New Istanbul airport will be fully open March 3: Milliyet newspaper

Istanbul's new airport will be fully operational on March 3, Turkey's Milliyet newspaper reported on Thursday, after the $12 billion project was twice hit by delays.

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Madagascar presidential candidate's team cries foul after rival declared winner

Madagascar presidential election candidate Marc Ravalomanana's campaign team said they had filed a formal complaint on Thursday after the electoral commission declared Andry Rajoelina the winner.

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Bright light in big city mystifies New Yorkers after transformer fire

A transformer explosion at an electric power substation in the New York City borough of Queens lit up the night sky with a bright blue light on Thursday, mystifying some residents, but officials said no one was injured in the incident.

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One killed, two hurt as winter storm blasts U.S. Midwest

A motorist was killed in Kansas on Thursday in a crash blamed on a fierce blizzard slamming the U.S. Midwest and Southeast that also canceled or delayed thousands of airline flights and injured two people on a commercial jet over the Dallas area.

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Bereaved Guatemalan mother recalls hopes son would ease U.S. entry

Between heavy sobs, Catarina Alonzo explained that when her husband left Guatemala to try to reach the United States, they hoped taking their 8-year-old son would make it easier for the pair to get in. Instead, the boy fell ill and died.

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Suspect in California shooting in U.S. illegally, prompting Trump tweet

A suspect wanted in the shooting death of a California police officer was believed to be in the United States illegally, a county sheriff said on Thursday as President Donald Trump cited the manhunt in his push for a wall on the border with Mexico.

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Restrictive job adverts 'put women off', says top female boss

The boss of Severn Trent says limited "must have" skill lists stop many women applying for roles.

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The booming trade in second-hand books

Ladybird books, periodicals, textbooks and signed copies are making more money than ever for used-book sellers.

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More Americans blame Trump for government shutdown: Reuters/Ipsos poll

More Americans blame President Donald Trump than congressional Democrats for the partial U.S. government shutdown, a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Thursday found, as lawmakers returned to Washington with no quick end to the shutdown in sight.

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Boston Marathon bomber appeals conviction, death sentence

Lawyers for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on Thursday asked an appellate court to overturn his conviction and death penalty sentence for helping carry out the 2013 attack, which killed three people and wounded more than 260 others.

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Syria's return to Arab League requires Arab consensus: UAE minister

The United Arab Emirates’ minister of state for foreign affairs, Anwar Gargash, told Al Arabiya TV on Thursday that Syria's return to Arab league, which was suspended seven years ago, required Arab consensus.

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Canadian faces appeal hearing in China drugs case: state media

A Chinese court will hear the appeal of a Canadian citizen held on drugs charges on Saturday, a government-run news portal said, in a case that could further test the tense relations between Beijing and Ottawa.

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FDA chief to meet e-cigarette makers amid crackdown

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) plans to meet top-level executives of e-cigarette makers, the agency's chief said on Thursday, hinting that some companies seem to be backing away from commitments related to youth's access to e-cigarettes.

from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2RiLPc9

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Saudi king taps veteran finance chief as foreign minister to improve image

Saudi Arabia's king put a veteran former finance minister in charge of foreign affairs on Thursday, aiming to improve the kingdom's image after the crisis caused by the killing of a journalist and greater scrutiny of the Yemen war.

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Winter storm disrupts U.S. travel, sparks blizzard warnings in Midwest

A U.S. storm system that by Thursday morning had already caused flight disruptions and blizzard-like conditions was expected to dump up to 10 inches (25 cm) of snow on some states and heavy rainfall on others, weather officials said.

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