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| 2023-03-28 03:24 |
House GOP to subpoena Blinken over Afghanistan dissent cable... WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans plan to deliver a subpoena to Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday for classified...... |
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| 2023-03-25 19:16 |
2 dead in rail car; human smuggling investigation indicated... Two people found dead in a railroad car in south Texas were Honduran men, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security...... |
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| 2023-03-24 10:35 |
Hong Kong fire forces 3,400 people to evacuate... HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong firefighters were battling a blaze Friday at a warehouse that forced 3,400 people to...... |
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| 2023-03-24 08:07 |
Hong Kong traffic accident leaves some 70 people injured... HONG KONG (AP) — Four passenger buses and a truck collided near a Hong Kong road tunnel Friday and about...... |
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| 2023-03-24 05:48 |
Corruption, deep disparity mark Iraq's oil legacy post-2003... NAHRAN OMAR, Iraq (AP) — The oil is pumped 24 hours a day several meters from Raghed Jasim's home in...... |
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| 2023-03-22 12:41 |
UK's Sunak faces Conservative opposition to his Brexit deal... LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faces a rebellion from some fellow Conservatives, including his two immediate predecessors,...... |
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| 2023-03-17 23:43 |
How a warrant for Putin puts new spin on Xi visit to Russia... WASHINGTON (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping's plans to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow next week highlighted...... |
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| 2023-03-17 18:51 |
The bitcoin bounce: what comes next?... Markets this year are roiling, uncertainty abounds and the U.S. government has had to step in to rescue two large...... |
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| 2023-03-17 11:46 |
Russia to award pilots involved in US drone incident... MOSCOW (AP) — Russian fighter pilots involved in an incident with a U.S. drone that resulted in its crash will...... |
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| 2023-03-17 02:43 |
Hong Kong's Mirror launches English song, revives Cantopop... HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong's most popular boy band Mirror, a major driving force behind the revival of the...... |
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| 2023-03-16 08:43 |
Baidu unveils ChatGPT-rival Ernie Bot; 650 companies sign up... HONG KONG (AP) — Chinese search giant Baidu unveiled its artificial intelligence chatbot Ernie Bot, presenting its rival to the...... |
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| 2023-03-16 08:43 |
Russian authorities detain dissident ex-mayor... MOSCOW (AP) — A former mayor of Russia's fourth-largest city was detained on Thursday on charges that could land him...... |
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| 2023-03-15 23:17 |
Seoul: North Korea fires another missile toward sea... SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea launched another ballistic missile toward its eastern waters Thursday, officials said, conducting its...... |
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| 2023-03-15 20:24 |
FBI raids home of ex-Maryland official as manhunt continues... BALTIMORE (AP) — Two days after former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan's ex-chief of staff failed to appear in court to...... |
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| 2023-03-14 04:01 |
AP PHOTOS: Hong Kong's 'villain hitting' ritual draws crowds... HONG KONG (AP) — People holding a grudge may have found a way to release it in Hong Kong's "villain...... |
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| 2023-03-13 17:56 |
UK boosts defense spending in response to Russia and China... LONDON (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pledged Monday to increase military funding by 5 billion pounds ($6 billion)...... |
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| 2023-03-13 09:04 |
Iran-Saudi Arabia deal casts China in unfamiliar global role... BEIJING (AP) — An agreement between Iran and Saudi Arabia to re-establish diplomatic relations has cast China in a leading...... |
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| 2023-03-13 07:12 |
Russia's economy holds up, but growing challenges test Putin... Western sanctions have hit Russian banks, wealthy individuals and technology imports. But after a year of far-reaching restrictions aimed at...... |
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| 2023-03-11 18:47 |
Saudi deal with Iran worries Israel, shakes up Middle East... JERUSALEM (AP) — News of the rapprochement between long-time regional rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran sent shock waves through the...... |
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| 2023-03-10 21:35 |
Iran, Saudi Arabia agree to resume ties, with China's help... DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed Friday to reestablish diplomatic relations and reopen embassies after...... |
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| 2023-03-09 19:32 |
Former Ohio House speaker convicted in $60M bribery scheme... COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Former state House Speaker Larry Householder and former Ohio Republican Party Chair Matt Borges were convicted...... |
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| 2023-03-09 18:30 |
Europe dissolves Iran trade system that never took off... BERLIN (AP) — European countries said Thursday that they have decided to dissolve a system conceived in 2019 to enable...... |
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| 2023-03-09 16:21 |
Hong Kong security police arrest veteran labor activist... HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong national security police on Thursday arrested a veteran labor activist who is also the...... |
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| 2023-03-09 05:27 |
GOP leader McConnell hospitalized after fall, spokesman says... Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell tripped and fell Wednesday at a hotel and was hospitalized, a spokesman for the senator said.... |
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| 2023-03-09 02:33 |
Veterans testify of 'catastrophic' impact of Afghan collapse... WASHINGTON (AP) — Active-service members and veterans provided firsthand testimony Wednesday about the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, describing in...... |
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| 2023-03-08 22:37 |
