Early data point to bubbly US holiday sales
Early data on the 2019 holiday shopping season released Thursday suggest Santa Claus was a bit more generous this year as he shifted more...
US proposes remote ID requirement for drones
US regulators on Thursday unveiled a proposal to require privately operated drones to use remote identification - a kind of electronic license plate -...
Brazil police probe attack on actors who made gay Jesus film
Rio de Janeiro police said on Thursday they are investigating a video by a far-right group that claimed to have carried out an attack...
Canada broadcaster explains missing Trump ‘Home Alone 2’ cameo
Canada's national public broadcaster confirmed Thursday it had cut out US President Donald Trump's cameo from the movie "Home Alone 2," but said after...
Plane crashes into house in Kazakhstan killing 14
At least 14 people died Friday when a passenger plane carrying 100 people crashed into a house shortly after takeoff from Kazakhstan's largest city,...
Israel’s Netanyahu wins ruling party leadership vote
Embattled Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared a "huge" victory Friday, after winning a leadership primary that ensures he will lead his right-wing Likud...
Ballooning dispute: America’s giant inflatable rats under attack
New Yorkers are used to seeing rats on the street but they are not always small, furry ones. Sometimes they are inflatable and taller...
Philippines’ Typhoon Phanfone toll jumps to 28
The death toll from Typhoon Phanfone's battering of the Philippines on Christmas Day has risen to 28, and will likely climb further, authorities said...
Asian stocks up after Xmas tech results cheer Wall Street
Many Asian markets rose in early trade on Friday following another strong lead from Wall Street where tech stocks won big with strong Christmas...
Peru McDonald’s fined $250,000 after worker deaths
Peruvian authorities on Thursday fined the local owner of a McDonald's franchise $250,000 for serious safety violations after two employees were electrocuted to death.
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