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Atwood, Ellmann favourites to win fiction's Booker Prize

LONDON - Booker Prize winner Margaret Atwood is the bookies' favourite to win the coveted fiction trophy again for "The Testaments," her follow-up to dystopian saga "The Handmaid's Tale." Atwood, who ...

Oct 14, 2019

For Huda Kattan, beauty has become a billion-dollar business

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Iraqi-American Huda Kattan has become one of the most recognizable names in makeup around the world. Her eponymous empire Huda Beauty, a makeup line valued at $1.2 billio...

Oct 13, 2019

Ecuador indigenous, president strike deal to end protests

QUITO, Ecuador - Ecuador celebrated a deal President Lenn Morenoand indigenous leaders struck late Sunday to cancel a disputed austerity package and end nearly two weeks of protests that have paralyze...

Oct 13, 2019

No one hurt in Canadian acrobatic jet crash at US air show

HAMPTON, Ga. - The Royal Canadian Air Force says one of its pilots is safe after he had to eject from his plane just before an aerobatics show in the United States. The Canadian Forces Snowbirds said ...

Oct 13, 2019

Correa HR in 11th, Astros top Yankees 3-2; ALCS tied at 1

HOUSTON - Carlos Correa hit a leadoff home run in the 11th inning and the Houston Astros won a battle of the bullpens, beating the New York Yankees 3-2 Sunday night to tie the AL Championship Series a...

Oct 13, 2019

South Korean Justice Minister offers to resign over scandal

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - South Korea's justice minister has offered to step down amid an investigation into allegations of financial crimes and academic favours surrounding his family, a scandal th...

Oct 13, 2019

Jessye Norman, opera icon, memorialized at hometown funeral

Jessye Norman's illustrious opera career and extraordinary artistry was honoured at her public funeral. So was Jessye Norman the loyal friend, the humanitarian, the teacher and the person not only cel...

Oct 13, 2019

Some US states marking their first Indigenous Peoples' Day

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - A handful of states are celebrating their first Indigenous Peoples' Day on Monday as part of a trend to move away from a day honouring Christopher Columbus. From Minnesota to Vermo...

Oct 13, 2019

China's trade with US shrinks again in September

BEIJING - China's trade with the United States fell by double digits again in September amid a tariff war that threatens to tip the global economy into recession. Exports to the United States, China's...

Oct 13, 2019

Law gives child sex assault victims more time to file suits

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California is giving childhood victims of sexual abuse more time to decide whether to file lawsuits, joining several states in expanding the statute of limitations for victims ove...

Oct 13, 2019