Bank of England expected to keep main interest rate at 16-year high of 5.25% despite inflation fall
LONDON (news agencies) — Any hopes the governing Conservative Party may have of the Bank of England cutting its main ...
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Philippines demands China return rifles and pay for boat damage after hostilities in disputed sea
MANILA, Philippines (news agencies) — The Philippine military chief demanded Wednesday that China return several rifles and equipment seized by ...
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Petrobras new chief sworn in as market worries Brazil’s government will have heavier hand
RIO DE JANEIRO (news agencies) — The head of Brazil’s state-run oil giant Petrobras, Magda Chambriard, was sworn in Wednesday ...
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Gang violence in Haiti has displaced nearly 580,000 people, a new UN report says
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (news agencies) — Surging violence in Haiti from clashes with armed gangs since March has displaced nearly 580,000 ...
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Colombian family’s genes offer new clue to delaying onset of Alzheimer’s
WASHINGTON (news agencies) — Scientists studying a family plagued by early-in-life Alzheimer’s found some carry a genetic oddity that delays ...
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Rifts seem to appear between Israel’s political and military leadership over conduct of the Gaza war
JERUSALEM (news agencies) — The Israeli army’s chief spokesman on Wednesday appeared to question the stated goal of destroying the ...
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What’s known, and not known, about the partnership agreement signed by Russia and North Korea
Both Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un say the strategic partnership they signed Wednesday is ...
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The Ten Commandments must be displayed in Louisiana classrooms under requirement signed into law
BATON ROUGE, La. (news agencies) — Louisiana has become the first state to require that the Ten Commandments be displayed ...
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Snapchat Inc. to pay $15 million to settle discrimination and harassment lawsuit in California
SAN FRANCISCO (news agencies) — Snapchat Inc. will pay $15 million to settle a lawsuit brought by California’s civil rights ...
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Tropical Storm Alberto forms in southwest Gulf, 1st named storm of the hurricane season
MIAMI (news agencies) — Tropical Storm Alberto formed on Wednesday in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico, the first named storm ...
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