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‘Don’t Look Now’ director Nicolas Roeg dies at 90

LONDON (AP) — Nicolas Roeg, a director of provocative and otherworldly films who gave Mick Jagger and David Bowie enduring screen roles, has died. He was 90. The British director of “Don’t Look Now”...

Nov 25, 2018
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Anti-gay marriage groups win Taiwan referendum battle

Voters in Taiwan backed anti-gay marriage referendums Saturday in what LGBT activists said was a major blow to the island's reputation as a rights trailblazer. The result came at the end of a dramat...

Nov 25, 2018
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Shooting at US mall sparks panic on Black Friday

A man was shot in the wrist after a fight at a crowded New Jersey mall on Black Friday, police said, sparking panic on the busiest shopping day of the year. It was not immediately clear what the mot...

Nov 24, 2018
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Cut off from the world, an Indian island remains a mystery

NEW DELHI (AP) — For thousands of years, the people of North Sentinel Island have been isolated from the rest of the world. They use spears and bows and arrows to hunt the animals that roam the smal...

Nov 23, 2018
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[Graphic News] Copenhagen named world's top city to visit by Lonely Planet

Denmark's capital Copenhagen has been chosen as the world's No. 1 city to visit in 2019, according to travel publisher Lonely Planet. The Best in Travel report, now in its 14th year, is based on t...

Nov 22, 2018
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Mars landing comes down to final 6 minutes of 6-month trip

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — It all comes down to the final six minutes of a six-month journey to Mars. NASA’s InSight spacecraft will enter the Martian atmosphere at supersonic speed, then hit the b...

Nov 22, 2018
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Anne Frank House renovated to tell story to new generation

AMSTERDAM (AP) — The museum built around a secret annex in a canal-side house where Anne Frank hid from Nazis during World War II has been renovated to better tell the teenage Jewish diarist’s tragic...

Nov 22, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Dolce&Gabbana accused of insulting China; blames hackers

BEIJING (AP) - The Italian luxury fashion house Dolce&Gabbana apologized Wednesday for insulting remarks about China it allegedly made in exchanges on Instagram but claimed its accounts had been hack...

Nov 22, 2018
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UAE court sentences British student to life for spying

A United Arab Emirates court sentenced British student Matthew Hedges to life in jail on spying charges on Wednesday, prompting a "shocked" Britain to warn of repercussions for relations with its lon...

Nov 22, 2018
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Dead whale had 115 plastic cups, 2 flip-flops in its stomach

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A dead whale that washed ashore in eastern Indonesia had a large lump of plastic waste in its stomach, including drinking cups, bottles and flip-flops, a park official said ...

Nov 21, 2018
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S. Korean tourist hit by train on Swiss mountain railway, dies

Swiss police say a South Korean tourist has died after being hit by a train on a mountain railway. Police in Schwyz canton (state) said the accident happened in thick fog Monday afternoon on the Rig...

Nov 20, 2018
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UN Command holds ceremony marking return of remains of US soldier

The United Nations Command on Tuesday held a solemn ceremony marking the return of the remains of a US soldier who died during the 1950-53 Korean War, renewing its pledge to "leave no one behind." U...

Nov 20, 2018
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Instagram ousting fake followers from accounts

SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) -- Instagram on Monday said it is booting fake followers, likes, and comments generated by applications tailored to make accounts appear more popular than they actually are. The ...

Nov 20, 2018
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Report: Ivanka Trump used personal email for government work

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Ivanka Trump, the president’s daughter and a top White House adviser, sent hundreds of emails about government business from a personal email account last year, The Washington Post...

Nov 20, 2018
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‘I want to thank me,’ rapper Snoop Dogg on getting Hollywood star

LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- Rap great Snoop Dogg thanked himself on Monday as he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame just days before the 25th anniversary of his debut album “Doggystyle.” “I want...

Nov 20, 2018
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