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Published on Fri, 07/20/2018 - 12:00am

Suspect detained in killing of Olympic figure skating star MOSCOW (AP) — Authorities in Kazakhstan said Friday a man has been detained and confessed to killing the Olympic figure skating

Syria: Rebels give up positions on Friday near Golan Heights

Published on Fri, 07/20/2018 - 12:00am
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BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian rebels laid down their weapons and started evacuating their positions near the Golan Heights on Friday, paving the way for President Bashar Assad’s forces to retake

Canadian company has first US pot IPO

Published on Thu, 07/19/2018 - 12:00am
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SEATTLE (AP) — A Canadian company is the first marijuana business to complete an initial public offering on a major U.S. stock exchange, raising $153 million to expand its operations

EU fines Google a record $5 billion

Published on Wed, 07/18/2018 - 12:00am
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BRUSSELS (AP) — European regulators came down hard on another U.S. tech giant Wednesday, fining Google a record $5 billion Wednesday for forcing cellphone makers that use the company’s Android

Egypt passes bill to block popular social media accounts

Published on Wed, 07/18/2018 - 12:00am
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CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s parliament has passed a bill targeting popular social media accounts that authorities accuse of publishing “fake news,” the latest move in a five-year-old drive to suppress

Japan OKs 1st anti-smoking law, seen as lax and partial

Published on Wed, 07/18/2018 - 12:00am

TOKYO (AP) — Japan on Wednesday approved its first national legislation banning smoking inside of public facilities, but the watered-down measure excludes many restaurants and bars and is seen as

South Africa, Obama mark Mandela centennial with charity

Published on Wed, 07/18/2018 - 12:00am
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JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africans along with former U.S. President Barack Obama were marking the centennial of anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela’s birth on Wednesday with acts of charity in a

Rescue group accuses Libya left migrants to die in Mediterranean

Published on Tue, 07/17/2018 - 12:00am
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MADRID (AP) — A migrant aid group has accused Libya’s coast guard of abandoning three people in the Mediterranean Sea, including a woman and a toddler who died, after intercepting

May faces fresh revolt over trade bill vote

Published on Tue, 07/17/2018 - 12:00am
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LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Theresa May faced more rebellion in Parliament on Tuesday over her plans for the country’s exit from the European Union, with lawmakers voting on

Obama gives Trump sharp rebuke in Mandela address

Published on Tue, 07/17/2018 - 12:00am

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Without ever mentioning President Donald Trump by name, former U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday took aim at “strongman politics” in his highest-profile speech since leaving office,