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New Orleans takes down 3rd Confederate-era monument
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Workers in New Orleans took down a Confederate monument to Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard early Wednesday as onlookers watched from lawn chairs, while defiant statue supporters waved Confederate battle flags and opponents celebrated.
Nationwide Greek worker’s union strike fuels fiery clashes
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Workers’ unions called the strike to protest new belt-tightening measures that to be imposed beyond the end of Greece’s third bailout next year. The left-led coalition government agreed to the reforms as part of a deal with the country’s international creditors to release funds from its next bailout installment. Air traffic controllers were holding a four-hour work stoppage in the middle of the day, leading to the rescheduling or cancellation of more than 150 flights.
Iran leader denounces 'unworthy' election rhetoric in veiled swipe at Rouhani
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei denounced the heated rhetoric of Iran's presidential election campaign on Wednesday as "unworthy", a thinly-veiled rebuke of pragmatist President Hassan Rouhani's attacks on his main conservative challenger. The withdrawal of other conservative candidates has turned Friday's election into an unexpectedly tight two-horse race between Rouhani, 68, and hardline cleric Ebrahim Raisi, a 56-year-old protege of the supreme leader. Khamenei's intervention two days before Iranians go to the polls could help sway the vote by signaling the supreme leader's dissatisfaction with Rouhani's conduct.
New book celebrates the very best in drone photography
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"Dronescapes" showcases topflight drone photography; its 250 images include photos of famous landmarks, breathtaking landscapes and unique scenes.
Russian quarterly growth points to ongoing recovery
Russia's GDP grew 0.5 percent in the first quarter of 2017, the state statistics agency said Wednesday, as the country's economy slowly recovers from a crippling crisis. The growth reported by the Rosstat agency is slightly superior to the government's prediction of 0.4 percent growth over the same period. Russia's GDP last experienced growth in the fourth quarter of 2014, when it expanded by 0.2 percent.
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