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Elvis fans prepare for Graceland vigil to mark 40 years since death of 'the King'

[2017-08-14 08:46]

MEMPHIS, Tennessee - Elvis Presley, the United States icon and king of rock 'n' roll, transformed popular culture, sold over a billion records and is idolized as ever on the 40th anniversary of his tragic death.

Cote d'Ivoire's war of the beers turns bitter

[2017-08-14 08:46]

ABIDJAN, Cote d'Ivoire - "In our house, the beer is Bock!" boasts the familiar slogan for the lager that is Cote d'Ivoire's market leader, brewed by Solibra.

German NGO halts migrant rescue operations after aid group stands down

[2017-08-14 08:46]

BERLIN - The German aid group Sea Eye on Sunday said it was suspending its migrant rescue operations in the Mediterranean, citing security concerns after Libya barred foreign vessels from a stretch of water off its coast.

Estonia offers Brexit loophole

[2017-08-14 08:46]

TALLINN, Estonia - As Brits brace for the upheaval that Brexit could bring, some are turning to Estonia's e-residency digital ID program to keep doing business across the European Union.

Europe seeks to crack damaging egg scandal

[2017-08-12 09:12]

BRUSSELS - The European Union will call an emergency meeting of ministers over insecticide-tainted eggs, European Health Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis said on Friday, appealing for an end to "blaming and shaming" over the scandal.

Hottest year not warmly welcomed

[2017-08-12 09:12]

WASHINGTON - The Earth set a series of dire records in 2016, including for the hottest year in modern times, highest sea level and most heat-trapping gases ever emitted, a global climate report said on Thursday.

Bollywood tackles toilet tribulations

[2017-08-12 09:12]

MUMBAI - Bollywood may be famous for its blingy song and dance numbers, but a new movie released on Friday deals with a distinctly less glamorous subject - India's chronic lack of toilets.

Ospreys aircraft OKed despite crash

[2017-08-12 09:12]

TOKYO - Japan said on Friday it would allow Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft to continue to operate in the country, accepting US assurances that the flights are safe following a fatal crash off Australia.

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[2017-08-12 09:12]

Baltimore cease-fire brings glimmer of hope

[2017-08-12 09:12]

BALTIMORE, Maryland - Erricka Bridgeford points out the intersection where her cousin was shot dead in 2015, an all-too-familiar tragedy in gang-wracked Baltimore, one of the most violent cities in the United States.

Moon to spoil meteor show

[2017-08-12 09:12]

PARIS - A bright moon will outshine the annual Perseids meteor shower, which will peak Saturday with only one-fifth the usual number of shooting stars visible from Earth, astronomers said.

Pig gene editing provides organs safe for humans

[2017-08-12 09:12]

WASHINGTON - Scientists seeking to make pig organs safe enough to transplant into humans have used gene-editing technology to clone piglets that lack a potentially dangerous retrovirus, according to a study released on Thursday.

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