Sudanese officials say army forced president to step down

Thursday, 11 April 2019, 10:54 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Sudan's armed forces were to deliver an "important statement" and asked the nation to "wait for it" on Thursday, state TV reported, as two senior officials said the military had forced longtime...

Science fact: Astronomers reveal first image of a black hole

Thursday, 11 April 2019, 07:57 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Humanity got its first glimpse Wednesday of the cosmic place of no return: a black hole. And it's as hot, as violent and as beautiful as science fiction imagined. In a breakthrough that...

Trick or treat? EU, UK agree to delay Brexit until Halloween

Thursday, 11 April 2019, 07:39 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

As if Brexit hadn't spooked Britain and the European Union enough over the past three years, the two sides agreed early Thursday to extend the deadline to Halloween. The new, Oct. 31 cutoff date...

What Next? UK's May seeks Brexit delay, but EU wants answers

Wednesday, 10 April 2019, 10:55 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Prime Minister Theresa May is off to Brussels to ask for a delay to Britain's departure from the European Union. EU leaders want to know she has a plan to break the U.K.'s political impasse, but talks...

LGBT donors helping Pete Buttigieg defy 2020 expectations

Tuesday, 9 April 2019, 15:50 Last update: about 9 years ago

Jonah Burrell first contributed to Pete Buttigieg's campaign after watching the first prominent openly gay presidential candidate on television. When Burrell later saw him in person in a cramped...

Debenhams UK taken over by its lenders

Tuesday, 9 April 2019, 12:57 Last update: about 9 years ago

Debenhams has been taken over by its lenders, paving the way for store closures that put thousands of jobs in the UK at risk, the Guardian reports....

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