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Swiss Poised To Slash F-35 Order As Costs Mount

Thai and Cambodian leaders agree to renew ceasefire, Trump says
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said on Friday that Thai and Cambodian leaders have agreed to renew a truce after days of deadly clashes had threatened to undo a ceasefire the U.S….
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No plans to force drivers to report collisions with cats, government says
The government says it has “no current plans” to force drivers who run over a cat to report the collision.
Nearly 11,000 people have signed an e-petition submitted to Parliament calling for the government “to make it law that if you hit a cat you…
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Services aren’t sharing information on longtime Osprey problems
The Defense Department should improve information sharing among different services and offices to improve the V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft’s safety and reduce dangerous or fatal accidents, the Government Accountability Office said Friday.
In…
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Ten years of the Paris Agreement: Hope for change clouded by climate realities
Ten years ago today, on 12 December 2015, the leaders of 195 countries, meeting in France at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP21), ratified the Paris Agreement. The signatory countries pledged to “strengthen the global response to the threat of climate change”. It was a moment…
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Farmers call for French blockades over cow disease cull
Angry French farmers are calling for more protests over the government-backed slaughter of cattle herds affected by so-called Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD).
On Thursday there were clashes between riot police and demonstrators in the southern Ariège…
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Navy Investigation Finds Osprey Safety Issues Were Allowed to Grow for Years
WASHINGTON (AP) — After a spate of deadly accidents that have claimed the lives of 20 service members in the past four years, a Navy report acknowledges that the military failed to address a growing…
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The Bible says little about Jesus’ childhood – but that didn’t stop medieval Christians from enjoying tales of him as holy ‘rascal’
Manger scenes displayed around Christmastime usually feature an ox and an ass beside the infant Jesus. According to the Gospel of Luke, Mary placed her child in a manger – an animal feeding bin – “because there was no room for them in…
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