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King declares 'love' for all, calls Thailand 'land of compromise'
AFP, Published on 02/11/2020
» His Majesty the King called Thailand the "land of compromise" in unprecedented comments on Sunday, during which the once-unapproachable monarch declared "love" for all Thais after months of protests calling for reform to the monarchy.
More arrests as French Catholics pray in shadow of attack in Nice
AFP, Published on 02/11/2020
» NICE, France: French Catholics on Sunday celebrated the All Saints religious festival under heavy security, as police made two new arrests over an attack on a church in the southern city of Nice blamed on an Islamist knifeman.
Peru's Machu Picchu reopens after Covid lockdown
AFP, Published on 02/11/2020
» MACHU PICCHU (PERú) - The Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, the crown jewel of Peru's tourist sites, reopens Sunday after a nearly eight-month lockdown due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Canada sword attacker kills two in Halloween rampage
AFP, Published on 02/11/2020
» QUEBEC CITY - The sword-wielding attacker dressed in medieval costume who killed two people and injured five others in a Halloween rampage in Quebec City was "not associated with a terrorist group," Canadian police said Sunday.
King declares 'love' for all
AFP, Published on 02/11/2020
» His Majesty the King called Thailand the "land of compromise" on Sunday, and declared "love" for all Thais after months of protests calling for reform of the monarchy.
Bad Romance: Lady Gaga in Twitter feud with Trump campaign
AFP, Published on 02/11/2020
» WASHINGTON - Music superstar Lady Gaga got into an unlikely Twitter feud Sunday with President Donald Trump's reelection campaign after they accused her of being anti-fracking.
'Cristiano is back': Ronaldo returns with double in Juventus win
AFP, Published on 02/11/2020
» MILAN - Cristiano Ronaldo came off the bench to score a brace on his return from coronavirus as Juventus got back to winning ways in Serie A with a 4-1 victory against promoted Spezia on Sunday.
No home comforts for Man Utd in Arsenal defeat, Bale send Spurs second
AFP, Published on 02/11/2020
» LONDON - Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang condemned Manchester United to fresh misery at Old Trafford as his penalty clinched a 1-0 win for Arsenal, while Gareth Bale was the match winner with his first goal since returning to Tottenham in a 2-1 win over Brighton on Sunday.
Fines, pandemic slash Westpac profit 66%
AFP, Published on 02/11/2020
» SYDNEY - Australia's Westpac bank suffered a 66 percent plunge in net profits in fiscal 2020, hammered by the coronavirus economic downturn and a record fine for breaches of money-laundering laws, it said Monday.
Biden condemns Trump fans allegedly harassing campaign bus
AFP, Published on 02/11/2020
» WASHINGTON - Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Sunday denounced the alleged harassment of one of his campaign buses by Donald Trump supporters on a Texas highway, in an incident the FBI confirmed it is investigating.