KUWAIT CITY – Kuwait’s oil minister says the country will shut down production for at least two weeks at the Wafra oil fields that produce around 200,000 barrels a day. Ali al-Omair says time of the resumption of production in the fields will be decided after two weeks of “maintenance.” …
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LAGOS, Nigeria – The National Statistics Bureau says foreign investment to Nigeria fell by nearly a third with the United States a “key driver” of the decline in the first quarter of 2015, compared to the same period last year. A new report blames uncertainty around presidential elections and depressed …
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(SportsNetwork.com) – The Los Angeles Dodgers are still struggling to score runs, but will shoot for a series win Saturday against the San Diego Padres in the second installment of a three-game set. The Dodgers took Friday’s opener 2-1 thanks to Joc Pederson’s solo home run in the bottom of …
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OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso – Authorities have exhumed human remains from the grave of an assassinated president of Burkina Faso, nearly three decades after he was killed. A family lawyer confirmed Tuesday that they also found bits of fabric inside the purported grave of former leader Thomas Sankara. Sankara, a Marxist …
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A wife and husband from Michigan say they both got a hole-in-one in consecutive shots at the same hole. Tony and Janet Blundy tell the Lansing State Journal that their aces came while golfing Sunday at Ledge Meadows Golf Course in Grand Ledge. The couple says Tony hit a hole-in-one …
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PARIS – The French government is expecting the Vatican to decide within days whether to approve the nomination of a respected diplomat who is said to be gay as French ambassador to the Holy See. Paris is hoping that Laurent Stefanini wins approval five months after the French presidential palace …
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An ultra-marathon runner from Scotland has been banned from racing for a year by UK Athletics, after she hitched a ride in a car for a portion of a race back in April, according to reports. Joasia Zakrzewski was disqualified from a 50-mile race April 7, in which she placed …
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Israel and the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas reached a temporary cease-fire deal Wednesday that includes the release of Israeli hostages being held in the Gaza Strip. Here is what to know about this deal on the 47th day of the Israel-Hamas war. When is the cease-fire expected to begin? The …
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Controversial Dutch politician Geert Wilders has won a massive victory in an election, positioning him to form the next ruling party and potentially become Netherland’s next prime minister. Wilders, 60, has long been likened to the “Dutch Donald Trump,” for his brand of populist politics. But unlike the former U.S., …
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CM Punk stunned the pro wrestling world when he showed up at the end of WWE’s “Survivor Series: War Games” on Saturday night. Punk received a loud pop from the fans in Chicago as he returned to the WWE for the first time in nearly 10 years. While his presence …
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