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Keep calm and vape on: UK embraces e-cigarettes, US cautious

While the U.S. scrambles to crack down on vaping, Britain has embraced electronic cigarettes as a powerful tool to help smokers kick the habit.

Yemen's Houthis announce capture of hundreds of Saudi soldiers in Najran

Yemen's Houthi rebels on Saturday announced the fall of three Saudi-led coalition brigades and the capture of hundreds of Saudi soldiers in a large-scale military operation in Saudi border province of Najran.

Voting concludes for Afghan presidential election

The polling for Afghanistan's one-day presidential election concluded on Saturday evening, Chairperson of Independent Election Commission (IEC) Hawa Alam Nuristani said.

UN human rights body adopts resolution on right to development

The United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council on Friday adopted a resolution on the right to development, emphasizing an urgent need to make the right to development a reality for everyone.

Stone piling sculptures displayed on Table Mountain

Stone piling sculptures from an unknown artist are being displayed on the road side on top of the mountain.

US envoy on Ukraine, named in Trump scandal, resigns

US special representative on Ukraine Kurt Volker resigned Friday after Congress ordered him to answer questions in an impeachment investigation on President Donald Trump.

Saudi Arabia offers tourist visas for first time

Saudi Arabia on Friday said it was offering tourist visas for the first time, opening up the conservative Islamic kingdom to holidaymakers as part of a push to diversify its economy away from oil.

Afghans begin voting in presidential election

Afghans began voting on Saturday morning in a one-day presidential election to select the country's new leader for the next five years.

Sheriff's deputy slain near Houston was first Sikh officer

A sheriff's deputy described as "a trailblazer" because he was the first Sikh deputy of the Harris County Sheriff's Office when he joined the force 10 years ago, was shot and killed while making a traffic stop Friday near Houston.

US probe of vaping illnesses focuses on THC from marijuana

U.S. health officials said Friday that their investigation into an outbreak of severe vaping-related illnesses is increasingly focused on products that contain the marijuana compound THC.

Greta Thunberg marches in Montreal for global climate protests

Teen activist Greta Thunberg urged Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other world leaders Friday to do more for the environment as she led half a million protesters in Montreal as part of a global wave of "climate strikes."

Xenophobic violence deals significant blow to South Africa: minister

Recent xeonophobic violence has dealt a significant blow to South Africa, damaging the country's brand and standing in the family of nations, Tourism Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane said on Friday.

'Emotional' Prince Harry treads in Diana's footsteps in Angola

Britain's Prince Harry on Friday paid an "emotional" visit to a street in Angola that was once a minefield visited by his mother Diana shortly before her death.

Climate change 'race against time', Prince Harry says in Botswana

Declaring climate change a "race against time," Prince Harry on Thursday planted a baobab tree in Botswana and highlighted the campaign work of teen activist Greta Thunberg.

US immigration cops blame 'devastating' arrests on sanctuary laws

The "emotional impact" on families hit by the crackdown on undocumented California immigrants could be reduced if local authorities scrap "sanctuary" laws and cooperate with ICE, the immigration police's Los Angeles chief said Thursday.

No federal charges in fatal California police shooting

Federal authorities declined to pursue civil rights charges Thursday against Sacramento police officers who fatally shot an unarmed black man, a killing that sparked protests and spurred changes to a state law governing when authorities can use deadly force.

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