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WASHINGTON (AFP) ― President Barack Obama’s election as the United States’ first black leader raised hopes that his presidency would serve as a platform …

WASHINGTON (AP) ― An experimental Ebola vaccine appears safe and triggered signs of immune protection in the first 20 volunteers to test it, U.S. researchers …

Russian ruble banknotes. (Bloomberg) Russia has limited room for tapping one of its sovereign wealth funds before jeopardizing its investment-grade debt …

NEW DELHI (AFP) ― E-commerce giant Alibaba’s founder Jack Ma promised Wednesday to invest more in India where online sales are soaring, predicting that the …

WASHINGTON (AP) ― Reading about Harry Potter’s adventures learning to fly his broomstick activates some of the same regions in the brain we use to perceive …

BEIRUT (AP) ― Beloved for her powerful voice and brazen in the conservative Arab world for her multiple marriages, Lebanese singer, actress and entertainer …

Tom Hanks. (Bloomberg) WASHINGTON (AP) ― Tom Hanks and his wife, actress Rita Wilson, will host this year’s National Christmas Tree lighting in …

Damian Lewis performs in a scene from “Homeland.” (Bloomberg) LONDON (AFP) ― Prince William revealed Wednesday that he and his wife Kate are fans of hit …

LONDON (AFP) ― An infamous London gangster known as “Mad” Frankie Fraser has died in hospital aged 90, a former associate said on Wednesday. In his 1960s …

UNITED NATIONS (AFP) ― The top U.N. official for humanitarian aid, Valerie Amos, who oversaw international relief efforts in Syria and other trouble spots, …