Jill Biden calls on men to support women fighting for rights... Jill Biden on Wednesday praised a group of women from around the world, including those who have been protesting against Iran's leaders, for showing courage while fighting for their rights and called on men to "be partners" with women and supp... |
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| 2023-03-08 09:18 |
Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific posts $834 million loss for 2022... HONG KONG (AP) — Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. said it was ready to rebuild as Hong Kong opened up to...... |
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| 2023-03-08 07:48 |
UN: Afghanistan is world's most repressive country for women... Since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, the country has become the most repressive in the world for women and girls, deprived of many of their basic rights, the United Nations said Wednesday.... |
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| 2023-03-08 05:00 |
Md. officials plan final pitch to relocate FBI headquarters to the state... Maryland lawmakers are making a final push to convince the federal government to relocate the headquarters of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to Prince George's County.... |
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| 2023-03-07 11:42 |
Xi Jinping arremete contra EE.UU. e insta a las empresas privadas chinas a "luchar" junto al Partido Comunista... Hong Kong (CNN) — El lder de China, Xi Jinping, arremeti contra Estados Unidos con comentarios inusualmente directos al pedir...... |
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| 2023-03-07 10:14 |
Russian gym coach who criticized Olympic judges banned... A top Russian gymnastics coach whose athletes won numerous Olympic gold medals has been suspended following vehement criticism of judges...... |
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| 2023-03-07 10:08 |
Woman arrested in gruesome killing of Hong Kong model... HONG KONG (AP) — A woman accused of assisting a suspect in the gruesome killing and dismemberment of model Abby...... |
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| 2023-03-07 09:30 |
Kakao offers to buy 35% of K-pop firm SM in growing battle... HONG KONG (AP) — South Korean technology firm Kakao launched a tender offer to buy up to 35% of K-pop...... |
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| 2023-03-07 05:07 |
US sees China propaganda efforts becoming more like Russia's... WASHINGTON (AP) — China has long been seen by the U.S. as a prolific source of anti-American propaganda but less...... |
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| 2023-03-06 19:01 |
Russia gives fertilizer to Malawi, seeks African support... LILONGWE, Malawi (AP) — The Russian government has donated 20,000 tons of fertilizer to Malawi as part of its efforts...... |
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| 2023-03-06 18:51 |
Russia urges restraint after shootout near Nagorno-Karabakh... MOSCOW (AP) — Russia said Monday that its forces helped end a deadly weekend clash between Azerbaijani soldiers and the...... |
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| 2023-03-06 16:28 |
Russia declares Transparency International "undesirable"... MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian government pressed its crackdown against critical voices on Monday by branding the global anti-corruption group...... |
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| 2023-03-06 16:07 |
Asaltan y secuestran en Matamoros, Mxico, a cuatro estadounidenses, dice el FBI... (CNN) — Cuatro ciudadanos estadounidenses fueron asaltados y secuestrados despus de cruzar la frontera en el noreste de Mxico el...... |
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| 2023-03-06 13:44 |
Luka Modri back in Croatia squad for Euro 2024 qualifiers... ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Luka Modri is back in the Croatian national team as part of a 25-man squad named...... |
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| 2023-03-06 12:15 |
Hakeem Jeffries declines to criticize Biden over DC crime law... Many Democrats, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, oppose overriding D.C.'s crime law on principle, arguing that local officials should make their own laws free of congressional interference.... |
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| 2023-03-06 09:09 |
Iran's top leader says suspected poisonings 'unforgivable'... DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran's supreme leader said Monday that if a series of suspected poisonings at girls'...... |
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| 2023-03-06 05:30 |
Asian stocks gain after Wall Street has best day in 6 weeks... BANGKOK (AP) — Shares were mostly higher Monday in Asia after strong data on the U.S. economy sent Wall Street...... |
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| 2023-03-05 14:39 |
Ex-Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan won't challenge Trump in 2024... Former Republican Gov. Larry Hogan, a fierce critic of Donald Trump, said Sunday he will not run for the White House in 2024, after long positioning himself as a possible alternative to the former president.... |
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| 2023-03-05 14:03 |
Ex-Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan won't challenge Trump in 2024... Former Republican Gov. Larry Hogan, a fierce critic of Donald Trump, said Sunday he will not run for the White...... |
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| 2023-03-05 12:49 |
Egypt's leader, visiting Iraqi premier seek to deepen ties... CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi held talks Sunday with Iraq's prime minister in Cairo as the two...... |
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| 2023-03-05 12:28 |
AP Month in Pictures: Middle East, Afghanistan and Pakistan... FEBRUARY 2023 This photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published by Associated Press photographers in...... |
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| 2023-03-05 08:29 |
Crisis over suspected Iran schoolgirl poisonings escalates... DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A crisis over suspected poisonings targeting Iranian schoolgirls escalated Sunday as authorities acknowledged over...... |
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| 2023-03-04 03:12 |
Hong Kong court convicts activists behind Tiananmen vigil... HONG KONG (AP) — Three Hong Kong activists from a now-defunct group that organized annual vigils commemorating China's 1989 crackdown...... |
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| 2023-03-03 17:07 |
Jewish Michigan lawmaker says she, two others, were targeted... DETROIT (AP) — A Michigan lawmaker who is Jewish said Friday that she and two other legislators were contacted by...... |
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| 2023-03-03 16:42 |
Paris Olympics sports bodies seek IOC clarity on Russia... LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Ongoing uncertainty about letting Russian athletes try to qualify for the Paris Olympics affects "less than...... |