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Australia awards UK's BAE $26 billion navy frigate contract
CANBERRA, Australia - British defence company BAE Systems has won a 35 billion Australian dollar ($26 billion) contract to build Australia’s new fleet of nine navy frigates, the government said ...
Jun 29, 2018
Iraq hangs 13 prisoners as premier urges rapid executions
BAGHDAD - Iraq hanged 13 prisoners convicted on terror charges, the Justice Ministry announced Friday, following a recommendation by the prime minister to speed up executions of those on death row for...
Jun 29, 2018
A Penny Falling From A Skyscraper Won’t Kill You
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Or Not In today's world many misconceptions have been perpetuated-becoming modern day "facts"-when, in reality, myths and hearsay have taken over. Sorry to...
Jun 29, 2018
The Mysterious, Intrepid Aloha Wanderwell
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Aloha Wanderwell Aloha Wanderwell loved record breaking. In the 1920s, she traveled 380,000 miles across 80 countries becoming the first woman to circumnav...
Jun 29, 2018
Bali airport reopens after ash threat stranded thousands
DENPASAR, Indonesia - The international airport on the Indonesian resort island of Bali reopened Friday afternoon after a nearly 12-hour closure due to a volcanic ash threat that disrupted travel plan...
Jun 29, 2018
China offers aid to Bangladesh over Rohingya refugee crisis
BEIJING - China will offer humanitarian assistance to Bangladesh to help shelter and feed hundreds of thousands of Muslim Rohingya refugees from neighbouring Myanmar, the foreign minister said Friday....
Jun 29, 2018
Serbia reopens National Museum after 15-year renovations
BELGRADE, Serbia - Serbia has reopened the country’s main museum, 15 years after it was closed for renovation following neglect during the era of wars and economic crisis in the 1990s. Hundreds ...
Jun 29, 2018
May RCMP stats show property crime increase continuing in Drayton Valley area
Drayton Valley RCMP had a busy May, with property crimes continuing to spike as 2018 progresses. Last month saw 119 property crimes reported, including 57 counts of theft under $5,000. A total of 175 ...
Jun 29, 2018
Senators warn against divisive, anti-abortion court nominee
WASHINGTON - A key Democratic senator is urging President Donald Trump not to pick a Supreme Court nominee who’s openly interested in overturning Roe v. Wade. West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin s...
Jun 29, 2018
Trump floats chief of staff replacements amid shake-up
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump’s embattled Chief of Staff John Kelly is back in the spotlight this week as Trump prepares to overhaul his communications team amid a string of staff departur...
Jun 29, 2018