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Dramatic day in politics sees endorsement of new British Conservative Party leader

British Home Secretary Theresa May was given a rousing reception in the Houses of Parliament Monday night as she was endorsed as the new leader of the Conservative Party by Conservative MPs.

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Number of civilian deaths in U.S. drone strikes report greatly understated, rights groups say

​Human rights groups are criticizing a recent White House report on the civilian deaths caused by U.S. drone strikes abroad for missing key information as the numbers are far too low.

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Bilingual education makes a difference for Tibetan children

Tseri Yangzom, 7, is the pride of her family. The daughter of a Tibetan inn-keeper and farmer, she has an important role in her family unit as a translator.

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We want stories of "comfort women" to be remembered forever -- rights group leader

​ "Wartime sex slavery happened. The victims have come forward to tell their brutal stories. So, we want their stories, written or in art form, to be remembered forever," said Rechilda Extremadura, director of a Philippine organization for wartime sex slaves.

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Heavy rains sidelining couriers

Zou Huawei, a deliveryman at the Wuhan office of Yunda Express Co, said he has not been able to work for days because of the heavy rain.

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Stretching for success: young Mongolian contortionists have worldwide fame within their reach

Nine-year-old Mongolian schoolgirl Suvd-Erdene spends four hours a day perfecting the art of doing a headstand on a pole clenched with her teeth and push-ups without her feet touching the ground.

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U.S. attorney general closes Clinton email probe, says no charges

The investigation into Hillary Clinton's use of private email while secretary of state is closed, U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch said on Wednesday, removing a legal cloud that threatened the presumptive Democratic nominee's presidential bid.

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Youngest victim in Dhaka just wanted to make a difference

Rui Shimodaira spent her life helping others, but at the age of 27 it was cut short by the terrorist outrage in Bangladesh.

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Clinton, Obama, Stand-Ins Emphasize Her Trustworthiness

Hillary Clinton and her high-powered campaign stand-ins are talking about trust everywhere they speak these days, and for good reason.

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Smriti Irani: India’s highest-profile cabinet minister and its most trolled

When a television journalist asked Smriti Irani what qualities Prime Minister Narendra Modi saw in her to give her the education portfolio, she chose not to answer. Instead, she turned to the studio audience and repeated his question. It was enough to enrage them.

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Meryl Streep’s reason for doing Devil Wears Prada was more badass than you thought

​The feminist found a societal flaw in the Lauren Weisberger novel that she wanted to correct.

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Remember her? Anti-immigration firebrand Pauline Hanson on cusp of return to Australian politics

Divisive Australian politician Pauline Hanson, who once claimed Asians were in danger of swamping the country, was Sunday on the cusp of being re-elected to parliament after a near 20-year absence.

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‘Brexit’ upsets Londoners who find harmony in a cultural cacophony

It was a few days after Britain had startled itself and much of the world by electing to leave the European Union in the “Brexit” referendum, and Narrinder Bahia and Arvin Singh were sitting on the grass in Hyde Park, trying to take in what had happened.

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"Brexit" upsets Londoners who find harmony in a cultural cacophony

It was a few days after Britain had startled itself and much of the world by electing to leave the European Union in the “Brexit” referendum, and Narrinder Bahia and Arvin Singh were sitting on the grass in Hyde Park, trying to take in what had happened.

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Will my dog really be sad when I die? Science can’t answer that question ... yet

​Stories of dogs mourning the deaths of owners often go viral – but how true are they? Dogs probably don’t think about death and mortality the way we do, and may be acting out of habit, experts say

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'I'm still alive' jokes Britain's 90-year-old Queen Elizabeth

Britain's Queen Elizabeth, who turned 90 in April, has not lost her sense of humor, joking that she was still alive.