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Climate talks wrap up with progress on Paris rulebook
A coal-burning power plant steams behind wind generators in Gelsenkirchen, Germany while the 23rd UN Conference of the Parties (COP) climate talks end in Bonn, Germany, Friday, Nov. 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Anti-corruption campaign in Saudi brings hope to businessmen
FILE - In this file picture taken May 14, 2012, Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) speaks with a Saudi prince while he waits for Gulf Arab leaders ahead of the opening of Gulf Cooperation Council summit, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Lebanon-based businessmen and a media mogul who lost business in Saudi Arabia or through dealings with members of the royal family are watching an anti-corruption campaign targeting officials and princes in the oil-rich kingdom to see whether it will help them win back what they lost. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)
Brexit benefit: Lower pound boosts tourism to Britain
FILE - In this file photo dated Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017, visitors enjoy the view from a pod on the London Eye overlooking Big Ben's clock tower and the Houses of Parliament in London. Many British businesses are trying to gauge the impact of the country’s looming Brexit departure from the European Union, but the tourism industry is enjoying a “Brexit bounce” according to official figures released Friday Nov. 17, 2017, revealing a 5 percent increase on a year earlier. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, FILE)
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Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe, center, arrives to preside over a student graduation ceremony at Zimbabwe Open University on the outskirts of Harare, Zimbabwe Friday, Nov. 17, 2017. Mugabe is making his first public appearance since the military put him under house arrest earlier this week. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
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A Canadian soldier shakes hands with an Afghan boy during a joint patrol with Afghan National Army troops near Panjwaii village, Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan, on July 13, 2007.
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NATO apologizes to Turkey over reports Erdogan shown as foe
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, shakes hands with Turkish Armed Forces's soldiers during his visit at the Qatari-Turkish Armed Forces Land Command Base in Doha, Qatar, Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017. Erdogan, who also visited Kuwait on Tuesday, met with Qatar's Emir on Wednesday and the five-months dispute between Qatar and its Gulf neighbours, regional affairs and bilateral relations were discussed during the visits. (Yasin Bilbul/Pool via AP)
Bitcoin flirts with record $8,000 high, leaving sell-off behind
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Billionaire Norwegian given $30,400 drunken driving fine
Nissan executives taking pay cuts over bogus vehicle inspections
Nissan president and chief executive officer Hiroto Saikawa, left, bows at the start of a press conference at the company's headquarters in Yokohama on Nov. 17, 2017. Saikawa said on he will return part of his pay until next March following a inspection scandal.
Catalan rebels to campaign from Belgium amid extradition
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy arrives for an EU social summit for fair jobs and growth in Gothenburg, Sweden, Friday, Nov. 17, 2017. (Jonas Ekstromer/TT News Agency via AP)
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Ships are loaded with coal at Westshore Terminals in Delta, B.C., on Wednesday February 19, 2014, as seen from a National Aerial Surveillance Program flight.
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The Latest: Iraqi PM welcomes freeing of last IS-held town
FILE - This Tuesday, July 22, 2014 file photo shows a motorist passing by a flag of the Islamic State group in central Rawah, 175 miles (281 kilometers) northwest of Baghdad, Iraq. Iraq’s Defense Ministry said Friday, Nov. 17, 2017 Iraqi forces have retaken the last IS-held town in the country, more than three years after the militant group stormed nearly a third of Iraqi territory.(AP Photo, File)
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Ottawa urged to intervene in Iraqi Kurds’ dispute with Baghdad
Kurdish security forces head to Alton Kupri on the outskirts of Irbil, Iraq, on Oct. 20, 2017.
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Myanmar cardinal defends Suu Kyi on eve of pope trip
Rohingya Muslims, who crossed over from Myanmar into Bangladesh, wait in queues to receive aid at Kutupalong refugee camp in Ukhiya, Bangladesh, Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Wednesday that the U.S. is deeply concerned by "credible reports" of atrocities committed by Myanmar's security forces and called for an independent investigation into a humanitarian crisis in which hundreds of thousands of Muslim Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh. (AP Photo/A.M. Ahad)
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Red Cross: 1 million Yemenis at risk of cholera outbreak
The Latest: Mugabe, army commander to meet again Sunday
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe, center, stands for the national anthem after arriving to preside over a student graduation ceremony at Zimbabwe Open University on the outskirts of Harare, Zimbabwe Friday, Nov. 17, 2017. Mugabe is making his first public appearance since the military put him under house arrest earlier this week. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
Can France's Macron bring Lebanon back from the brink?
