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Watch: Fantastical facial hair enthusiasts compete

Tuesday, 6 September 2016, 07:49 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

How'd you like to comb through this group? The facial hair was flying and styling in Nashville, Tennessee, as hundreds of hairy men gathered for the 2016 Just for Men National Beard and Moustache...

Protesters, seeking migrant camp closure, block Calais roads

Tuesday, 6 September 2016, 06:32 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Truckers, farmers, dock workers and merchants angry at the disruption caused by thousands of migrants in their midst in the northern French city of Calais blocked the main access route to Britain on...

Eurozone economy 'losing momentum' as Germany falters

Monday, 5 September 2016, 11:31 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

The 19-country eurozone lost some economic momentum in August, largely because of a slowdown in Germany, a closely watched survey showed Monday, days ahead of another possible stimulus package from...

Obama, Putin, agree to continue seeking deal on Syria

Monday, 5 September 2016, 10:25 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin have agreed to keep up negotiations over a cease-fire agreement for Syria, a senior Obama administration official said Monday. Obama...

Watch: Zoo Atlanta's giant panda gives birth to twins, again

Monday, 5 September 2016, 09:16 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Atlanta's zoo says a 19-year-old giant panda has given birth to a set of twins. Zoo Atlanta said in a news release Saturday that giant panda named Lun Lun delivered the twin...

Watch: Economic summit opens in China amid sluggish growth, trade

Monday, 5 September 2016, 08:06 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

The American and Chinese presidents are calling on major economies to defend free trade at a summit held as sluggish growth and disputes over steel and other imports fuel demands in the United States...

Nationalists overtake Merkel's party in German state vote

Monday, 5 September 2016, 06:36 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

A nationalist, anti-immigration party performed strongly in a state election Sunday in the region where German Chancellor Angela Merkel has her political base, overtaking her conservatives to take...

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