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Stocks mostly recover from an early plunge on Wall Street
U.S. stocks were easing back Tuesday from a steep, broad sell-off that knocked more than 500 points off the Dow Jones Industrial Average earlier in the day. Even with the late-afternoon rebound, stocks were on…
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UN expert worried rights not mentioned at NKorea summits
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. investigator on human rights in North Korea says he’s “very concerned” that statements following Kim Jong Un’s summits with the leaders of South Korea and the United States made…
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Turkish president: Saudis must name masterminds of killing
ISTANBUL (AP) — Saudi Arabia must identify those who ordered the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and turn over the suspects for trial, the Turkish president said Tuesday in remarks that carefully ratcheted up pressure…
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Stampede at railroad station kills 2, injures 17 in India
NEW DELHI (AP) — At least two people were killed and another 17 injured in a stampede as people crowded an overpass bridge at a railroad station in eastern India on Tuesday, a state official…
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A glance at the 1987 nuclear arms pact Trump intends to dump
MOSCOW (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump has declared his intention to withdraw from a landmark nuclear weapons treaty, a move the Kremlin warned would “make the world a more dangerous place.” Trump’s National Security…
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Mnuchin announces sanctions against 9 individuals
WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin announced Tuesday that the United States and six other Middle East countries are taking action to expose and disrupt terrorist activities being conducted by the Taliban and Iran…
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Chinese VP Wang meets Israeli, Palestinian officials
JERUSALEM (AP) — China’s vice president has met with Israeli and Palestinian officials as part of a three-day trip to the region. Wang Qishan visited the West Bank on Tuesday, where he met Palestinian Prime…
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Japan: Man believed to be missing journalist in Syria freed
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s government said Tuesday that a man believed to be a Japanese freelance journalist who went missing three years ago while in Syria has been released and is now in Turkey. Chief…
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Japan’s government says a man believed to be a Japanese journalist missing in Syria has been released and is in Turkey
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s government says a man believed to be a Japanese journalist missing in Syria has been released and is in Turkey.
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Philip Morris woos puff-happy Japan for post-smoking era
TOKYO (AP) — Philip Morris, maker of Marlboro and other major cigarette brands, is maneuvering to keep itself in business in a post-smoking world with an advertising blitz in puff-happy Japan and other tobacco-loving markets.…
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French film star Catherine Deneuve receives Japanese award
TOKYO (AP) — French film star Catherine Deneuve received Japan’s most prestigious art award on Tuesday at a ceremony in Tokyo, where she was greeted by Emperor Akihito. Deneuve received the Praemium Imperiale for her…
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SKorea approves NKorea deals amid conservative opposition
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s liberal president on Tuesday formally confirmed his recent reconciliation deals with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, triggering immediate backlash from conservatives who called him “self-righteous” and “subservient”…
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Dyson to build electric car in Singapore, aiming at China
LONDON (AP) — Dyson, the British company best known for vacuum cleaners and prized hair dryers, said Tuesday it will build its new electric car in Singapore as it joins the increasingly crowded race to…
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Vietnam parliament elects Communist Party chief as president
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam’s rubber stamp National Assembly elected Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong as the country’s president on Tuesday, consolidating his influence as the most powerful man in the Southeast Asian…
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Bangladesh publisher arrested on defamation charges
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A prominent lawyer and newspaper publisher who is tied to Bangladesh’s political opposition was denied bail Tuesday after his arrest on defamation charges, heightening concerns about a crackdown on dissent ahead…
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