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Stuck on his way to Sunday prayer: Pope Francis trapped in a lift - 09/01/2019

ROME (dpa)- The faithful in Rome had to wait almost half an hour on Sunday for Pope Francis to lead the traditional Angelus prayer as the head of the Catholic Church was stuck in a Vatican lift. "I...

Democrats call for full probe of US Justice Department's Epstein deal - 09/01/2019

Miami (tca/dpa) - Democratic members of Congress requested Friday that US Attorney General William Barr order an investigation into his own department's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case, focusing...

Reports: RFK assassin Sirhan Sirhan stabbed at prison in San Diego - 08/31/2019

San Diego (tca/dpa) - Sirhan Sirhan, who is serving a life sentence in the 1968 assassination of Robert F. Kennedy, was reportedly stabbed Friday afternoon in a San Diego-area prison. TMZ and...

Water-scarce Jordan eyes desalination as many struggle with shortages - 08/31/2019

AMMAN, Nehal El-Sherif (dpa)- Already one of the most water-scarce countries, Jordan is struggling to keep up with increased demand, water misuse, a refugee influx and climate change. Frustrated...

Yemen's separatists advance against government forces amid strikes - 08/29/2019

Sana'a- By Amal al-Yarisi, – Yemen's southern separatists regained areas on Thursday that they had lost to government forces the day before, amid airstrikes that have reportedly targeted...

Rhino egg harvesting gives conservationists hope - 08/23/2019

JOHANNESBURG (dpa)- Eggs from the last two northern white rhinos on Earth have been successfully harvested in an effort to save the species from extinction, scientists in Kenya said in a statement on...

Bolsonaro steps up action as EU says Amazon fires are global issue - 08/23/2019

BOGOTA/BERLIN, dpa correspondents (dpa)– Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said Friday he was considering sending the army to help fight wildfires raging in the Amazon region as EU leaders warned...

Syrian Kurds hand over four Islamic State children to Germany - 08/19/2019

BEIRUT/BERLIN, Weedah Hamzah (dpa)- The Kurdish-led autonomous administration in north-eastern Syria on Monday handed over to Germany four children whose parents were Islamic State fighters, Kurdish...

Sixty-three killed in Islamic State bombing of wedding in Kabul - 08/18/2019

KABUL, Mohammad Jawad and Ramadan Al-Fatash (dpa)- The Islamic State terrorist group claimed responsibility on Sunday for a suicide bombing at a wedding ceremony in Afghanistan's capital Kabul that...

UN: At 70 million, highest number of refugees worldwide since WWII - 08/18/2019

BERLIN (dpa)- The number of refugees in the world has hit a record of 70 million, the highest figure since World War II, according to the United Nations. People are fleeing war, persecution and the...
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