FILE - In this Oct. 30, 2017 file photo, released by Lebanon's official government photographer Dalati Nohra, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, right, meets with Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Hariri who resigned from Saudi Arabia nearly two weeks ago has been caught in the crossfire between the region’s two feuding powers -- Sunni Saudi Arabia and Shiite Iran. The 47-year-old who for years had tried to play a balancing act in Lebanon, with its delicate, sectarian-based political system, resigned in the most bizarre manner, throwing the country’s and his own political future into the unknown. (Dalati Nohra via AP, File)
Six stories in the news for today, Nov. 17
Nissan execs taking pay cuts over bogus vehicle inspections
Nissan Motor Co. Chief Executive Hiroto Saikawa bows during a press conference at the headquarters of the automaker in Yokohama, Friday, Nov. 17, 2017. Saikawa and other executives of the Japanese automaker plan to return part of their salaries to show remorse over illegal vehicle inspections at the automaker’s plants in Japan. Earlier Friday, Nissan submitted to the government a report on its investigation into the scandal. (Suo Takekuma/Kyodo News via AP)
Trump campaign created own rules on sexual harassment
Kayla Moore, wife of former Alabama Chief Justice and U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore, speaks at a press conference, Friday, Nov. 17, 2017, in Montgomery, Ala. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Iraqi forces retake the country's last IS-held town
FILE - This Tuesday, July 22, 2014 file photo shows a motorist passing by a flag of the Islamic State group in central Rawah, 175 miles (281 kilometers) northwest of Baghdad, Iraq. Iraq’s Defense Ministry said Friday, Nov. 17, 2017 Iraqi forces have retaken the last IS-held town in the country, more than three years after the militant group stormed nearly a third of Iraqi territory.(AP Photo, File)
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Victoria set to tighten limits on number of dogs in area parks
A three-dog limit is being proposed for people walking their pets in Capital Regional Districts as Christine Pratt walks her sisters dogs (from left to right), Banjo, Stella and her dog Bobby at Thetis Lake Park in Langford, B.C., on Thursday, November 16, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
Pine beetles from Jasper National Park moving into commercial forest
A mountain pine beetle is shown in a handout photo. A massive and uncontrollable buildup of mountain pine beetles in Jasper National Park is now starting to explode into commercially valuable forests along its boundaries. Foresters along Jasper's edge have already seen a tenfold increase in beetle infestation in just months, and some scientists wonder if Parks Canada could have done more to control the beetles a few years ago when it had a chance. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - Klaus Bolte
Streetwise newsletter: Ivanhoé shops shopping mall stakes, Aphria remains defiant in TSX stalemate
Richmond Centre, valued at around $1-billion, is seen in Richmond, British Columbia, Thursday, November 16, 2017. Rafal Gerszak/The Globe and Mail
Allegations against Alabama's Roy Moore dividing GOP women
Former Alabama Chief Justice and U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore waits to speak at a newss conference, Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017, in Birmingham, Ala. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
VA exploring idea of merging health system with Pentagon
Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin speaks at the National Press Club in Washington, Monday, Nov. 6, 2017. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Nevada wants to use untried execution drugs that pose risks
FILE - In this Aug. 17, 2017, file photo, Nevada death row inmate Scott Dozier, right, confers with Lori Teicher, a federal public defender involved in his case, during an appearance in Clark County District Court in Las Vegas. Nevada officials are pressing toward the state's first execution in 11 years, naming the state's top psychiatrist as interim replacement for the anesthesiologist who resigned last week after signing off on a lethal injection plan. Jordan Smith, of the state attorney general's office, told a judge Monday, Nov. 6, 2017, in Las Vegas that Dr. Leon Ravin has replaced Dr. John DiMuro as the state's top doctor. That makes Ravin the medical official with primary responsibility for next week's scheduled execution of twice-convicted murderer Dozier. (AP Photo/Ken Ritter, File)
EU leaders warn broadening of Brexit talks could be in doubt
Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May, left, meets with her Swedish counterpart Stefan Lofven at Hotel Gothia Tower in Gothenburg, Sweden, Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017, on the eve of the EU Social Summit for Fair Jobs and Growth. (Bjorn Larsson Rosvall/TT News Agency via AP)
The Latest: May hopeful of progress on Brexit talks
Ireland's Prime Minister Leo Varadkar arrives for an EU social summit for fair jobs and growth in Gothenburg Friday, Nov. 17, 2017. (Jonas Ekstromer/TT News Agency via AP)
