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Lithuanian man flies alone on commercial plane to Italy
VILNIUS, Lithuania - A Lithuanian man flying to Italy got a pleasant surprise when he boarded the plane: He was the only passenger on the Boeing 737-800. Skirmantas Strimaitis, who was flying from cap...
Apr 04, 2019
Okurrr: Cardi B leads with 21 Billboard Awards nominations
NEW YORK - Cardi B is the leading contender at the 2019 Billboard Music Awards with 21 nominations. NBC and dick clark productions announced Thursday the 26-year-old rapper is up for honours including...
Apr 04, 2019
U.S. no longer needs 'improper' metal tariffs as negotiating tactic: Freeland
WASHINGTON - Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland says the "improper" American imposition of metals tariffs as leverage in the contentious NAFTA talks is no longer required b...
Apr 04, 2019
Blast at Russian elite military academy wounds 4
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - Officials in Russia say an explosion inside an elite military academy in the country's second-largest city has wounded four people. An unidentified explosive device went off e...
Apr 04, 2019
Mozambique cholera cases now above 1,400; vaccines arrive
BEIRA, Mozambique - Cholera cases in cyclone-hit Mozambique have risen above 1,400, government officials said Tuesday, as hundreds of thousands of vaccine doses arrived in an attempt to limit the rapi...
Apr 04, 2019
2020 by the numbers: Democratic candidates posting big stats
WASHINGTON - How many ways can you measure the first quarter of the year? For Democratic presidential candidates, it's 300-plus events, 26 states and hundreds of voter questions. The Iowa caucus is st...
Apr 04, 2019
Pope: Women have 'legitimate claims' for justice, equality
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis said in a document released Tuesday that women have "legitimate claims" to seek more equality in the Catholic Church, but he stopped short of endorsing recent calls from hi...
Apr 04, 2019
May: UK to seek further Brexit delay, try to break logjam
LONDON - With Britain racing toward a chaotic exit from the European Union within days, Prime Minister Theresa May veered away from the cliff-edge Tuesday, saying she would seek a further delay to Bre...
Apr 04, 2019
Algerian president steps down amid protests, army pressure
ALGIERS, Algeria - Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika stepped down on Tuesday after 20 years in office, and six weeks of massive nationwide protests aimed at pushing him and his much-criticized i...
Apr 04, 2019
'Pretend you have a cold': Pelosi advises Biden on women
WASHINGTON - As former Vice-President Joe Biden's camp scrambles to contain any political damage over his past behaviour with women, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has some words of advice: Keep your dist...
Apr 04, 2019