A win for the opposition would amount to a political earthquake in Malaysia, which has been governed by the same ruling coalition for decades Malaysia’s veteran ex-leader Mahathir Mohamad, 92, said Wednesday he was confident of victory as almost-complete results showed his opposition alliance with a strong lead in its fierce election battle against scandal-hit […]
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According to three studies published in the journalis Science and Nature, experts reported that horse domestication helped ancient Huns and Mongols supplant western “Indo-European” farmers in an incremental westward drive Horse domestication changed the face of Eurasia, helping ancient Huns and Mongols supplant western “Indo-European” farmers in an incremental westward drive that also brought Hepatitis […]
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May 9 (Reuters) – Ohio on Wednesday became the latest U.S. state to open its roads for testing self-driving vehicles, in a boost to a nascent industry that is facing heightened scrutiny over safety concerns. The self-driving vehicles should meet safety requirements and comply with Ohio’s traffic laws, Republican Governor John Kasich said in an […]
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YEREVAN, May 9 (Reuters) – Armenia’s newly elected Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on Wednesday he would meet Russian President Vladimir Putin next week on the sidelines of a summit of the Russia-led economic union summit in the Black Sea resort of Sochi. Opposition leader Pashinyan was elected prime minister by Armenia’s parliament on Tuesday, […]
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By Abdi Sheikh MOGADISHU, May 9 (Reuters) – An explosion killed at least five people and wounded 10 on Wednesday in a market for the stimulant leaf khat in southern Somalia, police and residents said, and al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab said it was behind the blast. The blast occurred in the busy market in the […]
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FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) – Three bikers were indicted on murder charges Wednesday stemming from a 2015 shooting involving police outside a restaurant in Waco, Texas, including a prominent member of the Bandidos motorcycle club. The indictment marks the first murder charges in the case and comes just eight days before the statute of limitations […]
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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) – A Brazilian politician is denying allegations he was involved in plotting the death of a fellow Rio de Janeiro city council member who was a prominent social activist. Councilman Marcello Siciliano told reporters on Wednesday that he had a good relationship with Marielle Franco, who was killed on March 14. […]
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The wunderkind CEO of Lonely Planet has departed, the company confirmed Wednesday, amid reports that the travel brand and guidebook publisher is up for sale. Daniel Houghton “has stepped away from Lonely Planet to take on a CEO role at another company,” Lonely Planet spokeswoman Natalie Nicolson confirmed by email. “The rest of the leadership […]
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – A federal judge is slashing $50 million in damages that a jury awarded neighbors of an industrial hog operation to punish a pork producer for intense smells, noise and other disturbances. U.S. District Judge W. Earl Britt ruled this week that North Carolina law required him to cut the size of […]
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Visitors to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park spent nearly $1 billion in nearby communities last year. The Knoxville News Sentinel reports an analysis conducted by U.S. government economists shows the spending in 2017 supported almost 14,000 local jobs and benefited communities within 60 miles (95 kilometers) of the mountains. The […]
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BERLIN (AP) – German authorities have deported a suspected Islamic State member to Tunisia, days after Germany’s highest court rejected his appeal. Hesse state Interior Minister Peter Beuth says the 37-year-old Tunisian, identified as Haikel S., was handed over to authorities in his homeland Wednesday. Beuth said he hoped the deportation would set a precedent […]
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Benin’s Sebastien Ajavon in March 2018 launched his own political party and made known he wants to stand at the next election that is expected in 2020 Benin opposition politician Sebastien Ajavon on Wednesday took the country’s government to court, demanding nearly $990 million in damages after a string of arrests and prosecutions. One of […]
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