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Berlin Film Fest Gets Underway With Strong Female Showing
The first of the year’s major European film festivals is getting underway in Berlin with a strong contingent of movies from female directors.
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Man Accused in Parents’ Slay Faces More Charges in 3 Deaths
A grand jury in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, is set to consider formal charges against a man accused of killing his girlfriend, her family and his parents before fleeing to Virginia.
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Lebanese PM Calls on Italy to Increase Investment in Lebanon
Lebanon’s Prime Minister has called on Italian companies to invest in his country as it seeks to address deepening economic challenges.
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Jobless Youth Hold Protest March in Indian Capital
Hundreds of jobless youth have marched through the streets of the Indian capital demanding Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government immediately tackle what they call the rising unemployment crisis.
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Iraqi Militia Says It Hit IS Targets Inside Syria
Iraqi militias say they have launched dozens of missiles targeting Islamic State militants holed up in a Syrian village across the border.
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Gucci Follows Prada, Pulls Blackface Items After Complaints
Gucci has apologized for a wool sweater that resembled a 'blackface' and said the item had been pulled from its online and physical stores.
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Dutch Students March for Better Climate Policies
Thousands of students are skipping classes to join a march in support of more ambitious climate policies in the Netherlands.
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Wariness and Hope in S. Korea Over Second Trump-Kim Summit
South Koreans, always deeply divided over how best to deal with their often belligerent northern neighbor, are reacting with both hope and wariness to U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement that he will hold a second nuclear disarmament summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Feb. 27-28 in Vietnam.
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EU Slashes Its Forecasts for Eurozone Economic Growth
European Union officials have slashed their growth forecast for the 19 countries that use the euro, saying even the reduced estimate was vulnerable to 'large uncertainty' from slowing growth in China and weakening global trade.
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Man Accused of Molesting Horse Is Charged in Failed Burglary
A man accused of molesting a horse is now accused of trying to break into an Alabama home with a stun gun and a sex toy.
