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Morocco Switches Off Lights for Earth Hour on Saturday

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President Trump Begrudgingly Signs Spending Bill After Veto Threat

He told reporters he "looked very seriously at the veto; I was thinking about doing the veto". Additionally, the bill does not include a codification of the D...

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Singhvi, four TMC candidates win from West Bengal

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Cambridge Analytica claims audit will confirm it deleted Facebook data

Cambridge Analytica says it's commissioning a third-party audit to prove that it deleted the trove of data about Facebook users that has embroiled the data a...

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RS victory soothes Yogi's bruised ego, SP-BSP may huddle closer now

The BSP's Bhimrao Ambedkar received 32 votes, four less than he needed to defeat the 10th victor, Anil Agrawal of the BJP, who won 35 votes. In a hurriedly ca...

US House panel formally asks Facebook's Zuckerberg to testify on user data

Facebook is in the data business. This coverage also led to Facebook's shares plunging and it being stripped off nearly $50 billion of its market cap overnight....

BJP avenges by-poll defeat, wins UP Rajya Sabha cliffhanger

Seven union ministers including Ravi Shankar Prasad and Prakash Javadekar were among the elected candidates. Telangana: Four candidates will test their ...

Oasis Petroleum Inc. (OAS) sticks nearly 3.50% in last 5 trades

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United Kingdom and Russian Federation remain at loggerheads over Skripal affair

Mr Sergei Skripal , 66, and his daughter Yulia, 33, have been in hospital in a critical condition since March 4 when they were found unconscious on a bench out...

When do the clocks go forward in 2018? Tonight

Everyone will ask each other and themselves this question tonight: "Are the clocks going forward or back?". British Summer Time (BST) will start in the earl...

Venezuela to knock three zeros off currency amid hyperinflation

The move does not affect the bolivar's value. The move illustrates the collapse of the bolivar, which has fallen 99.99 per cent against the USA dollar on the ...

Expelled Russian Diplomats Leave UK after Spy Attack

A number of member states are considering following Britain's lead and expelling Russian intelligence agents posing as diplomats, with German Chancellor Angela ...

Former Cambridge Analytica insider says firm worked for pro-Brexit group

Kaiser, who acted as a spokeswoman for Cambridge Analytica before and after the 2016 referendum, said she was ordered by the company to deny the firm was involv...

Erdogan, Macron talk about Afrin op. over phone

Months after the attack, Hamparian offered powerful testimony before the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe , calling for a clear and decisive US r...

China says ready to defend its interests in U.S. trade spat

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In Sacramento, Protesters Shut Down Freeway And Block Entrance To Kings Game

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China vows to fight United States sanctions over alleged technology theft

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Calif. Residents Ordered to Evacuate Due to Threat of Heavy Rain, Mudslides

Record rainfall was recorded in five spots including Santa Barbara, Palmdale and Oxnard, where almost 1.8 inches (4.5 centimeters) of rain had fallen by Wednesd...

China may hike tariffs on U.S. pork, aluminum, other goods

It gave no indication of a possible response but a foreign ministry spokeswoman said Beijing was "fully prepared to defend" its interests. But all that foreig...

Nationwide protests in Poland against move to restrict abortion

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Lalu Yadav sentenced to 7 years of jail in 4th Fodder Scam

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TDP Decision To Quit Alliance Unfortunate, Unilateral: Amit Shah To Chandrababu Naidu

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Kerala ISIS recruitment: NIA sentenced Yasmin Mohammed to 7 years rigorous imprisonment

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Minor set on fire after alleged gangrape in Assam

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Congress wins 3 seats, BJP 1 in Karnataka Rajya Sabha polls

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GOP calls session after court ruling on special elections

Frank Lasee, whose seat has been under Republican control for the past 40 years, and Rep. Keith Ripp, who had been in his rural seat north of Madison since 20...

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Taoiseach urges United Kingdom to stay close to European Union after Brexit

The Taoiseach said: "The UK has chose to leave the EU". The draft provides for a "common regulatory area" to be established in Northern Ireland if the United Ki...

Peruvian president offers resignation amid political turmoil

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Judge won't dismiss 'Apprentice' contestant suit vs. Donald Trump

This ruling may complicate matters regarding the president's effort to dismiss other allegations against him, including a reported $130,000 payment to adult fil...