Singapore opens its first ministerial graft trial in nearly half a century
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (news agencies) — Singapore’s first ministerial corruption trial in nearly half a century began Tuesday, with former ...
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Tugboat powered by ammonia sails for the first time, showing how to cut emissions from shipping
KINGSTON, N.Y. (news agencies) — On a tributary of the Hudson River, a tugboat powered by ammonia eased away from ...
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The Fed sees its inflation fight as a success. Will the public eventually agree?
WASHINGTON (news agencies) — With its larger-than-usual half-point cut to its key interest rate last week, the Federal Reserve underscored ...
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Britain’s Labour Party gathers after a rocky start in government and a scandal over clothes
LONDON (news agencies) — This should be a time of celebration for Britain’s Labour Party, which opens its annual conference ...
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Over 20 people wounded after Russia strikes apartment blocks in Ukraine’s Kharkiv
KYIV, Ukraine (news agencies) — Russian strikes hit high-rise apartment blocks in Ukraine’s city of Kharkiv, leaving dozens wounded in ...
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German chancellor’s Social Democrats seek to hold off far right in Brandenburg state election
BERLIN (news agencies) — A state election is taking place in Brandenburg on Sunday, three weeks after a far-right party ...
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For home shoppers, the Fed’s big rate cut is likely just a small step towards affording a home
The Federal Reserve gave home shoppers what they hoped for this week: a big rate cut and a signal of ...
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FBI agents have boarded vessel managed by company whose other cargo ship collapsed Baltimore bridge
BALTIMORE (news agencies) — Federal agents on Saturday boarded a vessel managed by the same company as a cargo ship ...
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Birds, bees and ballots: Swiss voters to decide on plan to bolster country’s fragile biodiversity
GENEVA (news agencies) — Switzerland, known for natural beauty like pristine lakes and majestic Alpine peaks, ranks among the world’s ...
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More shelter beds and a crackdown on tents means fewer homeless encampments in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO (news agencies) — Sidewalks once teeming with tents, tarps and people passed out next to heaps of trash ...
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