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Dazed and confused deer gets trapped in Italy's resort shop

ROME - A dazed and confused deer has stormed into a clothing store in the fashionable mountain resort of Cortina d'Ampezzo, on the Italian Dolomites, blocking the local shopping street for a few hours...

Oct 03, 2019

Drop in US service sector activity raises economic concerns

WASHINGTON - Growth in the U.S. services sector slowed sharply in September to its lowest level in three years, suggesting that the Trump administration's trade conflicts and rising uncertainty are we...

Oct 03, 2019

US construction spending up slight 0.1% in August

WASHINGTON - U.S. construction spending edged up a disappointing 0.1% in August as continued weakness in nonresidential construction offset the best gain in home building in nine months. The latest fi...

Oct 03, 2019

Knife attack by employee at Paris police HQ kills 4 officers

PARIS - An administrator armed with a knife attacked officers inside Paris police headquarters Thursday, killing at least four before he was fatally shot, officials said. Police union official Loic Tr...

Oct 03, 2019

Trump tweet of Nickelback video aimed at Biden removed

NEW YORK - Twitter has removed a tweet from President Donald Trump that featured an edited Nickelback music video clip that took aim at former Vice-President Joe Biden. The post was removed because of...

Oct 03, 2019

Ugandan activist Bobi Wine defies ban on ‘red beret’

KAMPALA, Uganda - A popular singer who is challenging Uganda's long-time president is urging his supporters to defy a government ban on civilian use of the red beret that has become a symbol of his mo...

Oct 03, 2019

Jumping the shark? Kiss will play for them in the ocean

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - This Kiss concert is happening Down Under, all right. The rock group will play a show next month in Australia for sharks and eight fans, who will listen through underwater speake...

Oct 03, 2019

Impeachment standoff: Trump sees hoax, Dems see stonewalling

WASHINGTON - Agitated and angry, President Donald Trump squared off against House Democrats on Wednesday, packing his increasingly aggressive impeachment defence with name-calling and expletives. Quie...

Oct 03, 2019

Freitas do Amaral, a ‘father’ of Portuguese democracy, dies

LISBON, Portugal - Diogo Freitas do Amaral, a conservative politician who played a leading role in cementing democracy after Portugal's 1974 Carnation Revolution and later became president of the U.N....

Oct 03, 2019

North Korea, US say nuclear talks to resume this weekend

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korea and the United States have agreed to resume nuclear negotiations this weekend following a months-long stalemate over the withdrawal of sanctions in exchange for...

Oct 03, 2019