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Ethiopians celebrate thanksgiving festival in the capital
Addis Ababa, Oct 6 (AP/UNB) — Hundreds of thousands of people in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa are celebrating a festival widely seen as promoting peace and unity.
Museum of the Bible quietly replaces questioned artifact
Oklahoma City, Oct 5 (AP/UNB) — The Museum of the Bible in Washington quietly replaced an artifact purported to be one of a handful of miniature Bibles that a NASA astronaut carried to the moon in 1971 after an expert questioned its authenticity.
Australia mum on possible swap of detainees with Iran
Perth, Oct 6 (AP/UNB) — The release from Iran of two Australians and an Iranian student held by Australia bears the hallmarks of a swap, a legal expert said Sunday, while the attorney general refused to comment on a possible deal with Tehran.
Socialists tipped to stay in power as Portugal votes
Lisbon, Oct 6 (AP/UNB) — Portugal held a general election Sunday, with the center-left Socialist Party widely expected to collect most votes and stay in power for another four years.
North Korea decries breakdown of talks US says were 'good'
Helsinki, Oct 6 (AP/UNB) — North Korea's chief negotiator said that nuclear talks with the U.S. had broken down, but Washington maintained the two sides had "good discussions" in Sweden that it intends to build on in two weeks.
Pope opens Amazon meeting amid fires, right-wing opposition
Vatican City, Oct 6 (AP/UNB) — Pope Francis on Sunday opened a divisive meeting on preserving the Amazon and ministering to its indigenous peoples as he fended off attacks from conservatives who are opposed to his ecological agenda.
Rudisha ends injury nightmare, ready to resume training
Nairobi, Oct.5 (Xinhua/ UNB) -- After a long-term injury, world 800m record-holder David Rudisha of Kenya says he is ready to resume training after shaking off his problem.
Single gene controls bird feeding behavior by regulating bad-tasting molecules: research
Beijing, Oct. 6 (Xinhua/ UNB) -- The feeding behavior of birds is closely related to a single gene that simultaneously regulates bad-tasting molecules and attractive volatiles, according to a new study paper published in the journal Molecular Plant.
U.S. eyes more talks with DPRK after Stockholm talks break off
Washington, Oct. 5 (Xinhua/ UNB) -- The U.S. State Department on Saturday said that its delegation had "good discussions" with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) counterparts at the latest working-level talks held in the Swedish capital of Stockholm.
Iran urges JCPOA signatories to take steps to protect nuclear interests
Tehran, Oct. 6 (Xinhua/ UNB) -- The spokesman for Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), Behrooz Kamalvandi, on Sunday urged the signatories to the landmark Iranian 2015 nuclear deal to take steps to protect Iran's nuclear interests.