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6 killed in Syria after Israel retaliates for rocket attack

ABCNews4 

Israeli airstrikes in southern Syria killed six people and wounded seven, Syrian state TV reported Friday, in retaliation for a rocket attack on Israel the previous day that Israeli officials blamed on militants backed by...

UPDATE 2-White supremacist convicted in New York 'death ray' case

Reuters 

ALBANY, N.Y. Aug 21 (Reuters) - A New York white supremacist was convicted by a federal jury on Friday of plotting to use a remote-controlled radiation device he called "Hiroshima on a light switch" to harm Muslims and President Barack Obama.

Afghan ties with Pakistan sour as Taliban gain strength

ABCNews4 

One of the world's testier strategic relationships is deteriorating by the day as Afghanistan accuses Pakistan of meddling in its affairs and prolonging a 14-year war by aiding Taliban militants in a cynical quest for...

Fitch revises Saudi Arabia's outlook to negative

Reuters 

Aug 21 (Reuters) - Fitch Ratings revised its outlook on Saudi Arabia's foreign and local currency issuer default rating (IDR) to "negative" from "stable," citing lower oil prices and increased spending associated with the accession of a new king.

Israeli former minister: 3 plans to hit Iran were blocked

ABCNews4 

Israel's former defense minister, Ehud Barak, says three separate plans on Israel striking Iranian nuclear facilities were blocked in recent years, first by Israel's military chief and later by two ministers.



Gartner says smartphone sales growth slows

ABCNews4 

Worldwide sales of smartphones in the second quarter grew at the slowest pace since 2013 as sales in China declined for the first time, according to research firm Gartner Inc.

Scholarships bring relief, joy to former walk-ons at South Carolina

The Post and Courier 

COLUMBIA — Players gathered around Steve Spurrier as they always do at the end of practice, but Darius Paulk quickly realized this wrap-up speech would be different. The walk-on running back heard his head coach talk about how two scholarships had come open, and that there were deserving recipients on special...

Alibaba drop leaves stock pennies above IPO price

Reuters 

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Shares of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd fell 3 percent on Friday and were perilously close to breaking below the price set in the largest IPO in history as fears of a China-led global slowdown rattled investors.

Made in Denmark love match as Harto proposes

Reuters 

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - European Tour journeyman Andreas Harto stole the show at the Made In Denmark event by proposing to his girlfriend during the tournament in Farso on Friday.

Last orders: Campaign launched to protect Britain's endangered post-war pubs

"independent.co.uk" 

The pocket of London around The Shakespeare offers a richer survey of architectural history than most. Built in 1964, the pub lies on the western edge of the Barbican estate – widely considered a Brutalist masterpiece. Facing it, Georgian houses stand side by side with Victorian warehouses and 1980s office blocks.

Golf-Made in Denmark love match as Harto proposes

Reuters 

COPENHAGEN, Aug 21 (Reuters) - European Tour journeyman Andreas Harto stole the show at the Made In Denmark event by proposing to his girlfriend during the tournament in Farso on Friday.

Alibaba drop leaves stock pennies above IPO price

Reuters 

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Shares of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd fell 3 percent on Friday and were perilously close to breaking below the price set in the largest IPO in history as fears of a China-led global slowdown rattled investors.

German scientists find rare dinosaur tracks

Reuters 

Scientist discover what they think could be 145-million-year-old footprints of a 30-tonne dinosaur in a Lower Saxony quarry. Roselle Chen reports.


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