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Polish president to veto 2 bills seen as moves on judiciary

Monday, 24 July 2017, 10:51 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Poland's president says he will veto two contentious bills that are widely seen as assaults on the independence of the judicial system and are part of a planned legal overhaul by the ruling party that...

Afghan officials say Kabul suicide bombing death toll climbs to 24

Monday, 24 July 2017, 08:14 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

A suicide bomber rammed his car packed with explosives into a bus carrying government employees in the Afghan capital early on Monday, killing 24 people and wounding 42 others, Kabul's police chief...

BBC women want wide gender pay gap fixed now, not in 3 years

Sunday, 23 July 2017, 17:29 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Some of the BBC's most prominent female journalists and TV presenters are banding together to demand that the broadcaster fix its wide gender pay gap immediately rather than in several years as...

Hungary's Prime Minister says EU seeks to 'Muslimize' Europe

Sunday, 23 July 2017, 06:47 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

European Union leaders and Hungarian-American billionaire George Soros are seeking a "new, mixed, Muslimized Europe," Hungary's anti-migration prime minister said Saturday. Prime Minister Viktor...

Princes William, Harry remember their final call with Diana

Sunday, 23 July 2017, 06:40 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

It was a typical phone call between two boys playing and their mother, who was on vacation in France. It was brief — the boys wanted to get back to playing with their cousins, not spend time on...

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

Sunday, 23 July 2017, 06:35 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

A roundup of some of the most popular, but completely untrue, headlines of the week. None of these stories are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked...

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