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BBC DJ fired after royal baby tweet with chimpanzee picture
LONDON - A BBC radio broadcaster was fired Thursday for using a picture of a chimpanzee in a tweet about the royal baby born to Meghan the Duchess of Sussex and her husband Prince Harry. Danny Baker, ...
May 11, 2019
US trade deficit edges up to $50 billion in March
WASHINGTON - The U.S. trade deficit increased slightly in March, even though the deficit with China fell to the lowest point in five years. The deficit in goods and services edged up 1.5% to $50 billi...
May 11, 2019
Holocaust survivor opens book fair after neo-fascist banned
ROME - A Polish-born Holocaust survivor opened a book fair in Italy on Thursday to a standing ovation, after organizers agreed to ban a publisher linked to a neo-fascist group. Halina Birenbaum, an 89...
May 11, 2019
Tory Leader Dennis King sworn in as 33rd premier of Prince Edward Island
GEORGETOWN, P.E.I. - Dennis King appealed for co-operation from his political opponents as he took office Thursday as Prince Edward Island's 33rd premier. The Tory leader and his eight-member cabinet ...
May 11, 2019
Who is Marie Henein? A look at Mark Norman's high-profile defence lawyer
Those close to Marie Henein say the only thing the high-profile criminal lawyer defends more relentlessly than her clients is the justice system itself. Henein displayed that commitment to the fa...
May 11, 2019
37 spotted seal pups rescued from China traffickers released
BEIJING - Animal rights groups on Saturday cheered the release of 37 spotted seal pups rescued from traffickers into the wild in northern China in a small victory for efforts to save the country's end...
May 11, 2019
Defence chief's border visit will highlight Trump priority
WASHINGTON - Acting Defence Secretary Patrick Shanahan is making his second trip to the U.S.-Mexican border to highlight what President Donald Trump calls a national emergency, after freeing up $1.5 b...
May 11, 2019
Pope mandates reporting of sex abuse to church, not police
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis issued a groundbreaking new church law Thursday requiring all Catholic priests and nuns around the world to report clergy sexual abuse and coverups by their superiors to ch...
May 11, 2019
2 Russian spies sentenced in Montenegro in coup attempt
PODGORICA, Montenegro - A Montenegro court on Thursday sentenced two Russian military intelligence operatives and 11 others to up to 15 years in prison for plotting to overthrow the Balkan country's g...
May 11, 2019
N. Korea fires 2 suspected missiles in possible new warning
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korea fired two suspected short-range missiles toward the sea on Thursday, South Korean officials said, its second weapons launch in five days and a possible warning ...
May 11, 2019