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French strike against Macron reforms enters day two
A strike that crippled public transport and closed schools across France entered a second day on Friday, with trade unions saying they planned to...
Coronavirus: Politician apologises for wearing face mask that looks like Confederate flag
A state senator has apologised for wearing a face mask that resembled the Confederate flag during a vote at Michigan’s state capitol.Republican Dale Zorn...
CVS joins Walmart in keeping multicultural beauty products out of locked cabinets
In the wake of nationwide protests in the U.S. against police brutality and racial inequality following the death of African American George Floyd last...
Philippines: Indonesia woman nabbed with drugs from Cambodia
Philippine authorities said they arrested an Indonesian woman who was carrying 54 million pesos ($1 million) worth of illegal drugs in her carry-on bag...
Slain commander Soleimani sought stability: Iranian president
Qassem Soleimani, the Iranian military commander killed in a U.S. drone strike on Jan. 3 in Baghdad, had sought to bring stability to the...
Chicago police chief steps down after tumultuous three years
Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson on Thursday said he will retire from the second-largest U.S. police force after a three-year run marked by a...
Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz prevented from entering mail facility
The entrance to the parking lot was blocked by a Postal Service police car with caution tape. Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz was stopped...
State media: Iran test fires cruise missiles in naval drill
Iran test fired cruise missiles in a naval exercise in the Gulf of Oman and northern Indian Ocean, state media reported Thursday. The...
French woman ‘killed by partner in front of their three children’
A French woman was killed by her partner in front of their three children, prosecutors in northern France said, prompting hundreds of protesters...
