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Less meat, more pasta: how the economic crisis is changing Argentina's diet

Less meat, more pasta: how the economic crisis is changing Argentina's diet

Like most Argentines, Sabrina Pozo used to eat meat several times a week. But soaring inflation and the collapse of Argentina's currency, the peso, since April have forced her to abruptly change her diet

2018-10-30 21:31

Merkel urges companies to switch focus from Asia to Africa

Merkel urges companies to switch focus from Asia to Africa

Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday urged companies to take a closer look at Africa's "huge" economic opportunities, as Germany hopes that development of the continent will help curb illegal migration to Europe

2018-10-30 21:25

Germany's under-fire Merkel plans era-ending exit in 2021

Germany's under-fire Merkel plans era-ending exit in 2021

Germany's Angela Merkel said that her fourth term as chancellor would be her last and that she would step down as leader of the Christian Democrats (CDU), heralding the end of a 13-year era in which she has dominated European politics

2018-10-30 13:56

Venice inundated by exceptional tide; flooding hits Italy

Venice inundated by exceptional tide; flooding hits Italy

Venice was inundated by an exceptional high tide Monday, putting three-quarters of the famed Italian lagoon city under water as large swathes of the rest of Italy experienced flooding and heavy winds that toppled trees, killing four people

2018-10-30 13:48

Far-right Bolsonaro rides anti-corruption rage to Brazil presidency

Far-right Bolsonaro rides anti-corruption rage to Brazil presidency

Far-right lawmaker Jair Bolsonaro won Brazil's presidential election on Sunday, promising to clean up politics, shrink the state and crack down on crime, in a dramatic swing away from the left in the world's fourth-largest democracy

2018-10-29 17:37

The German killer nurse who took himself for God

The German killer nurse who took himself for God

The man accused of being post-war Germany's most prolific serial killer was known to colleagues as a "nice guy" who did little to raise suspicion until well into his murder spree

2018-10-28 14:00

Some 1,700 Koreans stranded in typhoon-hit Saipan

Some 1,700 Koreans stranded in typhoon-hit Saipan

As Super Typhoon Yutu crossed over the U.S. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the walls shook in Glen Hunter's concrete home, a tin roof over the garage blew away and howling winds terrified his cats. ``At its peak, it felt like many trains running constant,'' Hunter, of Saipan, wrote in a Facebook message to The Associated Press. ``As its peak, the wind was const...

2018-10-26 14:50

Rare big rectangular iceberg floating off Antarctica

Rare big rectangular iceberg floating off Antarctica

The U.S. space agency said the picture was taken last week by scientists on a NASA research plane and the object's sharp angles and flat surface suggested it had recently broken away from the Larsen C ice shelf on the Antarctic Peninsula.

2018-10-24 13:49

World's oldest intact shipwreck found in Black Sea

World's oldest intact shipwreck found in Black Sea

An ancient Greek trading ship dating back more than 2,400 years has been found virtually intact at the bottom of the Black Sea, the world's oldest known shipwreck, researchers said on Tuesday. The vessel is one of more than 60 shipwrecks identified by the Black Sea Maritime Archaeology Project including Roman ships and a 17th-century Cossack raiding fleet.

2018-10-24 11:17

More than 20 injured in Rome escalator collapse

More than 20 injured in Rome escalator collapse

More than 20 people, mainly Russian football fans, were injured Tuesday when an escalator in a metro station in central Rome collapsed, firefighters said, in an incident some blamed on raucous soccer supporters.

2018-10-24 10:44

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