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'The Casagrandes' extols Mexican American life via animation

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - "The Casagrandes," Nickelodeon's new original animated series that centres around an 11-year-old girl trying to survive a big city, is one of the first cartoons in the U.S. to feat...

Oct 20, 2019

Faced with protests, Lebanon PM blames own gov't for crisis

BEIRUT - Lebanon's prime minister gave his partners in government a 72-hour ultimatum to come up with "convincing" solutions for a rapidly worsening economic crisis, as nationwide protests against the...

Oct 20, 2019

Johnson returns to London to drum up support for Brexit deal

LONDON - After defying expectations to win the backing of European Union leaders for his new Brexit deal , Prime Minister Boris Johnson was battling Friday to secure enough support to get the deal thr...

Oct 20, 2019

US defence chief in Afghanistan to assess the way ahead

KABUL - U.S. Defence Secretary Mark Esper has arrived in Kabul to assess what comes next for the U.S. military in Afghanistan. Peace talks with the Taliban are stalled and persistent violent attacks b...

Oct 20, 2019

Hong Kong protesters set up roadblocks, clash with police

Hong Kong protesters flooded the city's streets on Sunday in defiance of a ban by the authorities on their march, setting up roadblocks and tossing firebombs amid the firing of tear gas by police. Pro...

Oct 20, 2019

Trump drops plan to host G-7 at his Doral golf resort

WASHINGTON - Responding to stinging criticism, President Donald Trump has abruptly reversed his plan to hold the next Group of Seven world leaders' meeting at his Doral, Florida, golf resort next year...

Oct 20, 2019

India, Pakistan exchange fire in Kashmir, killing 9

SRINAGAR, India - Pakistani and Indian soldiers traded fire in disputed Kashmir on Sunday, killing at least nine people on both sides, officials said. The Indian military said Pakistani soldiers targe...

Oct 20, 2019

Astros power past Yanks for 3-1 ALCS lead, Verlander up next

NEW YORK - They have the pitching, and they don't need the pitches. Certainly, the Houston Astros have confidence for good reason on the brink of another World Series. "It's Justin Verlander," relieve...

Oct 19, 2019

China's economic slowdown deepens, weighing on global growth

BEIJING - China's economic growth sank to a new multi-decade low in the latest quarter as a trade war with the U.S. deepened a slump that is weighing on the global economy. Growth in the world's secon...

Oct 19, 2019

Trump drops plan to host G-7 at Doral

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Saturday abruptly reversed his plan to hold the next Group of Seven world leaders' meeting at his Doral, Florida, golf resort next year. Accused of using the pre...

Oct 19, 2019