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PoliticsHuffPostEric Trump Gets Taken To School Over Economic Growth Boast
Eric Trump earned derision on Twitter Thursday for an out of context boastabout the growth of the U.
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Ruling party workers killed in Kashmir
Three young workers of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party have been shot dead by militants in India-administered Kashmir.
SportAgence-France Presse'Cried myself to sleep' - ex-Aussie rugby international comes out as gay
Former forward Dan Palmer became the first Australian rugby international to come out as gay on Friday, saying he wanted to speak out after homophobic comments from sacked star Israel Folau.
NewsAgence-France PresseGay couples tie knot for first time at Taiwan military wedding
Waving rainbow flags and shedding tears of joy, two Taiwanese same-sex couples tied the knot on Friday at a mass wedding hosted by the military in another landmark for Asia's LGBT community.
NewsAgence-France PresseNew Zealanders back euthanasia - early poll results
New Zealanders have voted overwhelmingly to legalise euthanasia in what supporters said was a victory for "choice" and "dignity", preliminary referendum results released Friday showed.
NewsAgence-France PresseBolivia parliament recommends charges against ex-interim president
Bolivia's outgoing parliament on Thursday approved a motion recommending that ex-interim president Jeanine Anez and her ministers face justice for responsibility over last year's unrest which left around 30 people dead.
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Six dead in US from Hurricane Zeta
Hurricane Zeta has slammed into the Gulf Coast of the US, killing at least six people and leaving more than two million people without power.
NewsHuffPostScientists Say Covid-19 May Become 'Endemic'. Here's What That Means
The coronavirus outbreak was first referred to as an epidemic, then apandemic.
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Priest murder probe halted in El Salvador
Senior figures in El Salvador suspected of links to the 1989 killing of six Jesuit priests should not be investigated, the country's Supreme Court has ruled.
NewsAgence-France PressePolitician who led Australia virus lockdown finally takes day off
For 120 days straight, Victoria state Premier Daniel Andrews has faced the cameras to tell anxious residents how his government was battling Australia's worst coronavirus outbreak.
SportAgence-France PresseBarcelona, Nagelsmann, Sassuolo - what to look out for in Europe this weekend
Barcelona look to build on a morale-boosting midweek win in the Champions League, while Napoli meet a Serie A surprise package and record-breaking Ajax may fancy their chances of another big victory.
NewsAgence-France PresseFive things to know about Moldova
The ex-Soviet country of Moldova, which holds a presidential election on Sunday, is landlocked between EU member Romania, with which it shares a common language, and Ukraine.
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Chinese promise market opening
China's ruling Communist Party will open further to trade under the latest five-year plan but also promote "technological self-reliance", officials say.
BusinessAgence-France PresseVirus second wave douses hopes of German economic recovery
Germany is expected to unveil a strong rebound in GDP for the third quarter on Friday, but relief could be short-lived as the country stands on the brink of new shutdowns to contain a second coronavirus wave.
NewsAgence-France PresseMoldova votes for president under Moscow gaze
Moldovans go to polls Sunday to elect a president under the watchful eye of Moscow which wants the polarised country to remain in its orbit amid political and security crises on Russia's borders.
NewsAgence-France PresseWith morbid humour, Viennese look death in the eye
Even in midst of a deadly pandemic, the Viennese seek to look death straight in the eye -- an attitude on display at a morbidly humourous museum devoted to death and burial.
SportAgence-France Presse'Not focused on history' - Hooper hopes youth will help end Bledisloe drought
Wallabies skipper Michael Hooper Friday said he was excited by what his young team can achieve, but warned the error count has to drop in their must-win Bledisloe Cup clash against the All Blacks.
NewsAgence-France Presse'China is angry': Taiwan anxiety rises as sabre-rattling grows
The tank traps on the beaches of Kinmen Island are a stark reminder that Taiwan lives under the constant threat of a Chinese invasion -- and fears of a conflict breaking out are now at their highest in decades.
PoliticsHuffPostBiden Campaign Excoriates Facebook For Wrongly Banning Thousands Of Its Ads
Democrat Joe Biden's presidential campaign excoriated Facebook for being"wholly unprepared to handle this election" after thousands of its ads wereallegedly wrongly banned as part of the platform's pre-election restrictionson political ads.
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Greens to vote on joining next NZ govt
A fortnight of talks between Labour and the Greens has produced a deal to join forces for the next New Zealand government.
NewsAgence-France PresseAustralian academic moved to notorious Tehran jail
An Australian academic held in Iran for more than two years has been returned to Tehran's notorious Evin prison, friends said Friday, prompting fresh concern about her wellbeing.
NewsAgence-France PresseAnti-Murdoch petition wins record support in Australia
A petition demanding an inquiry into Rupert Murdoch's dominance of Australian news media has garnered a record 420,000 signatures, overtaking a previous appeal focused on climate change.
EntertainmentHuffPostReal-Life Hero Paul Rudd Stood In The Rain To Give Waiting Voters Cookies
As if you needed more reasons to like Paul Rudd and more incentive to go outand vote.
LifestyleAgence-France PresseWomen knocking on doors of Britain's old boys' clubs
Britain's elite private members' clubs have long been places where politicians, businessmen and other high-fliers have hobnobbed.
SportAgence-France PresseValcke and Al-Khelaifi braced for corruption trial verdict
Former FIFA number two Jerome Valcke and Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi will discover Friday if their roles in the "Fifagate" scandal, regarding alleged corruption in the allocation of World Cup TV rights, are damning enough to land them a stretch behind bars.
