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Belgium’s ex-King Albert II submits DNA in paternity case

Belgium’s ex-King Albert II submits DNA in paternity case

BBC News : Former Belgian King Albert II has submitted a DNA sample to avoid fines of €5,000 (£4,370) a day over claims he fathered a love-child in the 1960s. The 84-year-old, who has been fighting the paternity claim of Belgian artist Delphine Boël, 51, for over a decade, provided a ...

Source: BBC News

Tory leadership: Johnson says party on ‘final warning’

Tory leadership: Johnson says party on ‘final warning’

BBC News : Boris Johnson, the front-runner in the Tory leadership race, has said the pa...

Posted: About 6 years ago
Anthony Albanese: Australia’s Labor opposition elects new leader

Anthony Albanese: Australia’s Labor opposition elects new leader

BBC News : Australia's Labor opposition has chosen Anthony Albanese as its new leader a...

Posted: About 6 years ago
In Pictures: Donald Trump enjoys sumo tournament in Japan

In Pictures: Donald Trump enjoys sumo tournament in Japan

BBC News : US President Donald Trump has attended a sumo wrestling tournament during hi...

Posted: About 6 years ago
NHS fines for 1.7 million people overturned, watchdog finds

NHS fines for 1.7 million people overturned, watchdog finds

"I was panicking, I didn't know what to do," said Trisha Costello, who faced a £160 ...

Source: BBC News
Posted: About 6 years ago
US jury awards $2bn damages in Roundup weedkiller cancer claim

US jury awards $2bn damages in Roundup weedkiller cancer claim

A jury in California has awarded more than $2bn (£1.5bn) to a couple who said the wee...

Source: BBC News
Posted: About 6 years ago

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Obama Praises Colombia’s Peace Efforts With Rebels and Seeks Big Aid Increase

Posted: About 9 years ago

WASHINGTON — President Obama welcomed President Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia to the White House on Thursday for a buoyant celebration of the $10 billion, 15-ye...

Source: nytimes
Obama Praises Colombia’s Peace Efforts With Rebels and Seeks Big Aid Increase

Disappointed With Europe, Thousands of Iraqi Migrants Return Home

Posted: About 9 years ago

BAGHDAD — Night after night, Mohammed al-Jabiry tossed and turned in his bed at a refugee center in Finland, comparing life in Europe with life in Baghdad. After...

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Disappointed With Europe, Thousands of Iraqi Migrants Return Home

Yet Another Airbag Recall Will Affect Five Million

Posted: About 9 years ago

In a case that echoes the Takata airbag recalls, automakers including Honda and Fiat Chrysler will recall about five million vehicles worldwide to fix a defect in ...

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Yet Another Airbag Recall Will Affect Five Million

Airlines offering to re-assign crew from Zika-hit routes

Posted: About 9 years ago

As concern grows over the Zika virus, major airlines are offering to re-assign flight crew concerned about contracting the disease from routes to affected countrie...

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Airlines offering to re-assign crew from Zika-hit routes
Finding Common Political Ground on Poverty

Finding Common Political Ground on Poverty

If you have been paying any attention to America’s paralyzed politics, you are not going t...

Source: nytimes
Posted: About 9 years ago

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Mother nature not making it easy for millions of holiday travelers

Mother nature not making it easy for millions of holiday travelers

DALLAS – Airlines are shifting the timing of thousands of flights, even adding dozens of ...

Posted: About 9 years ago
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3 Super Bowl snack swaps that cut the salt

3 Super Bowl snack swaps that cut the salt

The Super Bowl is around the corner, which means it’s snack time. Since the new government...

Posted: About 9 years ago
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Meat on famed 1950s Explorer Club gala menu was actually sea turtle

Meat on famed 1950s Explorer Club gala menu was actually sea turtle

The meat eaten at a lavish New York City Explorers Club dinner in 1951 – which at one poin...

Posted: About 9 years ago
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New Iran sanctions fight looms in 2016
Posted: About 9 years ago

New Iran sanctions fight looms in 2016

Despite President Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran that provides a gradual easing of decades of crippling economic sanctions, senator...

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Bangladesh fire: Blaze kills dozens in Dhaka historic district
Posted: About 6 years ago

Bangladesh fire: Blaze kills dozens in Dhaka historic district

A fast-moving fire swept through a historic district of Bangladesh's capital, Dhaka, killing at least 78 people, officials say. ...

Source: BBC News
China Mobile leaks details of Samsung Galaxy S7
Posted: About 9 years ago

China Mobile leaks details of Samsung Galaxy S7

It seems China Mobile couldn’t wait to tell the world about Samsung’s new Galaxy S7 Edge and the larger Galaxy S7 Plus. The wo...

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Texas bartender charged for serving gunman before mass shooting
Posted: About 6 years ago

Texas bartender charged for serving gunman before mass shooting

A Texas bartender who served a man the night he shot his estranged wife and seven others in 2017 has been charged with criminal ne...

Source: BBC News
Valtellinas Are No Longer Hiding in the Hills
Posted: About 9 years ago

Valtellinas Are No Longer Hiding in the Hills

Way up in the foothills of the Alps, about as far north as you can go in the Lombardy region of Italy without hitting Switzerland, a ...

Source: nytimes
The Worst Dog Breeds for Apartment Living
Posted: About 9 years ago

The Worst Dog Breeds for Apartment Living

Apartment dwellers who pine for a pooch to greet them with big, sloppy kisses and unconditional adoration at every homecoming need no...

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