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Burkini ban backed in France, dismissed in Italy

[2016-08-18 07:47]

France's Socialist prime minister is expressing support for local bans of burkinis, saying the swimwear is based on the "enslavement of women" and therefore incompatible with French values.

California wildfire drives over 80,000 from their homes

[2016-08-18 07:47]

It tore through canyons and flew over ridges in every direction with astonishing speed, sending flames 25 meters skyward and forcing tens of thousands to flee their homes.

Rousseff offers vote if restored to power

[2016-08-18 07:47]

Suspended President Dilma Rousseff made a last-ditch effort on Tuesday to avoid impeachment, telling Brazilian lawmakers she would let voters decide if they want an early presidential election if she is restored to power.

Ancient archery finds mark in modern world

[2016-08-17 08:05]

After decades of decline, a revival in the sport is underway

Berlin goes vegan with 'butcher' shops and singles' nights

[2016-08-17 08:05]

Long the European capital of techno-driven nightlife, fastidious hipsterdom and low-cost party weekends, Berlin is adding another string to its bow as a vegan haven.

11 killed at hospital in coalition strike

[2016-08-17 08:05]

Military forces led by Saudi Arabia blamed for the attack and now said to be investigating

Elephant that traveled 1,700 km from India to Bangladesh dies

[2016-08-17 08:05]

An elephant thought to have traveled at least 1,700 kilometers from India into Bangladesh after becoming separated from its herd by floods died on Tuesday despite last-ditch efforts to save him.

Pesticide in Zika fight worries Miami

[2016-08-17 08:05]

People at the epicenter of America's first homegrown outbreak of the Zika virus are worried that one of the weapons being used to fight it amounts to a cannon rather than a fly swatter.

Bunbury to sell excess power to neighbors

[2016-08-17 08:05]

Australians with solar panels will be allowed to sell excess power to each other under a world-first regional program.

Four years after Marikana massacre, little has changed

[2016-08-17 08:05]

Mohlaudi Mohlaudi's salary may have more than doubled in the four years since 34 of his fellow miners were killed by South African police during a strike in Marikana, but he still lives in squalor.

Britons eye ancestry, love to secure post-Brexit rights

[2016-08-17 08:05]

Nearly 10 percent of British people have claims to Irish citizenship

Seven dead, 30,000 rescued in record Louisiana floods

[2016-08-17 08:05]

Louisiana faced epic flooding on Monday, with seven people killed and thousands evacuated to emergency shelters after waterways in the southern part of the state overflowed their banks.

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