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France's Sarkozy loses primary with hard-line on immigration

Monday, 21 November 2016, 06:57 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Former President Nicolas Sarkozy and his populist, hard-line stand on Muslims and immigration went down in defeat Sunday in France's conservative primary for president. Two ex-prime ministers will...

UK Treasury chief: Brexit uncertainty could drag on economy

Sunday, 20 November 2016, 17:37 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Britain's economy could face a slowdown because of the uncertainty caused by the decision to leave the European Union, the government's finance minister said Sunday. In an illustration of the...

Pope Francis says sleeping 'like a log' helps him handle stress

Sunday, 20 November 2016, 17:35 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Pope Francis says sleeping six hours "like a log" each night is part of his secret for managing job stress. Italian Catholic TV channel TV2000 asks Francis, in an interview being broadcast...

German Chancellor Merkel's to seek fourth term

Sunday, 20 November 2016, 14:31 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Angela Merkel will seek a fourth term as Germany's chancellor in general elections next year, the German news agency dpa reported Sunday. Dpa, citing sources at the Berlin headquarters of...

Pregnant woman fatally shot; baby delivered by C-section

Sunday, 20 November 2016, 06:45 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

A pregnant woman was fatally shot at a busy Central California intersection, but her baby was saved after doctors delivered the boy by emergency C-section, authorities said. Vanessa Oviedo, 27,...

What more to discuss? For Obama and world leaders it's Trump

Sunday, 20 November 2016, 06:41 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Trying to tie up loose ends of his foreign policy agenda, President Barack Obama on Saturday instead found world leaders more focused on someone else: President-elect Donald Trump. Global...

Brooklyn man fatally shot by police during scuffle

Sunday, 20 November 2016, 06:34 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Police say a 21-year-old Brooklyn man was fatally shot during a skirmish with two police officers in a housing project. New York housing police Chief James Secreto says the officers — one...

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