NewsAFP NewsGeorge H.W. Bush recovering in hospital: office
Former US President George H.W. Bush, admitted to the hospital shortly after the funeral of his beloved wife, has been moved out of intensive care, his office said on Wednesday. Bush, 93, is feeling "good" and focused on the Houston Rockets' Wednesday night National Basketball Association
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Philippines closing Boracay to tourists under high security
The Philippines is to shutter its most famous holiday island Boracay to tourists later Thursday for a six-month clean-up, which the government has imposed with a muscular show of its security forces. Assault-rifle wielding police were posted at entry points to the once-pristine island that has become
NewsAFP NewsPhilippines closing Boracay to tourists under high security
The Philippines is to shutter its most famous holiday island Boracay to tourists later Thursday for a six-month clean-up, which the government has imposed with a muscular show of its security forces. Assault-rifle wielding police were posted at entry points to the once-pristine island that has become
NewsReutersIn anti-Semitism row, Belgian PM slams honour for film-maker Loach
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgium's prime minister criticised one of the country's leading universities on Wednesday over its plan to honour British film director Ken Loach, following complaints that it has overlooked alleged anti-Semitism.
NewsReutersSyria donors fall short without US aid, warn of cruel end-game
International donors raised $4.4 billion in emergency aid for Syria and its neighbours this year on Wednesday, but the total fell well short of the U.N. target for 2018 after the United States failed to submit a pledge.
NewsAFP NewsProfits up at Facebook, no impact from privacy scandal
Facebook on Wednesday reported a sharp jump in profits in the past quarter, with gains in its user base and strong ad growth as the social network appeared to see no impact from a controversy on privacy. Profit in the first quarter of 2018 jumped 63 percent from a year ago to $5 billion, and total revenues
NewsAFP NewsMacron: Meeting Dalai Lama would spark 'crisis' with China
French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday rejected the prospect of meeting with the Dalai Lama, saying doing so without consulting Beijing first would trigger a "crisis" with China's government. Macron, speaking at a town hall with George Washington University students in the US capital
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Nassar Judge Speaks Out For The First Time Since Highly Publicized Sentencing
Rosemarie Aquilina, the judge who presided over the now-imprisoned former USA
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17 Children's Books That Promote Understanding Of Autism
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that about 1 in 68
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Missouri Senate Panel Considers Declaring Porn A Public Health Threat
A Missouri Senate committee is considering a resolution that would deem
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Broadway's batch of long plays
Some of the Broadway plays this season require an uncommon amount of attention. 'Angels in America' is eight hours. 'The Iceman Cometh' clocks in just under four. (April 25)
NewsAFP NewsTurkey hands jail sentences to journalists
A Turkish court on Wednesday convicted journalists from the opposition Cumhuriyet daily for helping outlawed "terrorist" organisations but editors remained defiant vowing their "honourable" journalism would not stop. Cumhuriyet -- which means simply "Republic" -- was set
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Handing Out Pills, Getting Drunk: New Allegations Surface Against Trump's VA Pick
Dr. Ronny Jackson, the White House physician nominated to be the next head of
EntertainmentReutersFleetwood Mac says Lindsey Buckingham split over tour dispute
The members of Fleetwood Mac on Wednesday said they parted ways with longtime guitarist Lindsey Buckingham, one of the rock group's most influential members, due to conflicts over their upcoming North American tour. The British-American band behind 1970s hits "Go Your Own Way" and "
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Attorney Arguing For Trump Travel Ban Calls Islam 'A Great Country'
Supporters of President Donald Trump's travel ban are probably hoping
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Now The Texas Governor Wants Blake Farenthold To Repay Your $84,000
WASHINGTON ― There's a John Cusack movie from the mid-1980s, "Better Off
EntertainmentReutersYeezy to Disney: Kanye West shatters year-long Twitter silence
Kanye West said on Wednesday that he had fired his manager and suggested he may run for U.S. president in a frenetic Twitter spree in which he promised four new albums and compared himself to Henry Ford and Walt Disney. The rapper and fashion designer, 40, who has emerged from a year's Twitter silence
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Iran detains British-Iranian academic - New York-based rights group
A British-Iranian academic was detained in Iran by the country's Revolutionary Guards in mid-April, the New York-based Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) reported on Wednesday. Britain's Foreign Office (FCO) said it was urgently seeking information from Iran about the reported arrest of
NewsReutersU.N. chief taps Swiss ambassador to Germany as Myanmar envoy - sources
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has tapped Switzerland's Ambassador to Germany, Christine Schraner Burgener, to be his special envoy on Myanmar, U.N. sources said on Wednesday. Myanmar has faced international criticism over a military crackdown that has sent nearly 700,000 minority
NewsAFP NewsGerman music award scrapped as national anti-Semitism row rages
Organisers of a major German music prize scrapped their main award Wednesday due to an anti-Semitism row as thousands of Germans rallied in solidarity with Jews after a spate of shocking hate crimes. A cascade of recent scandals, including the "Echo" prize-winning rap duo making light of Nazi
NewsReutersU.S. AG Sessions declines to comment on recusal on Trump lawyer Cohen
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Wednesday declined to say during a congressional hearing whether he would recuse himself from an investigation involving Michael Cohen, the personal lawyer for President Donald Trump, but said he continued to honour his recusal agreement for campaign-related issues
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Praising Adam Sandler
Adam Sandler's latest film 'The Week Of,' also starring Chris Rock, is about to hit Netflix. At the premiere, attendees and co-stars talked about the actor. (April 25)
NewsAFP NewsUniversal blasts off at CinemaCon with moon landing movie
Universal opened day three of CinemaCon Wednesday with a stunning first look at lunar landing drama "First Man," some superheroes that wouldn't get anywhere near a Marvel set and a whole lot of irritable dinosaurs. The studio kicked off with an extended look at Oscar-winning "La La
NewsAFP NewsKanye West, doubling down, voices 'love' of Trump
Rap superstar Kanye West doubled down Wednesday on his support for Donald Trump, tweeting his "love" for the president and flirting with his own political ambitions after his newfound conservatism raised eyebrows. A master of staying in the spotlight, West last week returned to Twitter --
