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Panic after Malawi devaluation

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 08:31
Shoppers in Malawi scramble to buy basic goods, fearing huge price rises after the new government devalues the currency by 33%.
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Man Utd empire won't fall - Evra

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 08:31
Patrice Evra does not think it will be the "end of the empire" if Manchester United lose their Premier League crown to Manchester City.
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Report: Man sneaks fake bomb into Olympic Park

AP - World News - Sat, 2026-05-09 08:31
LONDON (AP) -- Olympic organizers said Monday they were looking into a tabloid's report claiming that a worker had been able to sneak a fake bomb - a plastic container with batteries, a phone and modeling clay - into Olympic Park....

Flashy, fiery Sarkozy fades from French scene

AP - World News - Sat, 2026-05-09 08:31
PARIS (AP) -- When Nicolas Sarkozy bounded up the steps of France's presidential palace in jogging shorts and shoes on his first day in office five years ago, many French instantly sensed they were in for something new....

Flashy, fiery Sarkozy fades from French scene

AP - World News - Sat, 2026-05-09 08:31
PARIS (AP) -- When Nicolas Sarkozy bounded up the steps of France's presidential palace in jogging shorts and shoes on his first day in office five years ago, many French instantly sensed they were in for something new....

3 U.S. soldiers killed in Afghanistan

CNN - Top Stories - Sat, 2026-05-09 08:31
Attackers killed three U.S. soldiers Monday in eastern Afghanistan, a Western official said.
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Alleged kidnapper of Tenn. mom, 3 girls was no stranger

WHITEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A man accused of abducting a mother and her three daughters has been described as being like an uncle to the girls.

Now Adam Mayes, 35, is the subject of an Amber Alert and faces charges in the disappearance of Jo Ann Bain and her daughters: ...

Councillor's EDL Twitter apology

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 08:31
A Bournemouth councillor apologises and suspends herself from the Conservative Party after saying only the English Defence League "sticks up for the English".
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Q&A: End of austerity?

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 08:31
Is it possible to end austerity in Europe?
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Wright fears dengue fever setback

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 08:31
England and Sussex all-rounder Luke Wright fears he may have contracted dengue fever while on duty for Pune in the IPL.
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Police probe Churchill Downs death as homicide

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Police suspect homicide in the death of a racetrack worker whose body was discovered just yards from the barn of this year's Kentucky Derby winner, although investigators said there was no apparent link to the storied annual race.

Authorities planned to conduct an autopsy Monday for 48-year-old ...

France election casts doubt on austerity

CNN - Top Stories - Sat, 2026-05-09 08:31
François Hollande's election as president of France rattled the markets in Asia and Europe. In his victory speech, he signaled a possible end to the sharp budget cuts European nations have used to try to end their budget woes.
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Evernote to open China data hub

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 08:31
Evernote, the company behind the popular digital note-taking service, plans to tap the world's largest web community - China.
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Police probe human remains find

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 08:31
Police are looking to establish the identity of human remains, found in a remote area near Crianlarich.
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Opinion: New French role in world?

CNN - Top Stories - Sat, 2026-05-09 08:31
The defeat of French President Nicholas Sarkozy at the hands of Francois Hollande has the potential to greatly affect European politics and the future of the euro, as many have noted. But the election of the first French Socialist president since 1995 also could dramatically change France's role in the world, at a particularly sensitive time.
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Putin sworn in as Russia's president for 6 years

AP - World News - Sat, 2026-05-09 08:31
MOSCOW (AP) -- Vladimir Putin took the oath of office in a brief but regal Kremlin ceremony on Monday, while on the streets outside thousands of helmeted riot police prevented hundreds of demonstrators from protesting his return to the presidency....

Putin sworn in as Russia's president for 6 years

AP - World News - Sat, 2026-05-09 08:31
MOSCOW (AP) -- Vladimir Putin took the oath of office in a brief but regal Kremlin ceremony on Monday, while on the streets outside thousands of helmeted riot police prevented hundreds of demonstrators from protesting his return to the presidency....

Israel rejects detainees' appeal

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 08:31
Israel's Supreme Court rejects an appeal for the release of two detained Palestinians who have been on hunger strike for 68 days.
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Obama campaign releases ad emphasizing economy

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2026-05-09 08:31
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's re-election campaign is releasing a new television advertisement which argues that Obama saved the country from near-desperate economic straits in early 2009 and deserves a second term....
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