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Washington (AFP) - Boeing's problem-plagued Starliner left the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday, bound for Earth without astronauts after NASA deemed the risk too great. The century-old aerospace giant's...

Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) - Movie critics and audiences don't always see eye-to-eye -- but rarely have they appeared as divided as they are over "Reagan," a highly flattering...

Port-au-Prince (AFP) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on a rare visit to violence-ravaged Haiti on Thursday heard guarded optimism as he promised $45 million in aid, urged greater...

Washington (AFP) - A 14-year-old boy was charged with shooting four people dead at a US high school, while his father was charged with manslaughter, authorities said Thursday, after the...

Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) - A punishing heat wave gripping California and parts of the southwestern United States was intensifying Thursday as forecasters warned of dangerous temperatures. An excessive...

Washington (AFP) - The United States charged five Russian military officers on Thursday for allegedly conducting cyberattacks on civilian infrastructure in Ukraine ahead of the Russian invasion. Assistant Attorney General...

Washington (AFP) - A collapse in North America's bat population led to a surge in pesticide use by farmers as an alternative way to protect crops from insects -- in...

Toronto (Canada) (AFP) - Hollywood's A-list stars are convening in Toronto for North America's largest film festival -- a 10-day extravaganza of Oscar bait movies, timely documentaries and glamour that...

Washington (AFP) - Hiring in the US private sector markedly undershot analyst expectations in August, said payroll firm ADP on Thursday, as the labor market's health comes under scrutiny. Private...

London (AFP) - UK prosecutors on Thursday said they were dropping a sexual assault case against Hollywood movie mogul Harvey Weinstein as there was no "realistic prospect of conviction". The...