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Jerry Merryman, one of the inventors of the handheld electronic calculator who is described by those who knew him as not only brilliant but also kind with a good sense of humor, has died. He was 86. Merryman died Feb. 27 at a Dallas hospital from complications of heart and kidney failure, said his stepdaughter, …
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The order was the latest dramatic development for Karimova who at one point had been seen as a possible heir to the presidency until she was brought down by a multinational corruption investigation. …
Yemen and its Saudi and UAE allies are accusing the Houthi rebels of breaking their agreement to withdraw from two ports. Ambassadors from the three countries sent a letter to U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, asking him to demand the Houthis carry out their commitments. “Last week’s sudden and unexplained refusal by the Houthis to withdraw …
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European countries will urge Saudi Arabia this week to release detained activists and cooperate with a U.N.-led probe into the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, in the first rebuke of the kingdom at the Human Rights Council, diplomats and campaigners said. The joint statement, due to be read out Thursday, comes amid growing concern about …
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Amnesty International has called on Kazakhstan to respect the right to peaceful assembly after hundreds of protesters were arrested across the Central Asian country on one single day last month. …
German prosecutors have charged a Russian national with plotting an attack in Germany. …
With its alliances and betrayals, crimes and cash, and even a dash of witchcraft, the theatrical twists of Nigeria’s politics are inspiring directors from the country’s Nollywood movie industry. The saga surrounding Nigeria’s recent election, delayed for a week just hours before voting started, has film-makers convinced they may have hit movie gold. Nigerians watched …
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Spokeswoman Sarah Sanders issued the blistering statement hours after the Democratic-controlled House Judiciary Committee sent letters to 81 individuals and entities, as part of a broad investigation into White House ties with Russia. …
Facebook says it will not allow foreign-funded advertisements for an upcoming presidential election in Indonesia, the world’s third-largest democracy, hoping to allay concerns that its platform is being used to manipulate voting behavior. The announcement on Facebook’s website said the restriction in Indonesia took effect Monday morning and is part of “safeguarding election integrity …
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U.S. lawmakers had instructed Trump to order an investigation into Khashoggi’s killing, but the White House declined to submit a report to Congress by a deadline last month. …
Did you hear what happened when Bill Gates walked into a bar? Everybody there immediately became millionaires — on average. That joke about a very rich man is an old one among statisticians. So why did Peter Smibert use it to explain a revolution in biology? Because it shows averages can be misleading. And Smibert, …
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Belgrade and Pristina have been under strong international pressure to reach a agreement if they want to progress on the path to European Union membership. …
More than 100 migrants broke into the dock area of the port of Calais in France late Saturday and at least 50 of them attempted to race onboard a cross-Channel ferry that had arrived from Dover, England. According to official sources, at least 48 of the refugees were apprehended, dashing their hopes of reaching England …
Human rights advocates are calling for an end to the discrimination that denies children with disabilities the same right to an equal education and other opportunities available to other children in society. The U.N. Human Rights Council is holding a special session in Geneva on the empowerment of children with disabilities. In keeping with the …
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Mermaids and mermen of all ages, shapes and sizes from around the world gathered in the Washington area for a large festival called MerMagic Con. Maxim Moskalkov visited the unusual event in Manassas, Virginia and has this report. …
Five people were killed when the Iranian rescue helicopter they were traveling in crashed into a utility pole in western Iran on March 4, according to state media. …
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has fired a close ally, Oleh Hladkovskyy, from the post of first deputy chairman of the National Security and Defense Council amid allegations that Hladkovskyy’s son was involved in smuggling spare parts of military equipment from Russia. …
At least 32 people have been killed in flash floods in Afghanistan. …
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Somali authorities say the body of a seven month-old boy has been recovered the rubble three days after an al-Shabab attack killed at least 25 people in Mogadishu last Thursday. The boy identified as Munasar Mohamed, was with his mother who worked at a beauty salon on Maka al-Mukarama road when the militants detonated a …
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Top Democratic lawmakers vowed Sunday to step up their investigations of U.S. President Donald Trump and his connections to Russia during the 2016 presidential election. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler told ABC News that on Monday his panel would be issuing requests for documents to 60 people, “to begin the investigations to present the …
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that Israel and Russia have agreed to establish a joint team to advance the withdrawal of foreign forces from Syria. …
A planned meeting of hundreds of Afghan politicians and tribal, ethnic, and religious leaders aimed at discussing negotiations with the Taliban has been postponed, officials say. …
Voters in Estonia went to the polls on March 3 to choose the Baltic nation’s 101-seat legislature, with Prime Minister Juri Ratas’ Center Party likely to receive the most votes. Reuters found early voters casting their ballots in the capital, Tallinn. Estonia has a sizable Russian-speaking minority, with ethnic Russians making up about 25 percent …