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Cult of Gareth Southgate grows, England World Cup fever mounts
AFP, Published on 08/07/2018
» LONDON - England is basking in unexpected World Cup success as coach Gareth Southgate is elevated to national hero status, cathedral organs belt out football anthems and the country prepares to shut down for Wednesday's semi-final.
Danske Bank's money laundering scandal spinning faster
AFP, Published on 08/07/2018
» STOCKHOLM - Denmark, a Nordic kingdom not often associated with financial shenanigans, is facing a massive scandal with banking champion Danske Bank accused of helping to launder $8.3 billion through an Estonian subsidiary.
US farmers caught in trade war with China
AFP, Published on 08/07/2018
» HARVARD (UNITED STATES) - Terry Davidson expects to be farming long after the US-China trade tariffs that took effect Friday become a distant memory.
Business booming for plastic giants as change beckons
AFP, Published on 08/07/2018
» PARIS - It's the worst enemy of environmental campaigners, but people around the world use mountains of plastic every day and business is booming for manufacturers.
Turkey sacks 18,500 state employees in new decree
AFP, Published on 08/07/2018
» ANKARA: Turkish authorities ordered the dismissal of more than 18,500 state employees including police officers, soldiers and academics, in a decree published on Sunday.
Zimbabwe opposition chief eyes 'Obama effect' in historic poll
AFP, Published on 08/07/2018
» HARARE - Zimbabwe's main opposition leader and presidential hopeful Nelson Chamisa believes he will ride a wave of youthful optimism to election victory, emulating Barack Obama, Emmanuel Macron and Justin Trudeau.
Nicaragua's Ortega rules out early elections
AFP, Published on 08/07/2018
» MANAGUA - Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega on Saturday ruled out early elections as demanded by opposition protesters in the country where more than 220 have died in unrest since April.
UK police officer given all clear after Novichok tests
AFP, Published on 08/07/2018
» LONDON - A police officer was tested for possible exposure to the nerve agent Novichok in connection with the poisoning of a couple in southwest England on Saturday but was given the all clear, the local force said.
100 hot air balloons fly for Lithuania's 100th birthday
AFP, Published on 08/07/2018
» KAUNAS (LITHUANIA) - One hundred hot air balloons floated over Lithuania's second city of Kaunas on Saturday to mark 100 years of the Baltic state's independence.
Haiti suspends fuel price hike after arson, looting, gunfire
AFP, Published on 08/07/2018
» PORT-AU-PRINCE - Haiti's Prime Minister Jack Guy Lafontant on Saturday announced the suspension "until further notice" of a fuel price hike that triggered violent protests and left one dead in the Caribbean nation.