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Pompeo doesn't see China tensions hurting North Korea talks

China will be part of the solution to the North Korean crisis, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday, brushing aside the possibility that worsening U.S. tensions with Beijing could hamper efforts to persuade Pyongyang to give up its nuclear weapons. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2Oa0plh

U.S. actively considering waivers on Iran oil sanctions

The Trump administration is actively considering waivers on sanctions it will reimpose next month for countries that are reducing their imports of Iranian oil, a U.S. government official said on Friday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2y3l1S8

Slovakia may take in Syrian orphans, in break with neighbours: PM

Slovakia may accept several dozen orphaned Syrian children, Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini told Reuters on Friday, making a slight break from other central European allies who have refused refugees. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2CtOPeK

Bulgarian Church turns down Russia's call for debate on Ukraine

The Bulgarian Orthodox Church on Friday turned down a call by the Russian Patriarch to hold talks to discuss a bid by the Ukrainian church to break away from Moscow's orbit. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2PeWRec

Protests overshadow party rallies ahead of Bosnia vote

Protests organized in Bosnia's two largest cities on Friday by a pair of fathers demanding the truth about the alleged murders of their sons overshadowed rallies for Sunday's general election. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2QvkVcR

Man who helped run online drug market pleads guilty to U.S. charge

An Irish national on Friday pleaded guilty to U.S. charges that he helped run the now-defunct Silk Road, an online black market where illegal drugs and other goods were bought and sold. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2OyCCv1

Saudi crown prince dismisses Trump remarks about reliance on U.S.

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman dismissed remarks by Donald Trump in which the U.S. president said he had warned the king he would not last in power "for two weeks" without U.S. military backing and demanded he pay up. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2y1WjSo

Eight people remain detained in Saudi corruption crackdown, crown prince says

Eight people detained in Saudi Arabia's anti-corruption campaign remain in custody, the kingdom's crown prince said, after scores were arrested in a purge launched last November. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2IHtRt1

Melania Trump goes on safari in Kenya and visits an orphanage

U.S. first lady Melania Trump read to children at an orphanage, fed a baby elephant, and went on a short safari on Friday in Kenya, the third country on her nearly week-long Africa tour. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2E1Bg7S

Saudi Arabia will allow Turkey to search consulate for missing journalist

Saudi Arabia will allow Turkey to search its consulate in Istanbul for prominent Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who has been missing for three days after entering the diplomatic mission earlier this week. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2xYIPGU

Palestinians say Israeli troops kill three, including a child, at Gaza protest

Israeli forces killed three Palestinians including a child at a border protest in Gaza on Friday, Palestinian officials said. The Israeli army said it was defending against members of the crowd who were throwing grenades and explosives at its soldiers. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2OF2KUZ

Florida doctor sells cannabis-infused ice cream

Florida doctor sells cannabis-infused ice cream A doctor in Florida has taken an unconventional approach to help his patients deal manage pain: ice cream -- specifically cannabis-infused ice cream.

Cannabis-infused ice cream helps patients by doctor's orders

Cannabis-infused ice cream helps patients by doctor's orders Florida doctor swears by products with CBD extract for his patients which has soothing effects and helps with pain, anxiety and inflammation.

UK surgeons call for ban on Brazilian butt lifts after patient deaths

UK surgeons call for ban on Brazilian butt lifts after patient deaths Cosmetic surgeons have called for a ban on bum lifts in the U.K., following the death of a second British woman.

Surgeon general fights to end stigma around opioid addiction

Surgeon general fights to end stigma around opioid addiction Dr. Jerome Adams issues a 21st century version of C. Everett Koop's 'Understanding AIDS' pamphlet, hoping to educate Americans about the opioid epidemic.

Flea-borne typhus disease reported in downtown LA, officials say

Flea-borne typhus disease reported in downtown LA, officials say Multiple cases of typhus have popped up in downtown Los Angeles prompting health officials to warn of the flea-spread disease that can cause organ damage in severe cases.

Parents file lawsuit after baby suffers brain injury during childbirth

Parents file lawsuit after baby suffers brain injury during childbirth A couple is taking legal action against the NHS after a hospital blunder left their baby with a severe brain injury when he was starved of oxygen during birth.