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News anchor apologizes over gorilla comparison
A television news anchorwoman in the US apologized on-air after comparing her black colleague to a gorilla, NBC News reported Tuesday. Alex Housden of KOCO 5 News in Oklahoma City…
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Epstein accusers detail sexual abuse claims
More than 12 women share emotional hearing at New York court Alleged victims of Jeffrey Epstein wept in court Tuesday as they told an extraordinary US hearing held weeks…
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Trump says open to France-proposed meeting with Iranian president
US President Donald Trump said Monday that he is open to a France-proposed meeting with his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani "if the circumstances are right". "In the meantime, they have…
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Brazil to use military forces to fight Amazon fires
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro ordered military means to fight the massive fires in the Amazon rainforest region on Friday. The presidential decree, published on an extra edition of the Official…
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U.S. to open Greenland consulate amid increased interest
The United States is planning to open a consulate in Greenland for the first time in decades amid increased strategic and economic interest in the Danish territory. The State Department…
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Ex-Indian PM Singh takes oath as lawmaker
India's former prime minister Manmohan Singh took the oath as a member of the Upper House of Parliament on Friday. The oath was administered by Upper House (Rajya Sabha) Chairman…
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UK Prime Minister says Britain must leave EU on Oct. 31, deal or no deal
Visiting British Prime Minister Boris Johnson started talks with French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday afternoon, with the thorny issue of Irish border plan of the Brexit deal on the…
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Xi highlights poverty relief, high-quality development, environmental protection
Chinese President Xi Jinping has underscored efforts to push forward poverty alleviation, promote high-quality development, enhance environmental protection, ensure and improve people's well-being. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist…
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Xi inspects village, afforestation area in NW China
Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, visited a rural community and an afforestation area in northwest China's Gansu Province Wednesday. Xi visited a new…
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Trump says talks with Taliban ongoing as envoy heads to region
U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday talks are ongoing with the Taliban, but remained non-committal to completely withdraw from Afghanistan after 18 years of futile war. The 18-year-long U.S. military…