‘Chuck it in the fire.’ A leading candidate in France’s presidential race has a simple solution to its massive national debt: just cancel it

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Prediction markets have become America’s new national pastime | Dave Schilling

My parents’ generation may have been on to something when they railed against gambling.

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Indonesia volcano eruptions cancels hundreds of flights in major airport hub

More than 500 flight movements were cancelled after the volcano erupted and spewed ashes into the air.

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Indonesia cancels flights at Jakarta airport as Anak Krakatau volcano erupts

Indonesia’s Anak Krakatau volcano has erupted, causing flight cancellations at Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta International Airport…

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India co-sponsors UNGA resolution to declare November 27 day against child marriage

India has co-sponsored a UN General Assembly resolution proclaiming November 27 as the International Day for the Elimination of Child, Early and Forced Marriage, marking a global push to end the practice and protect the rights of children and girls…

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UN approves resolution in support of map that shows Africa's true size

The United Nations on ‌Friday voted for a shift away from the 16th-century Mercator global map towards one more accurately reflecting countries' true size, a resolution sponsored by African states to counter perceptions that the continent is peripheral.

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Chinese national rescued from Nepal tunnel 10 days after flash flood

A Chinese national was pulled alive from a tunnel in Nepal on Saturday, authorities said, 10 ‌days after a wall of ice, rock and mud tore through a Himalayan valley, killing more than 1,300 people.

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