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Russians Rally Against Change in Pension Age
Russians are holding rallies throughout the country to protest a government plan to raise the age for receiving state pensions.
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U2 Concert Ends Early After Bono Loses Voice in Berlin
The Irish rock bank U2 has cancelled a concert in Berlin after singer Bono lost his voice during the performance.
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Ukrainian City Honors Jews on Holocaust Anniversary
The Ukrainian city of Lviv, once a major center of Jewish life in Eastern Europe, is commemorating the 75th anniversary of the annihilation of the city’s Jewish population by Nazi Germany and honoring those working today to remember and preserve what they can of that vanished world.
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Ebola Survivors Returning Home to Fear, Stigma in Congo
Leoni Kahumbu remembers the night her 15-year-old daughter, Pascaline, first showed signs of Ebola. She found her fainted on the bathroom floor, blood everywhere.
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Suicide Car Bombing in Somalia’s Capital Kills at Least 3
At least three people were killed, including a child, after a suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle outside a district headquarters in Somalia’s capital, police said Sunday.
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China Police Detain 46 After Violent Protest Over Schooling
Police in central China have detained 46 people who were part of a protest against a government plan to address overcrowded classrooms that escalated into violence.
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Rights Group: Strike on Bus in Yemen Is Apparent War Crime
An international rights group says an airstrike by a Saudi-led coalition that killed dozens of people in Yemen last month is an apparent war crime.
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13 Hurt and 2 Missing After Boats Collide on Colorado River
Two recreational boats collided head-on Saturday in a stretch of the Colorado River marking the California border with Arizona that was crowded with people enjoying the Labor Day weekend, sinking one boat and leaving 13 people injured, authorities said. Another two people were missing and 'presumed submerged.'
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US General Assumes NATO Command in Afghanistan
U.S. Army Gen. Austin Scott Miller assumed command of the 41-nation NATO mission in Afghanistan in a handover ceremony on Sunday.
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Cilic Converts 8th Match Point at US Open; Wins After 2 A.m.
Marin Cilic, the 2014 U.S. Open champion, needed eight match points to recover from a two-set deficit and eventually edge 19-year-old Alex de Minaur 4-6, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-5 at 2:22 a.m. on Sunday, four minutes shy of the latest finish in the tournament’s history.