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Parents forget newborn baby

Published on Mon, 05/20/2019 - 12:00am

BERLIN (AP) — New parents got the fright of their lives in Germany after accidentally forgetting their newborn in the taxi taking them home from the hospital. Hamburg police said

Tech giant could be stripped of Google services after ban

Published on Mon, 05/20/2019 - 12:00am
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Huawei could lose its grip on the No. 2 ranking in worldwide cellphone sales after Google announced it would comply with U.S. government restrictions meant to punish the Chinese tech

Austrian government heads for collapse over video scandal

Published on Mon, 05/20/2019 - 12:00am

VIENNA (AP) — Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said Monday he is seeking the removal of the country’s interior minister over a video scandal that has rocked the Alpine nation in

Trump says Iran, too, may be confused about war signals

Published on Fri, 05/17/2019 - 12:00am
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WASHINGTON (AP) — After two weeks of mixed signals on Iran, from high-profile U.S. military moves to administration assertions that it’s not angling for war, President Donald Trump said Friday

Taiwan approves same-sex marriage, first for Asia

Published on Fri, 05/17/2019 - 12:00am
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TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s legislature voted Friday to legalize same-sex marriage, a first in Asia and a boost for LGBT rights activists who had championed the cause for two

Police beef up their security ahead of election results

Published on Fri, 05/17/2019 - 12:00am

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia is deploying 32,000 security personnel in the capital, Jakarta, after warnings of a possible militant attack during the official announcement of presidential election results next

Diplomatic efforts on Venezuela crisis gain momentum

Published on Thu, 05/16/2019 - 12:00am

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Diplomatic efforts aimed at resolving Venezuela’s crisis accelerated on Thursday as the government and opposition sent envoys to negotiate in Norway, though the two sides’ mutual

Saudis blame Iran for drone attack

Published on Thu, 05/16/2019 - 12:00am
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia on Thursday blamed Tehran for a drone attack by Yemen’s rebels that knocked out a key oil pipeline and a newspaper close

Diplomatic efforts on Venezuela crisis gain momentum

Published on Thu, 05/16/2019 - 12:00am

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Diplomatic efforts aimed at resolving Venezuela’s crisis accelerated on Thursday as the government and opposition sent envoys to negotiate in Norway, though the two sides’ mutual

US pushes to resolve Israel-Lebanon sea border dispute

Published on Wed, 05/15/2019 - 12:00am

BEIRUT (AP) — A senior U.S. official who has been mediating the maritime border dispute between Israel and Lebanon met with Lebanese officials Wednesday for a second day, signaling a