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Ethical dilemmas on Central America’s desolation row 2019-09-18 05:00:14Journalists covering migrants’ journeys face an acute moral predicament

Leading countries blocked from speaking at UN climate 2019-09-17 19:01:38Secretary-general takes tough line on select coal-supporting nations

Trudeau’s grand promises go missing in Canada election 2019-09-16 00:00:30Canadians head to next month’s poll dissatisfied with all their electoral options

EM central banks most dovish since financial crisis 2019-09-15 23:00:29Monetary authorities are reacting to faltering growth

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Somali Pirates Free Iranian Hostage Captured in 2015 2019-09-21 13:14:28The release of Mohammad Shariff Panahandeh means just three hostages remain in the custody of Somali pirates, according to the Hostage Support Partner

Tunisia Turns The Page on Ben Ali 2019-09-21 12:47:01The funeral of the former president took place in the Muslim holy city of Medina in Saudi Arabia on Saturday, an AFP photographer said

Could Smart Mirrors Get Consumers Offline and Into 2019-09-21 12:00:14With online shopping becoming more and more popular, traditional retail stores are doing everything they can to get shoppers to visit real stores. The

Solomons Recognized Beijing in Latest Diplomatic Blow to 2019-09-21 09:15:57Pacific island nation cites its 'development needs' in making switch with further isolates Taipei

Naftogaz Chief: Ukraine Can Still Supply Gas to 2019-09-21 08:32:58Kyiv's state-owned oil giant is seeking to recover any lost revenue from Russia if an impending January 1 deadline arrives without a deal

Hong Kong Protesters Burn Flag, Police Fire Pepper 2019-09-21 08:21:21Police accused protesters of spraying water at officers during the march by several thousand people in Tuen Mun in Hong Kong's northwest

More than 100 Arrested in Paris 'Yellow Vest' 2019-09-21 07:52:31Mmore than 7,000 police were deployed to quell any violence by the movement and its radical, anarchist 'black blocs'

Dozens Arrested in Egypt After Rare Anti-Sissi Protests 2019-09-21 07:23:05At least 74 were arrested overnight, a security source told AFP, with plain clothed police patrolling sidestreets of downtown Cairo

'I Want a Future': Global Youth Protests Urge 2019-09-21 06:54:49Young people afraid for their futures are protesting around the globe to implore leaders to tackle climate change

Relief and Rescues in Houston Area After Imelda 2019-09-21 05:38:59Emergency workers have used boats to rescue about 60 residents of a Houston-area community trapped in their homes by floodwaters following one of the

Bus With Chinese-Speaking Tourists Crashes in Utah; 4 2019-09-20 19:43:00Morning wreck near Bryce Canyon National Park leaves 12 to 15 people with 'very critical injuries'

23 States Sue Trump to Keep California's Auto 2019-09-20 19:17:39Since the 1970s, California has been permitted to set tougher rules because it has the most cars and struggles to meet air quality standards

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Amid increasing threat from climate change, New York 2019-09-20 16:51:12New York - a metropolis surrounded by water - is increasingly under threat from rising tides caused by climate change, with whole neighbourhoods ravag

NY Mayor De Blasio ends 2020 presidential bid 2019-09-20 08:26:58New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has ended his campaign for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination.

GoFundMe CEO: 'Somebody has to step in' 2019-09-20 06:30:49The US-based crowdfunding website GoFundMe has helped people collect millions for worthy causes around the world - but what about the ethics of a plat

Trudeau 'blackface' images compound allegations of racial insensitivity 2019-09-19 21:12:03Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in major political trouble just weeks before facing voters, tripped up by a penchant for poor jokes and dres

Pompeo's talks with Saudi leaders 2019-09-18 23:05:20"An act of war" - that's the conclusion of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, speaking about Saturday's attacks on Saudi oil facilities.

Trudeau 'brownface' scandal emerges a month before Canadian 2019-09-18 22:07:26Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, a fervent advocate of the multiculturalism integral to Canadian identity, apologized Wednesday for wearing br

Trump revokes California's right to set stricter car 2019-09-18 21:36:11President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that his administration is revoking California's authority to set auto mileage standards stricter than tho

Killings by police snipers on the rise in 2019-09-18 11:31:56Before being elected as the governor of Rio de Janeiro, Wilson Witzel spoke of his plans to use snipers to fight drug traffickers in the city's favel

The horrific reality of a psychiatric hospital in 2019-09-18 08:57:12It's one of the most devastating aspects of Venezuela's political and economic turmoil: the collapse of the public health system. Venezuela suffers

Ecuador's lawmakers vote against decriminalizing abortion for cases 2019-09-18 04:24:17Ecuador's National Assembly voted Tuesday against decriminalizing abortion in all cases of rape and for fetal malformation.

Venezuela releases key opposition lawmaker after four months 2019-09-18 03:00:02Venezuela has released key opposition figure Edgar Zambrano from jail, where he had been held since a failed uprising in May, Attorney General Tarek W

Teen activist Greta Thunberg tells US lawmakers to 2019-09-17 21:23:44Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg offered a blunt message to Congress on Tuesday as she brought her campaign for urgent action on climate change to the