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Statue export ban hits at Pyongyang's soft power, hard cash
PYONGYANG, Korea, Democratic People’s Republic Of - With somewhere around 4,000 artists and staff, the Mansudae Art Studio, a huge complex of nondescript concrete buildings on a sprawling, walle...
Dec 27, 2016
Arson suspect arrested after China house fire kills 22
BEIJING - Authorities apprehended a man suspected of setting fire to a two-story house in eastern China early Sunday, killing 22 people, the official Xinhua News Agency reported. Investigators discove...
Jul 16, 2017
Self-described drug dealer calls 911, reports stolen cocaine
FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. - Calling 911 to report a stolen bag of cocaine probably wasn’t the best idea for a self-described Florida drug dealer. But Okaloosa Sheriff’s officials wrote on Fa...
Jul 19, 2017
Diamond earrings star at Christie's jewels auction in Geneva
GENEVA - Christie’s is kicking off the Geneva fall season of big-ticket jewelry auctions, headlining a pair of pear-shaped diamond earrings that are estimated to fetch 20 million to 30 million S...
Nov 15, 2016
Psychiatrist tells jurors accused Fredericton mass murderer had mental illness
FREDERICTON - A psychiatrist testifying at the Fredericton mass murder trial says the accused suffered from delusional disorder. Dr. Scott Woodside told jurors today that Matthew Raymond refused to ta...
Oct 23, 2020
The Latest: Victim's brother says death appropriate for Roof
CHARLESTON, S.C. - The Latest on the federal sentencing trial of convicted Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof (all times local): 5:45 p.m. The brother of a woman slain by Dylann Roof at Emanuel AME...
Jan 10, 2017
Wired glass will soon lose safety designation after reports of serious injuries
TORONTO - Wired glass, commonly used in schools, hospitals and offices across Canada, will soon lose its safety designation due to the high risk of serious injuries when broken. The Canadian General S...
Jan 31, 2017
Supreme Court allows full enforcement of Trump travel ban
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration to fully enforce a ban on travel to the United States by residents of six mostly Muslim countries. This is not a final ruling ...
Dec 04, 2017
Malawi burns 20,000 expired AstraZeneca doses despite pleas
Blantyre, Malawi (AP) - Malawi has burned nearly 20,000 doses of expired AstraZeneca vaccines, defying calls not to do so from the World Health Organization and the Africa Centers for Disease Control ...
May 19, 2021
Claudia Sheinbaum sworn in as 1st female president of Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Claudia Sheinbaum took the oath of office Tuesday as Mexico's first female president in more than 200 years of independence, promising to protect an expanded social safety net and o...
Oct 01, 2024