GOP closer to big win with House tax vote; Senate unclear
House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., left, leads applause for House Ways and Means Chair Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, along with Rep. Carlos Curbelo, R-Fla., and Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., during a news conference following a vote on tax reform on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017. Republicans passed a near $1.5 trillion package overhauling corporate and personal taxes through the House, edging President Donald Trump and the GOP toward their first big legislative triumph in a year in which they and their voters expected much more. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Hawaii psychiatric patient says he's surprised escape worked
This Sunday, Nov 12, 2017 frame from surveillance video provided by the Honolulu Police Department shows Randall Saito leaving the Hawaii State Hospital in Kaneohe, Hawaii. Saito, acquitted of a 1979 murder by reason of insanity, after escaping took a taxi to a chartered plane in Honolulu bound for the island of Maui and then boarded another plane to San Jose, Calif., police said. (State Hospital Hospital/Honolulu Police Department via AP)
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National Park Service seeks ways to manage non-native fish
Image of Asia: Scattering grains in memory of the departed
A Nepalese woman scatters seven types of grains during Bala Chaturdashi festival in the courtyard of Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, Nov. 17, 2017. Bala Chaturdashi is celebrated in memory of departed family members by lighting oil lamps and scattering seven types of grains along a prescribed route. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
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'Transparent' co-star alleges impropriety by Jeffrey Tambor
FILE - In this April 22, 2017 file photo, Jeffrey Tambor arrives at the "Transparent" FYC special screening in Los Angeles. Trace Lysette, an actress on "Transparent," says the show’s star Tambor pressed his body against hers in a sexually aggressive manner during filming and made inappropriate and unwanted sexual statements. Tambor denies the allegations saying he has “never been a predator - ever.” (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP, File)
Notorious Mafia 'boss of bosses' Toto Riina dead at 87
FILE - In this April 29, 1993 file photo, Mafia "boss of bosses" Salvatore "Toto" Riina, is seen behind bars, during a trial in Rome. Italian media is reporting that Mafia ‘boss of bosses’ Salvatore ‘Toto’ Riina has died while serving multiple life sentences. He was 87. The justice ministry on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017, had allowed his family a bedside visit at a hospital Parma shortly before his death. He had been placed in a medically induced coma after his health deteriorated following two recent surgeries. (AP Photo/Giulio Broglio, File)
Some flee Papua villages in standoff with Indonesia forces
Police officers carry the coffin containing the body of their colleague who were killed in the latest attack by separatists near a giant gold and copper mine in Papua, during a funeral procession in Timika, Indonesia, Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017. Tensions in the region have flared in the past month as members of the National Liberation Army of West Papua have declared an area near the mine a battlefield with Indonesian security forces. (AP Photo/Mujiono)
Mugabe emerges from house arrest amid pressure to exit
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe, center, arrives to preside over a student graduation ceremony at Zimbabwe Open University on the outskirts of Harare, Zimbabwe Friday, Nov. 17, 2017. Mugabe is making his first public appearance since the military put him under house arrest earlier this week. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
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Keystone pipeline leak won't affect last regulatory hurdle
This aerial photo shows spills from TransCanada Corp.'s Keystone pipeline, Friday, Nov. 17, 2017, that leaked an estimated 210,000 gallons of oil onto agricultural land in northeastern South Dakota, near Amherst, S.D., the company and state regulators said Thursday, but state officials don't believe the leak polluted any surface water bodies or drinking water systems. Crews shut down the pipeline Thursday morning and activated emergency response procedures after a drop in pressure was detected resulting from the leak south of a pump station in Marshall County, TransCanada said in a statement. The cause was being investigated. (DroneBase via AP)
Jerusalem cemetery goes deep underground with tunnel burials
In this Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017 photo, workers prepare heavy machine to spray cement at the construction site of a massive underground cemetery in Jerusalem. Tunnels stretching more than a kilometer (half mile) in length have been carefully excavated over the past two years to make space for some 22,000 graves _ providing an innovative solution to meet the city’s needs for the next decade.(AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
