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Yoko says oh no to 'John Lemon' beer

Yoko says oh no to 'John Lemon' beer

The old saying about lemons and lemonade has borne fruit for a French craft brewery, which was ordered by Yoko Ono to stop making its "John Lemon" beer -- and has now nearly sold out thanks to the publicity. Aurelien Picard, owner of the Brasserie de l'Imprimerie

Ex-NY mayor Giuliani in critical but stable condition: spokesman

Ex-NY mayor Giuliani in critical but stable condition: spokesman

Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani remained in critical condition late Monday as he recovers from pneumonia, a spokesman said. Giuliani, an 81-year-old who was once closely allied with President Donald Trump, has been taken off a mechanical ventilator and is breathing on his own, spokesman Ted Goodman

Canadian mining project suspended in Dominican Republic

The president of the Dominican Republic on Monday suspended a mining project by Canadian company GoldQuest after hundreds protested the proposal over its feared environmental impact. The project sought to extract deposits of gold, copper and silver from a reserve of 1.1 million ounces, valued at around $5 billion,

Peru arrests killer of Indigenous Amazon leaders

Peruvian police on Monday captured one of the killers of four Indigenous Amazon land defenders who were murdered protecting their territories from illegal loggers, police sources said. The four leaders of the Ashaninka people -- a group from a remote area along the border between Brazil and Peru -- were killed in

Death toll in Brazil small plane crash rises to three

Death toll in Brazil small plane crash rises to three

Three people died and two others were injured Monday after a small plane crashed into a residential building in the major Brazilian city of Belo Horizonte. The pilot and copilot died on impact, while three other occupants were rushed to the hospital, the Minas Gerais state fire department said. One

Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni agree to end lengthy legal battle

Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni agree to end lengthy legal battle

Actor Blake Lively and "It Ends with Us" co-star Justin Baldoni on Monday settled their acrimonious years-long legal battle, avoiding a costly civil trial. A joint statement provided to AFP said the parties had resolved their dispute -- launched after Lively accused Baldoni of inappropriate on-set

Passengers stranded on cruise off Cape Verde following suspected virus deaths

Passengers stranded on cruise off Cape Verde following suspected virus deaths

Passengers and crew desperately hunkered down in isolation on a ship stuck off Cape Verde on Monday, after local authorities barred it from docking following the death of three people in a suspected hantavirus outbreak. The island nation's refusal to allow them to disembark came even as WHO