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‘End of combustion engine-powered car’: Volvo to go all electric from 2019
Geely-owned Volvo Car Group said on Wednesday all new models launched from 2019 will be fully electric or hybrids, spelling the eventual end to nearly a century of Volvos powered solely by the internal combustion engine. The Gothenburg-based company will continue to produce pure combustion-engine...
Brain Training Game May Help Improve Early Dementia
University of Cambridge researchers have developed a ‘brain training’ game that shows potential for improving the memory of patients in the very earliest stages of dementia. Researchers explain that amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI) has been described as the transitional stage between...
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Eurozone growth 'higher than previously thought'
LONDON (AP) -- A closely watched survey shows that economic growth across the 19-country eurozone was even higher than previously thought during...
Gold rises as North Korea missile launch boosts safe-haven appeal
By Zandi Shabalala LONDON (Reuters) - Gold prices rebounded from seven-week lows on Tuesday after North Korea fired a missile into Japanese waters, raising geopolitical tensions and boosting bullion's safe-haven appeal. North Korea said it successfully test-launched an intercontinental ballistic...
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Tiger Woods says he has completed intensive program
Tiger Woods?tweeted Monday that he has completed treatment after saying in June that he was getting "professional help" to deal with...
Haiti could stem cholera epidemic by end 2018 - health officials
Haiti could stem its seven-year-long cholera epidemic by the end of 2018 as the number of reported cases has dropped sharply, government and United Nations officials said. The health ministry said Haiti has had about 7,400 suspected new cholera cases since the start of the year, compared with almost...
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Don't judge me, pleads Tipsarevic
Serbia's Janko Tipsarevic quit his Wimbledon first round match after just 15 minutes on Tuesday but insisted players who pocket prize money for such brief encounters should not be judged. The 33-year-old was 5-0 down to Jared Donaldson when he quit with a leg injury, becoming the sixth man to retire...
Kerber passes first test
The scoreline would suggest it was a routine victory for last year’s finalist however her nimble opponent contributed to an exciting duel. Kerber looked to have the measure of her American rival in the opening stages but Falconi, who has never won a match at the All England Club, soon began to...
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Messi set for bumper new deal at Barcelona - reports
Barcelona forward Lionel Messi is set to sign a new contract to keep him at the La Liga club until 2021 with the option of a further one-year extension, according to media reports in Spain and Britain. The five-times Ballon d'Or winner has been at Barcelona for close to two decades, rising through...
West Indies recall Chris Gayle for one-off T20I vs India at Jamaica
West Indies recalled Chris Gayle for the first time since he helped the Caribbean side in winning the ICC World T20 2016 last year, for the one-off T20 against India on July 9. Apart from Gayle, the Caribbean side has also sought the services of Sunil Narine and Kieron Pollard. While Narine had...
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Breaking the Silence in the World Capital of Female Genital Mutilation
Breaking the Silence in the World Capital of Female Genital Mutilation
(CNN)One of the few positives for U.S. women and girls in recent years has been the increased awareness of female genital mutilation (FGM) as an urgent issue which affects over half a million people on American soil. The...
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Trump's long list of disagreements with G20 nations
Trump's long list of disagreements with G20 nations
(CNN)US President Donald Trump's policies and statements have ruffled the feathers of many world leaders since he took office. On Friday, leaders from the world's biggest economies will meet at the G20 summit in Hamburg,...
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From Bully Pulpit To Twitter Pulpit, Why President Trump Has 33 Million Followers
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling It was President Theodore Roosevelt who first called the White House “a bully pulpit,” a great stage for someone to use in order to forcefully push their domestic agenda or...
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Kim Jong-un saw the opportunity for maximum mischief offered by the most auspicious date in US history to launch a missile, literally and verbally...
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ISIS will lose Mosul and Raqqa. What happens next?
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Want smart analysis of the most important news in your inbox every weekday along with other global reads, interesting ideas and opinions to know? Sign up for the Today's WorldView newsletter. The jihadists of the Islamic...
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Iraq war: judge to review Tony Blair prosecution ban
Iraq war: judge to review Tony Blair prosecution ban
Private criminal prosecution against former PM was blocked last year by courts giving Blair immunity against criminal charges...
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Hundreds of militants got in with migrants: Germany
Hundreds of militants got in with migrants: Germany
(MENAFN - Gulf Times) Germany should brace for further attacks given growing numbers of potential Islamist militants, top security officials warned yesterday,...
Widow goes after US$8m that Canada will give ex-Guantanamo prisoner who killed her husband
Widow goes after US$8m that Canada will give ex-Guantanamo prisoner who killed her husband
The lawyer for the widow of an American soldier killed in Afghanistan said Tuesday they have filed an application so that any money paid by the Canadian...
UN: More than 7 Million Children Displaced in West, Central Africa Every Year
UN: More than 7 Million Children Displaced in West, Central Africa Every Year
More than 7 million children in West and Central Africa are displaced every year, the United Nations children's agency said in a report released Wednesday. Lack...
German watchdog warns of Russian cyberattacks before poll
German watchdog warns of Russian cyberattacks before poll
Berlin — The German domestic security watchdog warned on Tuesday that the country’s political system was likely to face cyberattacks from Russia in the run-up...
Boko Haram slaughters Niger villagers, kidnaps 37 women in cross-border raid
Boko Haram slaughters Niger villagers, kidnaps 37 women in cross-border raid
Around forty women have been taken hostage after Boko Haram militants carried out a gruesome cross-border raid on a village in Niger. Security forces have...
Chicago Will Make Future Plans A Requirement For High School Graduation
Chicago Will Make Future Plans A Requirement For High School Graduation
In order to graduate from a public high school in Chicago, students will soon need a new requirement: they must either show they've secured a job, received a...
Taiwan's First Undersea Mailbox Opens In Popular Dive Spot
Taiwan's First Undersea Mailbox Opens In Popular Dive Spot
Taiwan’s first underwater mailbox opened for business on Monday off Penghu County, with county officials saying they hope the facility would not only attract...
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A Wisconsin Republican Looks Back With Regret at His Party's Voter Suppression Tactics
A Wisconsin Republican Looks Back With Regret at His Party's Voter Suppression Tactics
"Even seemingly small impacts can have great consequences." Dale Schultz, a Republican, served in...
Naomi Klein: This Is How Democrats Can Win Back Congress and the White House
Naomi Klein: This Is How Democrats Can Win Back Congress and the White House
The award-winning author pleads her case in a wide-ranging new interview. Since Donald Trump's...
Trump Fans Throw a Conniption Fit After NPR Tweets out the Declaration of Independence
Trump Fans Throw a Conniption Fit After NPR Tweets out the Declaration of Independence
Backers accused "Morning Edition" of inciting a revolution. You can't make this up. For 29 years,...
Indiana GOP's Call for 'Obamacare Horror Stories' Backfires Spectacularly
Indiana GOP's Call for 'Obamacare Horror Stories' Backfires Spectacularly
"The only horror story is that Republicans might take it away." The Indiana Republican Party got...
Eritrea: Anecdotes of indefinite anarchy
Eritrea: Anecdotes of indefinite anarchy
A pastiche of daily encounters illuminating the disfigured Dadaist reality of present-day Eritrea....
That puppy in the window may have come from a bad breeder
That puppy in the window may have come from a bad breeder
Puppy mills pose one of the most vexing issues in animal welfare. They are essentially factory...
