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Cuba's Fidel Castro, who defied US for 50 years, has died

Saturday, 26 November 2016, 07:01 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Former President Fidel Castro, who led a rebel army to improbable victory in Cuba, embraced Soviet-style communism and defied the power of 10 U.S. presidents during his half century rule, has died at...

Man shot dead while trying to stop another from beating woman

Saturday, 26 November 2016, 06:34 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Police say a man trying to stop another man from beating a woman in a crowded San Antonio parking lot has been shot dead and a bystander has been critically wounded. The shooting happened Friday...

Updated: Five arrested men were planning imminent attack on France

Friday, 25 November 2016, 12:51 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Paris prosecutor Francois Molins says that five men arrested recently in two French cities were planning a terror attack in France as early as next week, and that they were receiving their orders from...

Turkish president threatens to reopen borders to migrants

Friday, 25 November 2016, 11:44 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Turkey's president on Friday accused the European Union of dishonesty and betrayal, and threatened to remove controls from his country's borders, flooding Europe with hundreds of thousands of...

Florence Henderson, 'The Brady Bunch' mum, dies

Friday, 25 November 2016, 08:22 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Florence Henderson, the wholesome actress who went from Broadway star to television icon when she became Carol Brady, the ever-cheerful matriarch of "The Brady Bunch," has died, her manager and her...

After the turkey, some hit the shops to start holiday season

Friday, 25 November 2016, 06:27 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

After enjoying the Thanksgiving turkey, some Americans hit the stores for what retailers hope will be a new tradition to start the holiday shopping season. Throngs of shoppers lined up at Macy's...

Full-time employment increases by 4.7% in May – NSO

Thursday, 24 November 2016, 11:16 Last update: about 11 years ago

In May 2016, registered full-time employment increased by 4.7 per cent while part-time employment as a primary job increased by 5.5 per cent when compared to the corresponding month of the previous...

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