TORONTO – The Conservative Party of Canada has chosen Rona Ambrose as interim leader following Stephen Harper’s resounding election defeat…
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The Touch ID fingerprint sensor, launched as a signature feature of the iPhone 5s two years ago, is now embedded…
Read MoreHaiti officials shut down boys’ orphanage founded by US man amid molestation allegations
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Haitian authorities have shut down a boys’ orphanage founded by a U.S. citizen who has been targeted…
Read MoreObama: US ‘very seriously’ considering possibility bomb brought down Russian passenger jet in Sinai
President Obama said Thursday the U.S. is heavily weighing the possibility that a bomb brought down a Russian passenger jet…
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Hospital using bleach to control antibiotic-resistant bugs
As the infection-control czar of the Mount Sinai Health System in New York, Brian Koll often turns to federal and…
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Asia defense meeting fails to issue joint declaration as South China Sea tensions spill over
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Divisions within Asia over China’s claims in the disputed South China Sea spilled over Wednesday to…
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‘Hunger Games’ theme park coming to Atlanta
Fans of the “Hunger Games” series will soon be able to act out their own post-apocalyptic fantasies with the opening…
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UN chief: Climate summit success now rests with world leaders; Ban urges financing pledges
UNITED NATIONS – Key issues remaining ahead of a major climate summit in Paris this month “have proven too challenging…
Read MoreUN food security expert warns about impact of climate change on agriculture, malnutrition
GENEVA – A U.N. expert is warning that more extreme weather, higher temperatures, floods, droughts and rising sea levels linked…
Read MoreKosovo parliament ratifies agreement with EU; opposition boycotts voting
PRISTINA, Kosovo – Kosovo’s Parliament has voted overwhelmingly to ratify a stabilization and association agreement with the European Union, considered…
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