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Building a better Lego

From the skies above Billund, Denmark, you can guess which famous toy company calls this town home. And inside this life-size Lego building, it's Lego heaven. Just about anything imaginable is re-imagined in the tiny plastic bricks that have been…

Australia recognizes west Jerusalem as the capital of Israel

SYDNEY -- Australia now formally recognizes west Jerusalem as Israel's capital. But it won't move its embassy until there's a peace settlement between Israel and the Palestinians, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced Saturday.Morrison said Australia would recognize east Jerusalem as…

Scuffles erupt during fifth weekend of "yellow vest" Paris protests

Paris — Tear gas billowed Saturday across the French capital's protest-scarred Champs-Elysees after a day of largely peaceful demonstrations. Water cannons shot into the crowds on the fifth straight weekend of protests by the country's "yellow vest" movement.The demonstrations against…

"Young miracle" baby recovers from Ebola in outbreak

They call her the "young miracle." A baby who was admitted to an Ebola treatment center just six days after birth has recovered from the virus.Congo's health ministry called the baby the youngest survivor in what is now the world's…

U.S. college student stabbed to death in Netherlands

An American student living in the Dutch port city of Rotterdam has been stabbed to death in her apartment and police arraigned a man suspected in the slaying. Police spokeswoman Miriam Boers confirmed Friday that the victim was 21-year-old Sarah…

French police shoot, kill Strasbourg Christmas market attacker

Strasbourg, France — The man authorities say killed three people near a Christmas market in Strasbourg died Tuesday in a shootout with police at the end of two-day manhunt, French authorities said.Paris prosecutor's office, which handles terror cases in France,…

Yemen peace talks yield "important step" with truce in key city

Yemenis struggling amid slow peace talks United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Thursday that Yemen's warring sides had agreed after week-long peace talks in Sweden to a province-wide cease-fire in Hodeida, and a withdrawal of troops from the contested Red…

China confirms 2 Canadians held amid 3-way feud with U.S.

Beijing -- China on Thursday confirmed it has detained two Canadian men, raising the stakes in a three-way international dispute over the case of a Chinese telecoms executive facing possible extradition from Canada to the United States.Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu…

French want Christmas market attacker dead or alive

The French government spokesman says security forces are trying to catch the suspected shooter dead or alive, two days after an attack near Strasbourg's Christmas market. The attack left three people dead and 13 others wounded, including five who were…

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