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WHO cancels Mugabe ambassador role

Head of the World Health Organization cancels appointment of Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe as ambassador amid outcry. This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. You can receive Breaking News on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on Twitter to get the latest alerts. Full story

The Adventurer's Guide to a New Zealand Road Trip

New Zealand 's South Island was made for road trips. It has glaciers, fjords, volcanoes, vineyards, Lord of the Rings -style forest, impeccable roads, and very few people sharing it. With only a million inhabitants in a landmass the size of New York State, the South Island feels largely untouched and like the ultimate place to connect with nature. Pick up your campervan or car in the "big city" of Christchurch, then drive to the turquoise ... Full story

US coalition 'wiped city off Earth', Russia says - BBC News

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption The BBC's Feras Kilani was in Raqqa with anti-IS troops. Russia has accused the US-led coalition of bombing the Syrian city of Raqqa "off the face of the earth" during the campaign to push out so-called Islamic State (IS). Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) took Raqqa last week and on Sunday said they had taken Syria's largest oilfield. The US-led coalition says it tried to minimise risks ... Full story

John Besh restaurants fostered culture of sexual harassment, 25 women say

Restaurant Luke, in New Orleans, in 2009. (David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune archive). Problems extended to some BRG restaurants. Most of the women interviewed by NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune said BRG's problems extended beyond the corporate office and beyond Besh and Mantilla's personal interactions with female employees. The majority of the 25 women who claimed to have experienced sexual harassment at the company work or have ... Full story

Joel Osteen Podcast by Joel Osteen on Apple Podcasts

Clean Closed Captioning Video Joel Osteen - Sleep On Joel Osteen - Sleep On Free View in iTunes 2 Clean Closed Captioning Video Designed to Run - Victoria Osteen Designed to Run - Victoria Osteen Free View in iTunes 3 Clean Closed Captioning Video A Surge Is Coming - Joel Osteen A Surge Is Coming - Joel Osteen Free View in iTunes 4 Clean Closed Captioning Video The Power of Oneness - Victoria Osteen The Power of Oneness - Victoria Osteen Free ... Full story

Statement by the Prime Minister on the anniversary of the attack at the National War Memorial and Parliament Hill in Ottawa

- Statement by the Prime Minister on the anniversary of the attack at the National War Memorial and Parliament Hill in Ottawa. Ottawa, Ontario. The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on the three-year anniversary of the attack at the National War Memorial and Parliament Hill:. “Three years ago today, a senseless attack at the National War Memorial and Parliament Hill in Ottawa claimed the life of ceremonial ... Full story

Lawrence Summers: One last time on who benefits from corporate tax cuts

Kevin Hassett, President Trump’s chief economist, estimated Monday that the administration's plan to cut corporate tax rates will cause average household incomes to jump $4,000 a year. (Evan Vucci/Associated Press). I recently asserted that Kevin Hassett deserved a failing grade for his “analysis” projecting that the Trump administration proposal to reduce the corporate tax rate from 35 to 20 percent would raise the wages of an average American ... Full story

Iniesta finds the back of the net

Andrés Iniesta scored one of Barça’s two goals against Málaga on Saturday. The Spanish international has found the back of the net for the first time since he scored in September 2017 in FC Barcelona’s seven goal win over Celtic in the Champions League. For Iniesta’s last league goal, you have to go back to the 4-0 Bernabéu win in the 2015/16 season. Watch Iniesta’s goals in this brilliant video! Full story

Extension for Roger Goodell delayed by national anthem issue

The debate over NFL player protests during the national anthem has become so big within the league that it has delayed the completion of commissioner Roger Goodell's contract extension, league sources told ESPN. Goodell's deal is still expected to be completed and has been papered, sources told ESPN, but the process has been slowed while the overwhelming majority of the NFL's attention has been diverted to handling the anthem issue, which has ... Full story

Malta politicians to miss rally honoring slain reporter

VALLETTA, Malta (AP) — A rally planned in Malta to honor an investigative journalist killed by a car bomb was uniting many of the nation's politicians with some notable exceptions: the prime minister and the Parliament opposition leader who were chief targets of Daphne Caruana Galizia's reporting. Malta's two dominant political forces, the ruling Labor and opposition Nationalist parties, said they would participate in the rally scheduled for ... Full story