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USA

'Brave new Canadian:' Runaway Saudi woman reaches new home

"This is Rahaf Alqunun, a very brave new Canadian," Canada's foreign minister said with the 18-year-old who feared death if sent back to Saudi Arabia

USA

Duchess Kate's brother opens up about crippling struggle with depression

"I know I'm richly blessed and live a privileged life. But it did not make me immune to depression," he wrote in a Daily Mail op-ed.

USA

How the government shutdown hurts fraud victims

"It was like I can't stop it and my government is not there to help," said a California woman whose information was stolen.

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Bulgaria

6,000-year-old Bulgarian city honoured as European culture capital

Plovdiv, the oldest city in Bulgaria, has been officially inaugurated as the European Capital of Culture for 2019.

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Anti-government and pro-Brexit protesters clash in London

A few thousand anti-governent protersters donned yellow jackets on Sunday and marched a kilometre through central London.

Canada

Saudi refugee welcomed to Canada by foreign minister

Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun, who flew into Toronto from Thailand, said she had feared for her life after fleeing from her family.

USA

Democrat Julián Castro announces 2020 presidential bid

Castro, of Mexican-American heritage, made the announcement from his hometown of San Antonio, Texas.

USA

When Jayme Closs escaped, 'I know exactly how she felt': Past kidnap survivors speak out

Elizabeth Smart and Michelle Knight told NBC News they are overjoyed that the Wisconsin teen was found safe and recalled their own escapes from captivity.

Democratic Republic Of Congo

DRC Congo election: tensions mount as candidate appeals against result

Candidate Martin Fayulu insists he won DR Congo's long-delayed election.

USA

Foreign labor limits like to leave seasonal American businesses in the lurch — again

Unprecedented demand — nearly 100,000 requests for 33,000 available visas — briefly crashed the online Department of Labor application system.

Russia

Russia's space agency loses control of Spektr-R satellite

Spektr-R satellite is continuing to transmit signals, but scientists have been unable to control the satellite since Friday

USA

At tech's biggest trade show, privacy was the buzzword

Apple's billboard set the tone while privacy was suddenly part of the pitch for many tech giants and startups.

USA

How do solar panels work?

It's all about sunlight and electrons.

USA

Wisconsin man charged with kidnapping 13 year old girl and killing her parents

13 year old Jayme Coss escaped from the house where she'd been allegedly held for three months in the tiny town of Gordon by 21 year old Jake Patterson.

USA

Pregnancy in women in vegetative states is rare, but not unprecedented

"Biologically everything is pretty normal" in these patients, said an expert who who worked on a similar case in the 1990s to that of the comatose Arizona woman who recently gave birth.

USA

Brexit true believers see only an upside to leaving the E.U.

"Leaving the E.U. won't make life here better, but it won't make it worse."

USA

Government shutdown becomes longest in U.S. history

"We're talking about $5.7 billion for a wall, but the costs that are inflicted on the economy are orders of magnitude beyond that $5.7 billion," one expert warned.

USA

Government shutdown becomes longest in U.S. history

"We're talking about $5.7 billion for a wall, but the costs that are inflicted on the economy are orders of magnitude beyond that $5.7 billion," one expert warned.

USA

Big blast tears through Paris bakery

Fire crews were responding to a reported gas leak in the area when the blast hit.

France

Paris bakery explosion: death toll rises to four

Rescue workers found the body of a woman in the rubble on Sunday.

USA

Megyn Kelly walks away from NBC with the remainder of her $69M deal

The announcement comes months after negotiations over Kelly's contract following her termination for making derogatory racial comments.

USA

L.A. teachers plan to strike Monday after impasse with district

"We declared impasse," said union secretary Arlene Inouye.

USA

'I'm lost': Jayme Closs approached strangers after her escape

"She said 'I'm Jayme.' And I recognized her immediately," said a woman who was walking her dog when the 13-year-old approached her.

USA

Pennsylvania priest gets up to 14 years in prison for molesting two boys

"I am sorry for the actions I committed," the priest, who admitted the molestation, told the court, according to a local outlet. "They were both criminal and sins."