WASHINGTON, June 14 (APP/AFP) – US Attorney General Jeff Sessions vehemently denied Tuesday that he colluded with an alleged Russian bid to tilt the 2016 presidential election in Donald Trump’s favor. “I have never met with or had any conversations with any Russians or any foreign officials concerning any type of interference with any campaign […]
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Sessions brands Russia collusion claims a ‘detestable lie’
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Video game play as spectator sport center-stage at E3
LOS ANGELES, June 14, (APP/AFP) – Long fiercely guarded video game industry terrain, the Electronic Entertainment Expo kicked off Tuesday with YouTube, Twitch and Facebook turning gamers into online stars. A hot trend of video game play streamed as spectator sport and “YouTubers” becoming famous for skills or pithy commentary pervaded the annual gathering, from […]
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The Guardian to move to tabloid format
LONDON, June 14 (APP/AFP) – Britain’s Guardian newspaper is to move to a tabloid format in early 2018 as part of its “three-year transformation programme,” parent company Guardian Media Group (GMG) announced on Tuesday. The Guardian’s sister Sunday title The Observer will also be downsized from their shared Berliner format. The move is part of […]
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A number of fatalities’ in London tower block fire: official
LONDON, June 14, (APP/AFP) – “A number” of people have been killed in a massive fire in a west London apartment block on Wednesday, London Fire Brigade chief Dany Cotton told reporters at the scene. “There have been a number of fatalities. I cannot confirm the number at this time due to the size and […]
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FARC weapons being surrendered at ‘very fast rate’
LA ELVIRA, Colombia, June 14 (APP/AFP) – Colombia’s Marxist FARC rebels handed in rifles and grenade launchers Tuesday in what were described as meaningful strides toward a deadline for a total surrender of arms within one week. The weapons, including pistols, were given to UN officials as part of a deal to end a half-century […]
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New York names street corner after Elie Wiesel
NEW YORK, June 14 (APP/AFP) – New York on Tuesday renamed a Manhattan street corner after Elie Wiesel, the Holocaust survivor, Nobel peace laureate and humanitarian who died last year. The southwest corner of 84th Street and Central Park West on the Upper West Side was permanently renamed “Elie Wiesel Way” at a ceremony attended […]