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Giant asteroid will fly by Earth in decade: NASA
An asteroid named 99942 Apophis will fly towards the Earth in ten years, the U.S. space agency NASA said recently. The colossal asteroid, which named after the Egyptian god of…
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All survive as plane carrying US military crashes into river
A military-chartered jet carrying 143 people landed hard, then bounced and swerved as the pilot struggled to control it amid thunder and lightning, ultimately skidding off the runway and coming…
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro cancels New York trip amid backlash
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro canceled a trip to New York Friday after several companies pulled out of an event where he was to be honored. In April, the Brazilian-American Chamber…
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Billionaire Warren Buffett gives new hint about his successor
Billionaire Warren Buffett on Saturday gave a clue on who might succeed him to run his Berkshire Hathaway empire, but did not completely reveal his hand. The world's third-richest man…
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Stretch of road in Los Angeles renamed Obama Boulevard
A stretch of road in Los Angeles has been renamed after former U.S. President Barack Obama. A concert and ceremony Saturday unveiled Obama Boulevard. The street replaced Rodeo Road, a…
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Egypt says ancient cemetery found at Giza famed pyramids
Egypt's Antiquities Ministry says archaeologists have uncovered part of an ancient cemetery near the country's famed pyramids on the Giza plateau just outside Cairo. Mostafa Waziri, secretary general of the…
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2nd person confirmed dead after explosion at Illinois plant
An explosion and fire at an Illinois silicone factory claimed a second victim Saturday when an employee taken to a hospital after the blast died, a local coroner confirmed, and…
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S.Korean FM holds phone talks with Pompeo over DPRK’s projectile launch
South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha on Saturday had telephone talks with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo over the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s launch of short-range projectiles,…
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Large commercial plane down into river in U.S. state of Florida
A U.S. commercial jet with more than 130 people on board on Friday slid into a river in the U.S. state of Florida, a local mayor said, adding that all…
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European leaders call for change at State of the Union conference in Italy
European heads of government, ministers, commissioners and political experts gathered in Florence, Italy, for the 9th annual State of the Union conference on Friday. Titled "21st-century Democracy in Europe", the…