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Armenian protesters to renew efforts to stop capital traffic
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — The leader of large protests that have roiled the capital of Armenia for a week is calling on supporters to renew efforts to paralyze traffic. The protests, which began last Friday,…
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Syrian rebels give up Damascus area town to government
BEIRUT (AP) — The Syrian government took control of a town northeast of Damascus on Thursday after rebels evacuated to north Syria — the latest in a string of handovers by rebels to the government.…
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Cuomo to return to Puerto Rico as New York sends more aid
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s governor is heading back to Puerto Rico with more help as the island continues to recover from last year’s catastrophic hurricane. Democrat Andrew Cuomo announced Thursday that the state…
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Oil, gas drilling in pristine Alaska refuge takes step ahead
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is moving forward on oil and gas drilling in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, fulfilling a longtime Republican priority that most Democrats fiercely oppose. A notice being published Friday…
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UN Security Council mourns death of Ivory Coast ambassador
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Security Council bid farewell Thursday to veteran diplomat Bernard Tanoh-Boutchoue, the Ivory Coast’s ambassador to the United Nations who died just months after starting a two-year term on the U.N.’s…
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Prosecutors again accuse Guatemala president of corruption
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemalan prosecutors and a United Nations’ anti-corruption commission again accused President Jimmy Morales of corruption Thursday related to alleged illegal campaign financing while he was secretary general of his party. Electoral…
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Power restored to those hit by Puerto Rico blackout
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s power company said Thursday that it has restored electricity to all customers affected by an island-wide blackout that was caused by an excavator hitting a transmission line,…
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Pentagon: Sarin likely at Syria sites, but questions remain
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon said Thursday a “preponderance of the evidence” indicates there were chemical weapons, including “elements” of sarin nerve gas, at the three Syrian sites bombed by the U.S. and its allies…
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A look at Miguel Diaz-Canel, the new president of Cuba
HAVANA (AP) — A look at Miguel Diaz-Canel, the new president of Cuba: — Full name: Miguel Mario Diaz-Canel Bermudez — Early life: Born April 20, 1960, and raised in central Villa Clara Province. He…
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Russia says US visa delays could halt direct flights
MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian Foreign Ministry says increasing delays by the United States in issuing visas could result in flagship airline Aeroflot ending flights to the U.S. State-owned Aeroflot is the only airline with…
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Women take fall in Nobel scandal for man’s alleged misdeeds
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Thousands of protesters called Thursday for the resignation of the secretive board that awards the Nobel Prize in Literature after a sex-abuse scandal linked to the prestigious Swedish academy forced the ouster…
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Younger party official faces test as Cuba’s next president
SANTA CLARA, Cuba (AP) — Raul Castro travels in motorcades of gleaming imported sedans. Rings of grim-faced bodyguards protect him, pistols under crisp guayabera shirts. The 86-year-old outgoing president of Cuba arrives at official events…
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EU foreign policy hails Western Balkan efforts at membership
PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — The European Union foreign policy chief on Thursday hailed efforts by nations in Western Balkans to advance toward membership in the bloc, ending a tour of the volatile region where Russia…
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A willingness to fix the euro’s flaws is fading fast
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — When Angela Merkel was re-elected as Germany’s leader in March, the way looked open for European nations to finally patch the remaining cracks in the euro — the structural flaws that…
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Gaza protest camps moved closer to Israel border fence
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza protest organizers moved sit-in tents closer to the Israeli border fence Thursday, a day before a fourth planned mass demonstration, raising fears of more bloodshed. The protests, largely…
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