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EU elections: German port city a key battleground for center
BREMERHAVEN, Germany (AP) — If Joachim Schuster is worried about his job, he’s not letting on. A jolly German in his mid-fifties with spiky greying hair and a broad smile, Schuster was elected to the…
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Stocks rebound after US eases off China sales restrictions
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rallied in morning trading on Wall Street Tuesday after the U.S. government temporarily eased off its proposed restrictions on technology sales to Chinese companies. Technology stocks climbed out of…
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Nigel Farage taps anger in UK’s Brexit-dominated EU election
FRIMLEY GREEN, England (AP) — No one in Britain is more enthusiastic about this week’s European Union elections than people who hate the EU. Hard-core Brexit supporters are chomping at the bit to cast ballots…
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Jamie Oliver’s UK restaurant chain collapses into insolvency
LONDON (AP) — Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver’s British restaurant chain filed for bankruptcy protection on Tuesday, partly due to increased competition and escalating rents in local commercial districts. The insolvency put 1,300 jobs at risk…
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Priyanka Chopra promotes refugee education on Ethiopia visit
ASSOSA, Ethiopia (AP) — Actress Priyanka Chopra is in Ethiopia to promote access to education for refugee children. Chopra is a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations children’s agency. She spoke with The Associated Press…
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Official: Poland entitled to seek German WWII reparations
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A Polish official said his country is entitled to seek World War II reparations from Germany, arguing Tuesday that no documents or records show Poland ever renounced its right to do…
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Elle Fanning OK after fainting at Cannes dinner
CANNES, France (AP) — Elle Fanning says she fainted at a Cannes Film Festival dinner because her dress was too tight. The 21-year-old actress collapsed at the Chopard Trophee dinner Monday evening at Cannes. Fanning…
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Greek fighter jets overfly North Macedonia under NATO tests
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — North Macedonia says fighter jets from neighboring Greece have carried out NATO-linked test overflights of its territory as part of the country’s process of joining the alliance. The defense ministry…
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Dutch police arrest Syrian suspected of war crimes, terror
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch prosecutors say police have arrested a Syrian on suspicion of war crimes and terrorism in his home country where he allegedly was a commander in the former al-Qaida affiliate…
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AP Explains: How Yemen’s rebels increasingly deploy drones
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — In Yemen, the high-pitched whine of drones has been a part of life for over 15 years, ever since the first U.S. drone strike here targeting al-Qaida in 2002.…
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Austrian chancellor set to face confidence vote next week
BERLIN (AP) — Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz is set to face a no-confidence vote in parliament next week after his governing coalition collapsed over a corruption scandal. Speaker Wolfgang Sobotka, a member of Kurz’s conservative…
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Iraqi PM says he wants to end tensions between Iran and US
BAGHDAD (AP) — State-run Iraqi media is quoting Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi as saying that Baghdad will send delegations to the U.S. and Iran to help end tensions between the two countries. Abdul-Mahdi, whose country…
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Vatican financial watchdog boasts steady progress on reform
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican’s financial watchdog says that after nearly 10 years of reforms, the Holy See has a “fully functioning” system of financial regulation and intelligence that is increasingly integrated into the…
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UK’s May tweaks Brexit deal in last-ditch bid to win support
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Theresa May secured backing from her Cabinet Tuesday for tweaks to her proposed European Union divorce terms that she hopes can finally get Parliament’s approval for her thrice-rejected Brexit…
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Burger King to expand sales of new meatless burger to Europe
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Burger King will launch in Sweden a version of its Impossible Whopper, the plant-based burgers that have attracted attention in the United States for resembling meat far more closely than traditional…
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