NewsReutersNine dead, 16 hurt by van ploughing over Toronto sidewalk - police
A white Ryder rental van killed nine people and injured 16 when its driver ploughed through a busy Toronto sidewalk on a sunny Monday afternoon, police said. Toronto Deputy Chief Peter Yuen provided the casualty toll at a news conference. The incident occurred just before 1:30 p.m. (1730 GMT) as large
NewsAFP NewsGoogle parent Alphabet profit leaps on ad growth
Google parent Alphabet on Monday reported a surge in quarterly profits, lifted by strong growth in the digital advertising segment it dominates along with Facebook. Profit in the first three months of 2018 soared more than 70 percent from a year to $9.4 billion, Alphabet said in an earnings report that
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Dating App Transdr Aims To Be A Tinder Alternative For Trans People
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NewsMexico's second-placed presidential candidate boosted by TV debate - poll
The second-placed contender in Mexico's presidential race won the opening televised debate of the campaign on Sunday night, a telephone survey found, after the front-runner came under relentless attack from competitors. Tapping into discontent with the ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI
NewsReutersWaffle House shooting suspect arrested by Nashville police
Nashville police on Monday arrested the suspect in the weekend killing of four people at a Waffle House restaurant, ending a manhunt that began when the gunman ran naked from the scene into nearby woods, authorities said. Photos posted online by police showed Travis Reinking, a 29-year-old construction
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24 Geometric Accent Tables That'll Energize Any Dull Space
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NewsReutersVenezuela vote rivals launch campaigns with gifts, promises of change
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro kicked off his presidential campaign giving away trash trucks and tractors while challenger Henri Falcon laid out plans to de-politicize state oil company PDVSA and dollarise an ailing economy. More than 80 executives at PDVSA, or Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A
NewsAFP NewsOrtega and Murillo: Nicaragua's canny power couple
One is a former guerrilla and admirer of Fidel Castro, the other an eccentric poetess and self-described mother of the nation: together Daniel Ortega and his wife Rosario Murillo run Nicaragua with an iron-like grip. In power for 11 years, Ortega is now facing the biggest wave of unrest of his presidency
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First-Ever Lynching Memorial Forces America To Reckon With Its Brutal Past
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NewsAFP NewsErdogan blasts opposition for bolstering new party
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday hit out at plans by the main opposition party to bolster Turkey's newest party and enable it to take part in snap presidential and parliamentary elections in June. There had been concerns that the Iyi ("Good") Party, which until now had only 5 MPs
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The Bride With The Golden Arm
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TechReutersGoogle parent Alphabet profit beats despite privacy concerns
By Paresh Dave and Arjun Panchadar SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google owner Alphabet Inc reported first-quarter sales and profit Monday that topped financial analysts' estimates as it achieved better pricing on ads and saw unrealized income from startup investments, sending its shares up about 1
NewsAFP NewsVan runs over Toronto pedestrians, several feared dead
A man plowed a white rental van into a crowd of pedestrians in the center of Canada's biggest city Toronto on Monday, police said, with several people feared dead. Television images showed the man and a police officer facing off, their guns drawn. "Update: unknown of extent of injuries, possible
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Colin Kaepernick Decries 'Dehumanizing Norms' That Allow For Black Oppression
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NewsAFP NewsOver a year into presidency, Trump hosts first state dinner
US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump hold their first state dinner on Tuesday, hosting the leader of America's oldest ally for a glittering event at the White House. French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte, will be the guests of honor at the dinner in the State
NewsAFP NewsWorld's first penis, scrotum transplant done in US
Doctors at Johns Hopkins University said Monday they have performed the world's first total penis and scrotum transplant on a US military serviceman who was wounded in Afghanistan. The 14-hour operation took place on March 26, and was performed by a team of nine plastic surgeons and two urologic
NewsReutersFrance's Macron visits Trump as Iran nuclear deal hangs in balance
French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Washington on Monday for a state visit likely to be dominated by differences with the United States over trade and the nuclear accord with Iran. As Macron headed west, the Iranian government urged European leaders to convince U.S. President Donald Trump not
NewsReutersFrance's Macron visits Trump as Iran nuclear deal hangs in balance
French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Washington on Monday for a state visit likely to be dominated by differences with the United States over trade and the nuclear accord with Iran. As Macron headed west, the Iranian government urged European leaders to convince U.S. President Donald Trump not
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Pope Francis Buys Gelato For Rome's Poor And Homeless
Pope Francis had a sweet treat ready on Monday for Rome's poor and homeless
NewsReutersG7 foreign ministers unite in condemning Russian behaviour
Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven leading industrialized nations on Monday united to condemn Russia for behaviour that they said undermined international laws, and called on Moscow to help resolve the conflict in Syria. The ministers agreed to create a working group to study Russia's "
NewsAFP NewsUK Govt to offer Windrush generation free citizenship
The UK government said Monday that emigrants to Britain decades ago who have been wrongly targeted over their immigration statuses will be eligible for free citizenship, as it tries to contain the continuing crisis. Interior Minister Amber Rudd announced members of the so-called Windrush generation
NewsAFP NewsVan runs over Toronto pedestrians, up to 10 hurt: police
A man drove a white rental van into a crowd of pedestrians in the center of Canada's biggest city Toronto on Monday, injuring as many as 10 people, police said. Canadian media reported at least four fatalities, but that was not yet confirmed by police. "Update: unknown of extent of injuries
NewsReutersSouth Korea switches off propaganda broadcasts, Moon upbeat on North Korea nuclear halt
South Korea on Monday halted the propaganda broadcasts it blares across the border with North Korea, aiming to set a positive tone ahead of the first summit in a decade between their leaders as the U.S. president cautioned the nuclear crisis was far from resolved. North Korea said on Saturday it would
NewsReutersTrump says may tie Mexican immigration control to NAFTA
President Donald Trump threatened to make Mexican immigration control a condition of a new NAFTA agreement on Monday, saying the southern U.S. neighbour must stop illegal immigrants from getting into the United States. "Mexico, whose laws on immigration are very tough, must stop people from going
