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Over 1,900 killed in 'chilling' Philippines war on drugs

More than 1,900 people, or about 36 per day, have been killed in a violent campaign against drugs in the Philippines since President Rodrigo Duterte came to office seven weeks ago, the country’s...

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‘You’ve got to be a buyer’ of biotech: Technician

Biotech’s rally has excited investors and led one technician to reaffirm the sector as one that’s worth to buy. Jonathan Krinsky, chief market technician at MKM Partners, took a look at the biotech...

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Is time running out for Switzerland’s luxury watch sales?

Gianluca Colla I Bloomberg via Getty Images An employee assembles a Hublot wristwatch case at the company’s headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, Is time being called on the watch industry as a reliable...

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Boko Haram leader fatally wounded in 'spectacular' air raid, Nigeria says

Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau is believed to have been fatally wounded in an airstrike while he was praying in a forest stronghold in northeast Nigeria, the military said Tuesday. A statement...

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Barack Obama goes to Baton Rouge, La., to tour flood damage

U.S. President Barack Obama is scheduled to visit Baton Rouge today to tour some flood-ravaged areas of Louisiana and meet with local officials. Last weekend, the state continued to recover from the...

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Check out the 1st web page, which went public 25 years ago today

What did web pages look like 25 years ago? Well, 25 years ago today, there was only one that the public could see – the very first. And it wasn’t much more than a few pages of text with some...

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Jennifer Lawrence tops Forbes list of highest-paid actresses

Jennifer Lawrence is a girl on fire — at least monetarily speaking. The actress topped Forbes magazine’s list of the world’s highest-paid actresses for the second straight year, banking $46 million...

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'This is not a photo-op': Obama's Louisiana response a delicate act in...

There was an echo of history this week in Louisiana as floodwaters continued to recede in the state’s southern parishes. Nearly 11 years ago, a photographer captured former president George W. Bush...

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Donald Trump intensified attacks on the Clinton Foundation

Ty Wright | Bloomberg | Getty Images Donald Trump, 2016 Republican presidential nominee, speaks during a campaign rally at the Erie Insurance Arena in Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S., on Friday, Aug. 12,...

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On the eve of Rousseff impeachment trial, PR war waged over former Brazilian...

In an abandoned music hall, in the dark, about 20 people live in tents amid old beer cans, artists posters and other detritus of concerts past. They’ve been here since the beginning of August, since...

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Behind the private jet journey of Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin

Getty Images Long-time aide to Democratic presidential candidate and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Huma Abedin (L), looks on as Clinton testifies before the House Select Committee on...

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6.8 magnitude earthquake strikes central Burma

The quake in Burma, also known as Myanmar, could be felt as far away as eastern India. Here, workers in Calcutta who felt the shaking wait to return to their offices. (Bikas Das/Associated Press) An...

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Donald Trump used campaign funds to buy his own book: Report

Brendan McDermid | Reuters Donald Trump holds up a copy of his new book “Crippled America” at news conference to promote the book in Manhattan, November 3, 2015. Donald Trump used campaign funds to...

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World's largest aircraft damaged in test flight crash landing

A man watches from a lorry as the Airlander 10 hybrid airship makes its maiden flight at Cardington Airfield in Britain, August 17, 2016. The airship was damaged during a crash landing today during...

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French man shouts 'Allahu akbar,' stabs British woman to death in Australia

A French man shouting the Arabic phrase “Allahu akbar” stabbed a British woman to death and wounded two men in an attack at a hostel in northeast Australia, police said Wednesday. The 29-year-old...

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Brexit advocate Farage will appear with Trump in Mississippi

Getty Images Nigel Farage speaks at a Grassroots Out! campaign rally at the Mercure Bristol Grand Hotel on June 4, 2016 in Bristol, England. A Trump campaign spokeswoman did not immediately respond to...

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Attack underway at American University of Afghanistan

The American University of Afghanistan came under militant attack on Wednesday, according to an Associated Press photographer who was in class at the time. Massoud Hossaini said he was in a classroom...

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