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Belgium’s ex-King Albert II submits DNA in paternity case

Belgium’s ex-King Albert II submits DNA in paternity case

BBC News : Former Belgian King Albert II has submitted a DNA sample to avoid fines of €5,000 (£4,370) a day over claims he fathered a love-child in the 1960s. The 84-year-old, who has been fighting the paternity claim of Belgian artist Delphine Boël, 51, for over a decade, provided a ...

Source: BBC News

Tory leadership: Johnson says party on ‘final warning’

Tory leadership: Johnson says party on ‘final warning’

BBC News : Boris Johnson, the front-runner in the Tory leadership race, has said the pa...

Posted: About 6 years ago
Anthony Albanese: Australia’s Labor opposition elects new leader

Anthony Albanese: Australia’s Labor opposition elects new leader

BBC News : Australia's Labor opposition has chosen Anthony Albanese as its new leader a...

Posted: About 6 years ago
In Pictures: Donald Trump enjoys sumo tournament in Japan

In Pictures: Donald Trump enjoys sumo tournament in Japan

BBC News : US President Donald Trump has attended a sumo wrestling tournament during hi...

Posted: About 6 years ago
NHS fines for 1.7 million people overturned, watchdog finds

NHS fines for 1.7 million people overturned, watchdog finds

"I was panicking, I didn't know what to do," said Trisha Costello, who faced a £160 ...

Source: BBC News
Posted: About 6 years ago
US jury awards $2bn damages in Roundup weedkiller cancer claim

US jury awards $2bn damages in Roundup weedkiller cancer claim

A jury in California has awarded more than $2bn (£1.5bn) to a couple who said the wee...

Source: BBC News
Posted: About 6 years ago

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Obama Praises Colombia’s Peace Efforts With Rebels and Seeks Big Aid Increase

Posted: About 9 years ago

WASHINGTON — President Obama welcomed President Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia to the White House on Thursday for a buoyant celebration of the $10 billion, 15-ye...

Source: nytimes
Obama Praises Colombia’s Peace Efforts With Rebels and Seeks Big Aid Increase

Disappointed With Europe, Thousands of Iraqi Migrants Return Home

Posted: About 9 years ago

BAGHDAD — Night after night, Mohammed al-Jabiry tossed and turned in his bed at a refugee center in Finland, comparing life in Europe with life in Baghdad. After...

Source: nytimes
Disappointed With Europe, Thousands of Iraqi Migrants Return Home

Yet Another Airbag Recall Will Affect Five Million

Posted: About 9 years ago

In a case that echoes the Takata airbag recalls, automakers including Honda and Fiat Chrysler will recall about five million vehicles worldwide to fix a defect in ...

Source: nytimes
Yet Another Airbag Recall Will Affect Five Million

Airlines offering to re-assign crew from Zika-hit routes

Posted: About 9 years ago

As concern grows over the Zika virus, major airlines are offering to re-assign flight crew concerned about contracting the disease from routes to affected countrie...

Source: foxnews
Airlines offering to re-assign crew from Zika-hit routes
Finding Common Political Ground on Poverty

Finding Common Political Ground on Poverty

If you have been paying any attention to America’s paralyzed politics, you are not going t...

Source: nytimes
Posted: About 9 years ago

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Tory leadership: Johnson says party on ‘final warning’

Tory leadership: Johnson says party on ‘final warning’

BBC News : Boris Johnson, the front-runner in the Tory leadership race, has said the pa...

Posted: About 6 years ago
Change the way you eat in 2016

Change the way you eat in 2016

“Genes load the gun, the environment pulls the trigger.” Experts use this line to refere...

Posted: About 9 years ago
Source: foxnews
Webb rips Clinton’s State record as he mulls independent White House bid

Webb rips Clinton’s State record as he mulls independent White H...

Former Democratic presidential candidate Jim Webb is now considering an independent candidac...

Posted: About 9 years ago
Source: foxnews

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China cracks down on Christmas celebrations
Posted: About 6 years ago

China cracks down on Christmas celebrations

China is cracking down on Christmas. Several cities, schools, and government institutions have ordered citizens not to celebrate t...

Source: The Guardian
Pope’s year-end message warns about ‘tyranny of evil’
Posted: About 9 years ago

Pope’s year-end message warns about ‘tyranny of evil’

VATICAN CITY – In the final hours of 2015, Pope Francis is encouraging humanity to hang on to recollections of good deeds, so that...

Source: foxnews
Sparks fly at Clinton, Sanders debate over who is more progressive
Posted: About 9 years ago

Sparks fly at Clinton, Sanders debate over who is more progressive

Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders clashed sharply Thursday over who is more progressive, at a debate that saw the former secretary o...

Source: foxnews
Canada is not inviting the US or China to WTO reform meeting
Posted: About 7 years ago

Canada is not inviting the US or China to WTO reform meeting

BBC News The country will host a "small group of like-minded" trade ministers in Ottawa in late October to discuss the global trad...

10 of the lowest calorie cocktails you can drink
Posted: About 9 years ago

10 of the lowest calorie cocktails you can drink

The season for celebrating is upon us, which means you probably have more occasions to drink than usual. If you’re trying to watch ...

Source: foxnews
José Mourinho Spain tax fraud settled in multi-million deal
Posted: About 6 years ago

José Mourinho Spain tax fraud settled in multi-million deal

Ex-Manchester United boss José Mourinho has agreed a prison term in Spain for tax fraud but will not go to jail. A one-year pri...

Source: BBC News