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Updated (2): Trump says he's stepping out of his business empire

Wednesday, 30 November 2016, 13:22 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

President-elect Donald Trump said Wednesday that he's leaving his business empire to focus on being the nation's 45th president, bowing to pressure to avoid potential conflicts of interest between...

Eurozone inflation running at highest since April 2014

Wednesday, 30 November 2016, 12:34 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Food price increases helped push inflation across the 19-country eurozone to its highest rate in two and a half years, official figures showed Wednesday. However, the rise in the annual rate to 0.6...

Belgian police hold six after raids linked to machete attack

Wednesday, 30 November 2016, 12:33 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Belgian police have detained six people and seized a number of knives in anti-terror raids linked to a machete attack on two police officers earlier this year. The federal prosecutor's office...

Officials say 3 die, 14 sickened from Thanksgiving meal

Wednesday, 30 November 2016, 06:31 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

San Francisco Bay Area health officials warned the public Tuesday to throw out any leftovers from a community Thanksgiving meal they suspect killed three people and sickened at least 14...

Hunt begins for cause of crash that wipes out Brazilian team

Wednesday, 30 November 2016, 06:24 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Colombia's worst air crash in two decades snuffed out a storybook run by a Brazilian soccer team, and authorities are digging in trying to figure out why a chartered jetliner crashed in the Andes,...

World's oldest living person celebrates 117th birthday

Tuesday, 29 November 2016, 15:53 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Italy's Emma Morano, the world's oldest living person, marked her 117th birthday Tuesday, blowing out all the candles on her cake. Beaming at the attention, Morano took in the festivities for her...

Updated: UK denies 'have cake and eat it' note is Brexit policy

Tuesday, 29 November 2016, 09:21 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

The British government is downplaying a photograph of a handwritten memo that seemed to suggest Britain won't be able to remain in the single market after it leaves the European Union. The memo...

South Korean leader says she'll resign after lawmakers act

Tuesday, 29 November 2016, 08:19 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

South Korean President Park Geun-hye said Tuesday that she will resign her office once parliament develops a plan for a safe transfer of power. The surprise announcement, which the opposition called a...

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