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Harry and Meghan Markle 'step back' as senior royals
CBC CANADA
LONDON, UK — Prince Harry and Meghan Markle said Wednesday that they "intend to step back as 'senior' members of the Royal Family and work to become financially independent."
Trump: Iran 'standing down' after missile strikes
BBC
WASHINGTON DC, USA- US President Donald Trump has said Iran "appears to be standing down" after it targeted air bases housing US forces in Iraq, in a televised address from the White House.
Several dead after Typhoon Phanfone batters Philippines
ALJAZEERA
MANiLA, Philippines - At least 11 people were reported killed and six others missing on Thursday after Typhoon Phanfone battered several central Philippine islands on Wednesday, Christmas Day, making seven landfalls before heading out to the South China Sea.
Japan carries out rare execution of foreigner
BBC
TOKYO, Japan - Japan has hanged a Chinese man for the high-profile and brutal murder of a family of four, the first execution of a foreigner in 10 years.
Saudis sentence five to death for Khashoggi's murder
BBC
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia- A court in Saudi Arabia has sentenced five people to death and jailed three others over the murder of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi last year.
X-Factor semi-finalist admits child abuse images
BBC
LONDON, UK - A former X-Factor star has pleaded guilty to child sexual exploitation charges over inducing boys to send indecent images to him for money.
Trump may give written testimony in impeachment probe
AP
WASHINGTON, USA - President Donald Trump suggested Monday he might be willing to offer written testimony in the House impeachment inquiry over whether he pressured Ukraine’s president to investigate Joe Biden and his son while withholding aid to the country.
Tear gas fired as rare protest breaks out in Egypt
BBC
CAIRO, Egypt - Tear gas has been fired to disperse demonstrators in Egypt, at some of the first protests since President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi took power in 2014.
Iceland cuts teenage drinking with curfews
AP
REYKJAVIK, Iceland - The clock strikes 10 p.m. on a Friday night when the “Parent Patrol” enters a popular playground in suburban Reykjavik.
Acclaimed actress Doris Day, Dies At 97
ASSOCIATED PRESS
CALIFORNIA, USA - Doris Day, the sunny blond actress and singer whose frothy comedic roles opposite the likes of Rock Hudson and Cary Grant made her one of Hollywood’s biggest stars in the 1950s and ’60s and a symbol of wholesome American womanhood, died Monday. She was 97.
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