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Swiss voters reject ‘money for nothing’ income plan

Swiss voters reject ‘money for nothing’ income plan

Swiss voters rejected by a wide margin on Sunday a proposal to introduce a guaranteed basic income for everyone living…
Spain’s anti-austerity parties pass Socialists ahead of election

Spain’s anti-austerity parties pass Socialists ahead of election

A coalition including Spain's anti-austerity party Podemos will take second place at the June 26 election, overtaking the more established…
Muhammad Ali, boxing great and cultural symbol, dead at 74

Muhammad Ali, boxing great and cultural symbol, dead at 74

Former world heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali, whose record-setting boxing career, flair for showmanship and political stands made him one of…
Argentina mulling possible Venezuela censure in OAS, Mercosur

Argentina mulling possible Venezuela censure in OAS, Mercosur

Argentina is studying whether to back moves at the Organization of American States and the Mercosur trade group to censure…
Democracy nothing to fear, Taiwan tells China on Tiananmen anniversary

Democracy nothing to fear, Taiwan tells China on Tiananmen anniversary

On the anniversary of China's bloody crackdown on student-led protests in and around Beijing's Tiananmen Square, Taiwan's new president told…
Dam completion signifies growing Indian influence in Afghanistan

Dam completion signifies growing Indian influence in Afghanistan

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Afghanistan on Saturday to mark the completion of a nearly US$300 million hydroelectric dam…
Paris museums shut as swollen Seine reaches peak

Paris museums shut as swollen Seine reaches peak

Paris' world-famous Louvre and Musee d'Orsay museums shut on Friday to rush valuable artworks out of their basements, as the…
Republican House Speaker Ryan backs Trump after long courtship

Republican House Speaker Ryan backs Trump after long courtship

Paul Ryan, the top elected Republican, ended a long period of soul-searching and endorsed Donald Trump for president on Thursday,…
Syrian refugees who want to return home are stuck in Germany

Syrian refugees who want to return home are stuck in Germany

Nine months ago, after the Syrian army razed his neighborhood, Mohammed was desperate to make his way to Germany.Now he…
Military joins search for abandoned Japanese boy

Military joins search for abandoned Japanese boy

Japan's military on Wednesday joined the search for a seven-year-old boy abandoned in a dense northern forest by his parents…
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