German Cabinet minister to visit Taiwan, 1st in 26 years
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Silicon Valley Bank’s former parent company has filed for bankruptcy protection
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By CIARÁN GILES Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spain has entered a period of a long-term drought, owing to high temperatures and low rainfall over…
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Turkey’s president says he will back Finland’s NATO bid
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Continue Reading UN rights chief decries ‘systematic repression’ in Belarus
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. human rights chief called on Belarus to end its “systematic repression” of critics and immediately release people held…
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Continue Reading How the banking crisis clipped the hawkish Fed’s wings
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Continue Reading Germany detains 42 in effort to prevent attacks on ATMs
BERLIN (AP) — German authorities say police have detained 42 people as part of a crackdown on gangs suspected of blowing up cash machines.…
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BERLIN (AP) — German authorities say police have detained 42 people as part of a crackdown on gangs suspected of blowing up cash machines.…
Continue Reading No foul play suspected in death of Fort Hood soldier, Army says, as family raises allegations she was being sexually harassed
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Continue Reading Washington turns to Wall Street to help rescue dying bank
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Continue Reading China fines Deloitte $30.8 million over audit failings
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Continue Reading Tyre Sampson was 14 when he died after falling off an amusement ride last year. His mother was there as the ride was dismantled
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Continue Reading Billie Eilish makes acting debut in Donald Glover’s new thriller, ‘Swarm’
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Continue Reading Credit Suisse got its lifeline. Investors are unconvinced
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Continue Reading New details released in close call involving Air Canada jet
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Continue Reading Ford recalls 1.5M vehicles to fix brake hoses, wiper arms
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A small-town girl with big dreams: Local teen appears on American Idol
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Continue Reading Champions League draw: Holder Real Madrid drawn against Chelsea in quarterfinals
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Continue Reading Ford recalls 1.5M vehicles to fix brake hoses, wiper arms
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Continue Reading Hundreds detained in fiery protests after French government forces through higher retirement age
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Continue Reading German lawmakers approve plan to shrink bloated parliament
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Continue Reading China appeals for fair treatment after latest TikTok bans
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Continue Reading Carlos Alcaraz eyes tournament success and world No. 1 spot after returning from injury
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Continue Reading At least 10 people dead in house fire in northwest Pakistan
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Continue Reading Missouri sheriff and 2 deputies charged in connection with alleged plot to help a father kidnap his child
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Continue Reading Russia to award pilots involved in US drone incident
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Continue Reading Federal appeals court leaves DeSantis’ anti-‘woke’ law blocked in Florida public colleges
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Continue Reading Danish prince moves to US for defense industry attache post
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Prince Joachim of Denmark is moving to the United States to take up the post of defense industry attache at the Danish…
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Continue Reading Greece raises minimum wage to pre-bailout levels
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Continue Reading Greece raises minimum wage to pre-bailout levels
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Continue Reading The banking meltdown put the Fed in a bind
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Continue Reading Cambodia celebrates return of ‘priceless’ stolen artifacts
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Continue Reading 5 things to know for March 17: Ukraine, Classified docs, Taxes, Pandemic, France
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Continue Reading Texas officials will take over the state’s biggest school district, raising questions about who controls America’s classrooms
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Continue Reading China’s Xi to meet Putin next week in first visit to Russia since invasion of Ukraine
By Nectar Gan and Anna Chernova, CNN Chinese leader Xi Jinping will fly to Moscow next week to meet with President Vladimir Putin in his first visit…
Continue Reading US envoy ‘optimistic’ about upcoming Serbia-Kosovo summit
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Continue Reading Elite officers in Israel’s military plan Sunday walkout
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Continue Reading China makes surprise rate cut to boost banking liquidity and the economy
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Continue Reading Will Americans end up footing the bill for bank failures?
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Continue Reading Tyre Sampson was 14 when he died after falling off an amusement ride last year. His mother was there as the ride was dismantled
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Continue Reading State and US officials tout spending to plug ‘orphan wells’
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Continue Reading Supreme Court honors legacy of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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Continue Reading Slovakia, after Poland, agrees to give Ukraine Soviet jets
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Continue Reading Yemen: The football match that gave ‘some enjoyment’ to war-torn country
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Continue Reading FBI offers $20,000 reward in case of missing American woman who was kidnapped from her home in Mexico
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Continue Reading Her name is on a pub, a boat and an AI platform. But what happened to the Irish teen who arrived at Ellis Island in 1892?
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Continue Reading Violent protests in France over Macron’s retirement age push
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Continue Reading Japan moves missile capable troops into remote island base as regional tensions rise
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Continue Reading Pakistan athlete who died in migrant boat crash laid to rest
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By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says hats off to South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol for…
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Continue Reading China imports 27 foreign video games as it reopens market to global titles
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California bill to protect doctors who mail abortion pills
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Doctors in California who mail abortion pills to people in other states would be protected…
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By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Doctors in California who mail abortion pills to people in other states would be protected…
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Continue Reading Biden cheers for Irish bonds, unity on St. Patrick’s Day
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Thunder Ridge’s Ahli Billman heading to Western Wyoming Community College for soccer
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Continue Reading Honolulu police officers charged after alleged crash coverup
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Continue Reading China foreign minister in rare call with Ukraine counterpart
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Continue Reading US agrees to sell 220 Tomahawk missiles to Australia
By Hilary Whiteman and Angus Watson, CNN The US State Department has approved Australia’s request to buy up to 220 long-range Tomahawk cruise…
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