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Austria’s far-right Vice-Chancellor resigns over alleged corruption video
Vienna, Austria (CNN)Austria's Vice-Chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache, from the far right Freedom Party, has resigned over allegations of corruption, just days before key European elections. Germany's Der Spiegel news magazine and Süddeutsche Zeitung daily newspaper
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A cheap, brutally efficient chain is reshaping the US grocery industry
Running a supermarket in America has never been harder. Profits are razor thin. Online shopping and home delivery are changing the way people buy their food. Dollar stores and drugstores are selling more groceries.
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414 million pieces of plastic found on remote islands
(CNN)Almost one million shoes and over 370,000 toothbrushes -- they're among the 414 million pieces of plastic found washed ashore on the remote Cocos (Keeling) Islands in the Indian Ocean, according to new research.The
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One of Australia’s most popular PM dies
(CNN)Bob Hawke, one of Australia's longest-serving Prime Ministers and a champion of the trade union movement, has died peacefully at the age of 89.Known affectionately by his nickname, "Hawkie" was Australia's prime minister between
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British people get drunk more often than anyone else
(CNN)British people get drunk more than any other nationality, according to a new global survey.The results of the 2019 Global Drug Survey, published Thursday, revealed that British respondents get drunk more times per year
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US citizen in Austria? Help is at McDonald’s
(CNN) — Lost your passport in Austria? In need of assistance? If you're a US citizen, there's a new way to deal with common travel problems. Under the terms of a new partnership between
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Four killed in ambush on Catholic parade
(CNN)Four people were killed and a statue of the Virgin Mary was destroyed in an attack on parishioners during a religious procession in Burkina Faso, church officials told CNN on Wednesday.Unidentified armed men, who
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Jacinda Ardern ‘does not understand’ why US has failed to toughen gun laws
(CNN)New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said she does "not understand" why the United States has not passed stronger gun laws in the aftermath of mass shooting events. Ahead of a summit on online
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The worst countries in Europe for LGBTI rights
(CNN)Azerbaijan, Turkey and Armenia are the worst countries in Europe for LGBTI rights, according to a new assessment from the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association.Malta, Belgium and Luxembourg come in at
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US conservative ‘destroyed’ in BBC interview
(CNN)American conservative commentator Ben Shapiro has admitted he was "destroyed" in a TV interview this week with British journalist Andrew Neil after being widely mocked for storming out of the debate and telling Neil:


