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  • Turkish court acquits 9 civil activists of terror charges

    A court in Istanbul has acquitted nine Turkish activists of terrorism-related charges prosecutors filed over anti-government protests that took place...

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  • Spain looks to adopt digital tax that has angered the US

    Spain’s government has approved the introduction of new taxes on digital business and stock market transactions

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  • French officials probe man who toppled Paris mayor hopeful

    The Paris prosecutor's office says it has opened investigations into a controversial Russian performance artist who claimed responsibility for...

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  • Huge locust outbreak in Africa reaches South Sudan

    Officials say it's the worst locust outbreak in East Africa in 70 years.

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  • UN says Libyan rival forces resume talks to save cease-fire

    The United Nations says Libya’s warring sides have resumed talks in Geneva aimed at salvaging a fragile cease-fire in the North African country

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  • Fitch Ratings: Lebanon finances point to debt restructuring

    Fitch Ratings says Lebanon's financial position points to a likely restructuring of the country's massive debt and financial sector as the country...

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  • Farmers block highways in Spain to protest low food prices

    Farmers in fluorescent yellow vests have begun blocking highways in southwestern Spain with tractors and other vehicles in the latest mass protest...

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  • Watchman sentenced to 16 years in killing of Florida tourist

    A hotel watchman has been convicted of killing a Florida tourist at an Airbnb lodging in Costa Rica and he's been sentenced to 16 years in prison

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  • Ethiopia says US plans 'substantial financial support'

    America’s top diplomat in his final Africa stop has discussed political reforms with Ethiopia’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning prime minister, and Ethiopia...

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  • Wall built along slum ahead of Trump visit to India

    India has hastily erected a wall in Gujarat state ahead of a visit by U.S. President Donald Trump and critics say it is designed to block the view of...

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  • Denmark: Woman convicted of welfare fraud gets 6.5 years

    The main suspect in a Danish fraud case involving $17 million in stolen welfare funds has been convicted and sentenced to 6 1/2 years in prison

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  • UN appeals for humanitarian corridors in northwestern Syria

    The U.N. human rights chief is urging Syrian government forces to set up humanitarian corridors in conflict areas in northwest Syria, where a military...

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  • Afghan president wins vote, opponent says he's the winner

    Afghanistan's election commission says Ashraf Ghani has won a second term as president of Afghanistan

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  • Government 'weirdo' resigns over racist comments

    The job posting called for "weirdos and misfits" to work for the government.

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  • UK issues severe flood alerts as storm-swollen rivers surge

    Residents in central England and Wales are piling up sandbags as rivers peaked after a weekend storm brought up to 6 inches (150 mm) of rain to an...

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  • New raids in London real estate case by Vatican police

    Vatican police have conducted new raids as part of a corruption investigation involving a London real estate venture

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  • In tight vote, Dutch lawmakers approve EU-Canada trade deal

    Lawmakers in the lower house of Dutch parliament have narrowly approved a free trade deal between the European Union and Canada

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  • Netanyahu corruption trial to begin weeks after March 2 vote

    An Israeli court says that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's corruption trial will begin on March 17, just two weeks after national elections are...

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  • Poland's miners protest coal imports seen as threat to jobs

    Miners in southern Poland worried that massive coal imports will eliminate their jobs have blocked railway tracks on the import route

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  • Rebel attack in eastern Congo kills 15 civilians and soldier

    A local official says rebels have killed 15 civilians and a soldier in the latest overnight attack on a village in eastern Congo

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  • Government troops, rebels exchange fire in eastern Ukraine

    Ukraine and Russia-backed separatists are blaming each other for an outbreak of fighting in the country's rebel-held east

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  • One dead in another mall shooting in Thailand

    Gun violence has struck again in a Thai shopping mall, with a man fatally shooting a woman working at a beauty clinic in a Bangkok mall and wounding...

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  • Death toll from toxic gas leak rises to 14 in Pakistan

    Pakistani health officials say a gas leak in the southern port city of Karachi has killed 14 people and sickened hundreds more

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  • Israeli court says Prime Minister Netanyahu corruption trial to begin March 17, two weeks after national elections

    Israeli court says Prime Minister Netanyahu corruption trial to begin March 17, two weeks after national elections

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  • EU adds 4 jurisdictions to its blacklist of tax havens

    The European Union has added four countries and jurisdictions to its blacklist of tax havens

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  • Firm loses compensation claim vs. Norway for spy recruitment

    A Norwegian concrete company has lost a compensation case against its home country, claiming it suffered financial losses after Norway's intelligence...

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  • Croatia's new, leftist president inaugurated

    Croatia’s new, leftist president has formally taken office at an inauguration ceremony, urging tolerance and equality for all the country that is the...

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  • Afghanistan election commission says Ashraf Ghani has won a second term as president with 50.64% of the vote

    Afghanistan election commission says Ashraf Ghani has won a second term as president with 50.64% of the vote

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  • Spain searches for migrants on boats near Canary Islands

    Spain says it is searching for possibly dozens of people missing on three migrant boats that were headed for the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean

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  • Greece: Ferries, urban transport halted by strikes, protests

    A 24-hour strike in Greece has halted ferries, public transport and municipal services in Athens and other parts of the country, as unions mount...

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  • UK PM Johnson and estranged wife reach financial settlement

    British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his estranged wife, Marina Wheeler, have reached a financial agreement for their divorce

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  • German ex-environment minister seeks to lead Merkel's party

    A former German environment minister has become the first prominent figure officially to declare his candidacy for the leadership of German Chancellor...

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  • Stampede kills at least 20 at refugee camp in Niger

    A local official says at least 20 people died in a stampede in Niger as they were being given food and goods at a refugee camp

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  • UN chief: New virus outbreak is 'a very dangerous situation'

    The U.N. secretary general has told The Associated Press that the virus outbreak that began in China poses “a very dangerous situation” for the world...

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  • Turkish court acquits nine civil society figures of charges in protest trial, including Turkish philanthropist

    Turkish court acquits nine civil society figures of charges in protest trial, including Turkish philanthropist

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  • Dutch lawmakers to vote on EU-Canada free trade deal

    Dutch lawmakers are holding a knife-edge vote on a free trade deal between the European Union and Canada, with pro-trade Prime Minister Mark Rutte...

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  • Nissan shareholders furious at Ghosn scandal, dismal results

    Nissan shareholders vented their outrage at the Japanese automaker's top management for crashing stock prices, zero dividends and quarterly losses...

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  • Hospital director at coronavirus epicenter dies of the virus

    However, recent data appears to show a decline in the number of new infections.

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  • UN secretary-general tells AP new coronavirus outbreak "not out of control" but a "very dangerous situation.”

    UN secretary-general tells AP new coronavirus outbreak "not out of control" but a "very dangerous situation.”

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  • Portugal says airline suspension by Venezuela is unjustified

    The Portuguese foreign minister says Venezuela’s decision to suspend flag carrier TAP Air Portugal’s flights to Caracas is “completely unfounded and...

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  • Hague court to rule in $50 billion Yukos arbitration case

    A Dutch appeals court has reinstated an international arbitration panel’s order to Russia to pay $50 billion compensation to shareholders in former...

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  • Japan health authorities say 88 more cases of virus found on quarantined cruise ship near Tokyo, bringing total to 542.

    Japan health authorities say 88 more cases of virus found on quarantined cruise ship near Tokyo, bringing total to 542.

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  • Dutch appeals court reinstates order for Russia to pay $50 billion compensation award to Yukos shareholders.

    Dutch appeals court reinstates order for Russia to pay $50 billion compensation award to Yukos shareholders.

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  • Bomb kills Pakistani policeman assigned to anti-polio team

    A roadside bombing has targeted a police vehicle in northwestern Pakistan, killing a policeman and wounding three others

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  • Turkey seeks 695 arrests over links to U.S.-based cleric

    State media in Turkey say prosecutors have issued detention warrants against 695 people suspected of links to the U.S.-based Muslim cleric blamed by...

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  • China's closed: Palestinian traders fear losing a good deal

    The West Bank city of Hebron is separated from the epicenter of China's virus outbreak by more than 4,000 miles and a ring of Israeli checkpoints

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  • Beijing auto show is latest event delayed by virus fears

    The Beijing auto show, the global industry's biggest marketing event this year, is being postponed in response to China's virus outbreak

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  • Killing of 7-year-old stokes anger in Mexico over femicides

    The killing of a 7-year-old girl on the southern outskirts of Mexico City has stoked rising anger over brutal slayings of women, including one found...

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  • Aging Shiite cleric a powerhouse in Iraq. What comes after?

    Iraq’s top Shiite cleric, the larger-than-life Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani turns 90 this year, and when he recently had surgery it sent chills...

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