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Maduro's grip on Venezuela tightens, warns of Trump threat

Socialist President Nicolas Maduro further consolidated power in Venezuelan local elections on Sunday, while accusing US President Donald Trump of ...

Ellis Park, Loftus to host SA's only Tests of 2019

Cape Town - The Springboks will play their only two home Tests in 2019 in Johannesburg and Pretoria , with ...

Serbia Court Sentences Crime Boss Darko Saric To 15 Years In Prison

A Serbian court has sentenced cocaine smuggler and crime boss Darko Saric to 15 years in prison. A court in ...

Huawei Executive Due in Canadian Court For Bail Hearing

The chief financial officer for Chinese telecom giant Huawei Technologies is due back in a Canadian courtroom Monday for a ...

International

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Turkey told extradition of Saudi nationals is not on

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – Suspects in the Turkish investigation into the assassination of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi will not ...

Vice admiral in Bahrain after lightning appointment

WASHINGTON DC - Vice Admiral Jim Malloy has taken charge of the U.S. 5th Fleet, headquartered in Bahrain, following the apparent ...

Implicated by Cohen, Trump denies collusion, targets Mueller

WASHINGTON, U.S. - This week, the developments made in the federal investigation against the U.S. President Donald Trump's election campaign ...

Helicopter crash in Sudan kills top ministers, others hurt

KHARTOUM, Sudan - In a tragic incident on Sunday, a helicopter carrying government officials in Sudan crashed in the country's ...

French Yellow Vests engage in clashes, over 500 detained

PARIS, France - Anticipating violent clashes that have broke out in the French capital and in other cities across the ...

John Kelly reportedly to step down as Trump chief of staff

WASHINGTON DC – U.S. President Donald Trump’s Chief of Staff John Kelly is on his way out of the White ...

Business

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Sellers out in force on Asian stock markets

SYDNEY, Australia - Sellers continued to pound stocks in Asia on Monday. In Tokyo, Japanese stocks dived after third-quarter GDP ...

Mired in scandals, Facebook plans to buyback more stock

CALIFORNIA, U.S. - As it attempts to emerge from the recent stock slump, the world's largest social media company, Facebook ...

Apple buys Platoon to further boost its music business

CALIFORNIA, U.S. - In a bid to further boost its music business, Apple has confirmed its purchase of a small ...

Qatari emir to be absent from GCC summit despite invitation

DOHA, Qatar – What could have started a thawing of the ice in relations between Qatar and its Arab neighbours, ...

China chastises Canada, demands release of Meng Wanzhou

BEIJING, China - Relations between China and Canada worsened over the weekend as the fallout over the arrest of Huawei ...

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