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In pre-Brexit rush, migrants breach Calais terminal for UK-bound ferry

Paris: More than 100 migrants breached the Calais terminal in a co-ordinated push to board a Dover-bound ferry, forcing authorities to delay departure. Migrants aboard a rubber boat after being intercepted by French authorities off the port of Calais in northern France.Credit:AP About half of the migrants managed to get on to the ferry on Saturday night and conceal themselves on […]

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West Point mourns death of top cadet involved in skiing accident

Top West Point cadet Peter Zhu, 21, died Thursday after he was involved in a bad accident while skiing Feb. 23 at the West Point ski slope. (U.S. Military Academy at West Point) A “heartbroken” U.S. Military Academy at West Point has announced the death of a top senior cadet who suffered fatal injuries in a skiing accident. Class of 2019 […]

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Man in hospital after downtown Montreal stabbing

A 24-year-old man was taken to hospital in critical condition after he was stabbed early Sunday morning. Montreal police spokesperson Caroline Chèvrefils said a 911 call reporting an armed assault at the intersection of Ste-Catherine and Crescent streets, was made just after 4 a.m. When officers arrived at the scene, they located the victim who had been stabbed with a […]

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EU offering long Brexit delay 'not possible': UK trade minister Fox

LONDON (Reuters) – It is not possible that the European Union will offer Britain a long delay to Brexit because of upcoming European elections, British trade minister Liam Fox said on Sunday. Fox said it was still “entirely possible” Britain leaves the bloc as scheduled on March 29 but an extension to the Article 50 negotiating period may be necessary […]

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Partnership NYC prez: ‘Not all New Yorkers’ oppose Amazon

Kathryn Wylde, the president of Partnership NYC, said the open letter she and other business, labor and union leaders sent to Amazon’s Jeff Bezos makes the point that not all New Yorkers opposed the online retail giant’s plan to build a second headquarters in Queens. “We wanted to express to Amazon and Jeff Bezos that it’s not all New Yorkers […]

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Edward VIII’s hated ‘filthy, nauseating’ Australian Aboriginals

REVEALED: The full scope of Edward VIII’s racism and hatred of ‘filthy, nauseating’ Australian Aborigines is detailed in letters he wrote to his mistress almost a century ago Letters written by king-to-be while on tour have been recorded for first time In one letter, then-Prince of Wales complained about ‘revolting black savages’   He also referred to Aboriginal Australians as ‘monkeys’ and […]

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