In Minnesota, Franken feels heat - but no broad call to quit
Haula scores winner, Lagace rebounds with 19 saves as Golden Knights top Canucks
Vegas Golden Knights' goalie Maxime Lagace, left, stops Vancouver Canucks' Brandon Sutter during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, B.C., on Thursday November 16, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Killer of 7 in Connecticut sentenced to life in prison
FILE - This Sept. 18, 2015 file booking photo provided by the New Britain Police Department shows William Devin Howell, who killed seven people in Connecticut in 2003. Howell pleaded guilty to six murder charges in September and is scheduled to be sentenced Friday, Nov. 17, 2017. He’s also serving a 15-year prison sentence for manslaughter in the seventh victim’s death. (New Britain Police Department via AP, File)
Judge: Pennsylvania State Police afraid of public scrutiny
FILE - In this March 1, 2016, file photo, then-candidate for Pennsylvania attorney general Northampton County District Attorney John Morganelli participates in the Philadelphia Bar Association forum in Philadelphia. Lawyers for Pennsylvania State Police are squaring off against the Northampton County District Attorney in court over a grand jury investigation that state police want to shut down. State police argue the grand jury has no authority to investigate whether the agency should use outside law enforcement to probe shootings by troopers. Experts say police shooting investigations should be independent to ensure objectivity. judge will hear arguments on Friday, Nov. 17, 2017, in Easton, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
Disbelief as 'most wanted' Indonesia politician hospitalized
FILE - In this July 18, 2017, file photo, Indonesian House Speaker Setya Novanto gestures during a press conference in Jakarta, Indonesia. Indonesia's anti-graft commission said Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017 it will declare Novanto a fugitive if he doesn't turn himself in after being accused of involvement in the theft of $170 million of public funds. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana, File)
Alberta triple-murder trial hears details of RCMP undercover operation
Merkel presses on with German gov't talks, length unclear
From left: Top negotiator of the Green Party, Cem Ozdemir, Bavarian governor and head of the Christian Social Union party, CSU, Horst Seehofer, the chairman of the Free Democratic Party, FDP, Christian Lindner and chancellor and chairwoman of the Christian Democratic Union Party, Angela Merkel, sit together during exploratory talks in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017. (Kay Nietfeld/dpa via AP)
Oldest Australian human returned to 42,000-year-old grave
In this image made from video, the oldest human remains in a coffin are unloaded from a hearse for a traditional ceremony in Lake Mungo, Australia, Friday, Nov. 17, 2017. The human remains found in Australia have been returned to the Outback desert that he roamed some 42,000 years ago in a ceremony celebrated by traditional owners. The ice age Aborigine was dubbed Mungo Man after the dry salt Lake Mungo where he was found in 1974 in remote New South Wales state, west of Sydney. (Australian Broadcasting Corporation via AP)
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St. Louis Blues Scottie Upshall (9) stops in front of Edmonton Oilers goalie Cam Talbot (33) as the puck goes in the net during third period NHL action in Edmonton, Alta., on Thursday November 16, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Japan's Abe vows to bolster defence amid North Korea threat
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe delivers his policy speech during a Diet session at the lower house of parliament in Tokyo, Friday, Nov. 17, 2017. Prime Minister Abe says the threat from North Korea is the most serious security concern his country has faced since World War II and has pledged to bolster defense measures. Outlining priorities in his policy speech in parliament Friday, Abe called North Korea's sixth nuclear test and missiles that flew over Japan earlier this year "a national crisis."(AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
Some residents unaccounted for after huge senior centre fire
In this image taken from video, Chester County fire crews are on the scene of a fire at Barclay Friends Senior Living Community in West Chester, Pa., Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017. The fire quickly spread to multiple buildings, forcing residents outside into the cold. Emergency crews transported people from the scene. (WPVI-TV via AP)
Bryan Little scores shootout winner as Jets rally to beat Flyers
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Little scores shootout winner as Jets rally from two-goal deficit to beat Flyers
Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck (37) stops Philadelphia Flyers' Claude Giroux (28) during shootout NHL action in Winnipeg on Thursday, November 16, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
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