Greece’s finance minister said Saturday that an agreement had been reached between the heavily indebted country and its creditors on its progress in implementing reforms. The agreement on the so-called …
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Recipients of Kennedy Center Honors Awards to Be Celebrated
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington will bestow the Kennedy Center Honors, the highest award in the U.S. for a performer, to five recipients Sunday …
your ads here!‘Dreams do pay off’: Black Women Cheer Royal Engagement
For some black women, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s engagement was something more. One of the world’s most eligible bachelors has chosen someone who looks like them and grew up …
your ads here!UK Warns Government Agencies not to use Kaspersky Software
Britain’s cybersecurity agency has told government departments not to use antivirus software from Moscow-based firm Kaspersky Lab amid concerns about Russian snooping. Ciaran Martin, head of the National Cyber Security …
your ads here!World’s Largest Lithium Ion Battery Switched on in South Australia
The world’s largest lithium ion battery has begun providing electricity into the power grid in South Australia. The project is a collaboration between the state government, American firm Tesla, and …
your ads here!Risk of Volcanic Ash Cancels Some Bali Flights
Airlines canceled more flights leaving the Indonesian island of Bali on Saturday, citing forecasts of deteriorating flying conditions because of a risk of volcanic ash from the erupting Mount Agung …
your ads here!Unwrapping Mummy Mysteries Goes High-Tech
More than a century after being unearthed in Egypt, a nearly 2000-year-old mummy is giving scientists, museum curators and medical researchers a unique look at the ancient world. Faith Lapidus …
your ads here!Therapy Robot Suggests Personal Rehab Exercises
Physical therapists can be a vital part of getting injured people back on their feet. But the therapy they recommend can sometimes be less than precise. Some new technology now …
your ads here!Prop From ‘The Ten Commandments’ Pulled From California Dune
Archaeologists working in sand dunes on the central California coast have dug up an intact plaster sphinx that was part of an Egyptian movie set built more than 90 years …
your ads here!San Diego Opens Giant Tents for Homeless to Battle Hepatitis A Outbreak
The U.S. city of San Diego has opened the first of three large tents that together will house 700 homeless people in an effort to contain an outbreak of hepatitis …
your ads here!US Officials Drop Mining Cleanup Rule After Industry Objects
President Donald Trump’s administration announced Friday that it won’t require mining companies to prove they have the financial wherewithal to clean up their pollution, despite an industry legacy of abandoned …
your ads here!After Flurry of Deals, Senate GOP Passes Tax Bill
Republicans pushed a nearly $1.5 trillion tax bill through the Senate early Saturday after burst of eleventh-hour horse trading, as a party starved all year for a major legislative triumph …
your ads here!Venezuela Arrests Relative of Powerful ex-Oil Boss Ramirez in Graft Probe
Venezuela has arrested Diego Salazar, a relative of former oil czar Rafael Ramirez, as part of an investigation into a money laundering scandal in Andorra, the South American country’s state …
your ads here!Health Care Fallout: Fate of 8M Low-Income US Children in Limbo
TC Bell knows what life is like without health insurance after growing up with a mother who cobbled together care from a public health clinic, emergency room visits and off-the-books …
your ads here!Beleaguered World Cup Gets Dreary Opener: Russia-Saudi Arabia
A World Cup shrouded in corruption controversies and struggling to attract sponsors could have the dreariest of starts on the field: a meeting of the lowest-ranked teams in the 32-team …
your ads here!Peru Prosecutors Ask to Jail Executives Linked to Odebrecht
A Peruvian prosecutor asked a judge to jail executives of three local construction companies that had previously partnered with Brazilian builder Odebrecht, which has admitted to paying bribes in the …
your ads here!Top 5 Songs for Week Ending Dec. 2
We’re gathering the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles chart, for the week ending December 2, 2017. The hit list seems comfortable with offering one …
your ads here!First Baby from a Uterus Transplant in US Born in Dallas
The first birth as a result of a womb transplant in the United States has occurred in Texas, a milestone for the U.S. but one achieved several years ago in …
your ads here!Dazzling Egg Fossils Crack Open Secrets of Ancient Flying Reptiles
A dazzling discovery in northwestern China of hundreds of fossilized pterosaur eggs is providing fresh understanding of these flying reptiles that lived alongside the dinosaurs, including evidence that their babies …
your ads here!Prince Harry, Meghan Markle Greet Fans in English City
Chanting “Harry, Harry!” and “Meghan, Meghan!” hundreds of people lined the streets of a central English city Friday to welcome Britain’s Prince Harry and his American fiancee, actress Meghan Markle. …
your ads here!US Envoy: Economic Support for Cambodia to Continue
Despite criticism from Washington over Cambodia’s crackdown on the opposition and accusations that the U.S. helped plot Prime Minister Hun Sen’s downfall, U.S. Ambassador William Heidt has said that America’s …
your ads here!FDA Approves First-of-a-kind Test for Cancer Gene Profiling
U.S. regulators have approved a first-of-a-kind test that looks for mutations in hundreds of cancer genes at once, giving a more complete picture of what’s driving a patient’s tumor and …
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