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Updated: UN says 40 migrants feared drowned in capsizing off Libya

Tuesday, 27 August 2019, 19:33 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

A boat carrying dozens of migrants bound for Europe capsized Tuesday in the Mediterranean Sea off Libya, with at least 40 people missing and presumed drowned, U.N. officials said, as a support group...

Trump has talked about buying Greenland for US

Friday, 16 August 2019, 12:22 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Aiming to put his mark on the world map, President Donald Trump has talked to aides and allies about buying Greenland for the U.S. A Trump ally told The Associated Press on Thursday that the...

El Paso, with deep Mexican American past, rallies amid pain

Wednesday, 7 August 2019, 11:20 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

The massacre that killed 22 people at a Walmart in El Paso struck a city that has long been the cradle of Mexican American culture and immigration and suffered through bloody episodes of racial...

Trump says he wants stronger gun checks, gives few details

Monday, 5 August 2019, 17:18 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

President Donald Trump on Monday condemned weekend shootings in Texas and Ohio as barbaric crimes "against all humanity" and called for bipartisan cooperation to respond to an epidemic of gun...

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...

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