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Economists who study poverty win Nobel Prize
STOCKHOLM - The 2019 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences was awarded Monday to Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer "for their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty." Banerjee ...
Oct 14, 2019
Turkish forces say they've captured key Syrian border town
CEYLANPINAR, Turkey - Turkey's military said it captured a key Syrian border town under heavy bombardment Saturday in its most significant gain since an offensive against Kurdish fighters began four d...
Oct 14, 2019
Report: South Korean pop star Sulli found dead at home
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - News reports say South Korean pop star and actress Sulli has been found dead at her home south of Seoul. A report by Yonhap news agency said the 25-year-old was found Monda...
Oct 14, 2019
The Latest: 3 awarded economics Nobel for study on poverty
STOCKHOLM - The Latest on the Nobel prize in economics (all times local): 11:50 a.m. The Nobel prize in economics has been awarded to Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer "for their exper...
Oct 14, 2019
Tokyo area shuts down as powerful typhoon lashes Japan
TOKYO - A heavy downpour and strong winds pounded Tokyo and surrounding areas on Saturday as a powerful typhoon forecast to be Japan's worst in six decades made landfall and passed over the capital, w...
Oct 14, 2019
Atwood, Ellmann favourites to win fiction's Booker Prize
LONDON - Booker Prize winner Margaret Atwood is the bookies' favourite to win the coveted fiction trophy again for "The Testaments," her follow-up to dystopian saga "The Handmaid's Tale." Atwood, who ...
Oct 14, 2019
For Huda Kattan, beauty has become a billion-dollar business
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Iraqi-American Huda Kattan has become one of the most recognizable names in makeup around the world. Her eponymous empire Huda Beauty, a makeup line valued at $1.2 billio...
Oct 13, 2019
Ecuador indigenous, president strike deal to end protests
QUITO, Ecuador - Ecuador celebrated a deal President Lenn Morenoand indigenous leaders struck late Sunday to cancel a disputed austerity package and end nearly two weeks of protests that have paralyze...
Oct 13, 2019
No one hurt in Canadian acrobatic jet crash at US air show
HAMPTON, Ga. - The Royal Canadian Air Force says one of its pilots is safe after he had to eject from his plane just before an aerobatics show in the United States. The Canadian Forces Snowbirds said ...
Oct 13, 2019
No one hurt in Canadian acrobatic jet crash at US air show
HAMPTON, Ga. - The Royal Canadian Air Force says one of its pilots is safe after he had to eject from his plane just before an aerobatics show in the United States. The Canadian Forces Snowbirds said ...
Oct 13, 2019
