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LOS ANGELES | With ‘The Nun,’ Warner Bros.’ box office streak continues
LOS ANGELES— The horror movie “The Nun” has topped the domestic box office in its first weekend, scoring a best for the “Conjuring” franchise and another win for Warner Bros. Studio estimates on Sunday say the Demian Bichir and Taissa … Continue reading
PYONGYANG, North Korea | N. Korea stages huge parade, holds back on advanced missiles
PYONGYANG, North Korea — North Korea staged a huge military parade on Sunday to mark its 70th anniversary as a nation but held back its most advanced missiles and devoted nearly half of the parade to civilian efforts to build … Continue reading
Football/CAN 2019: la Côte d’Ivoire bat le Rwanda (2-1) et se relance dans le groupe H
Les Eléphants de Côte d’Ivoire se sont imposés, dimanche, à Kigali face au Rwanda (2-1) en match comptant pour la 2ème journée du groupe H des éliminatoires de la Coupe d’Afrique des nations (CAN) de football, prévue en 2019 au … Continue reading
DALLAS | Dallas officer who killed black man also shot a man in 2017
DALLAS — The Dallas police officer who says she mistakenly went to the wrong apartment after work earlier this week and fatally shot a black man also fired her weapon and wounded a man during an on-duty confrontation in 2017, … Continue reading
NEW YORK | Serena Williams fined $17K for rules violations at US Open
NEW YORK— Serena Williams was fined a total of $17,000 for three code violations during her loss to Naomi Osaka in the U.S. Open final. On Sunday, a day after the match, the tournament referee’s office docked Williams $10,000 for … Continue reading
CAIRO | UN rights commissioner blasts Egypt’s 75 death sentences
CAIRO— The U.N. human rights commissioner says it will be an “irreversible miscarriage of justice” if the death sentences issued by an Egyptian court against 75 people, including top Muslim Brotherhood leaders, are carried out. In a Sunday statement, Michelle … Continue reading
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J | Can controversy fill swimsuit void at Miss America pageant?
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J — The swimsuits are gone, but there has been plenty of controversy surrounding this year’s Miss America competition that could keep viewers tuning in. The next Miss America will be crowned around 11 p.m. Sunday on a … Continue reading
NEW YORK | A model with Down syndrome fulfills her fashion week dream
NEW YORK — Marian Avila, a 21-year-old Spanish model with Down syndrome, fulfilled her dream to walk at New York Fashion Week thanks to an Atlanta designer she met through the magic of social media. And she did it with … Continue reading
Elections en Mauritanie: large avance du parti au pouvoir, loin devant les islamistes
Le parti au pouvoir en Mauritanie a acquis une large avance au premier tour des élections législatives, régionales et municipales du 1er septembre, loin devant les islamistes et l’opposition radicale, à moins d’un an de la présidentielle de mi-2019. « L’Union … Continue reading
La Corée du Nord tient son défilé militaire sans missiles balistiques intercontinentaux
Des milliers de soldats suivis par l’artillerie et les chars ont défilé à Pyongyang dimanche pour célébrer le 70e anniversaire de la Corée du Nord mais elle s’est abstenue de montrer les missiles balistiques intercontinentaux qui lui ont valu de … Continue reading
