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Chinese ivory trafficker gets 15 years in Tanzanian sentence
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A Tanzanian judge has sentenced a Chinese trafficker who was labeled the “ivory queen” to 15 years in jail after she was convicted of smuggling about 700 elephant tusks. The PAMS Foundation,…
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Honda to shut plant in Brexit-shaken Britain
LONDON (AP) — Japanese carmaker Honda plans to close its car factory in western England in 2021, a fresh blow to the British economy as it struggles with the uncertainty associated with leaving the European…
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Nigeria’s opposition urges military to stay away from vote
YOLA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s top opposition candidate urged the military not to be involved in the upcoming presidential election, saying the army “has no role to play in the conduct” of the poll. Speaking…
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Estonia orders Danish bank to close unit over alleged fraud
HELSINKI (AP) — Estonian authorities said Tuesday that the local branch of Danske Bank must close after the financial group admitted that massive amounts of money from Russia and former Soviet states had been laundered…
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Germany, France push to create European industrial policy
BERLIN (AP) — Germany and France on Tuesday launched a drive to overhaul the European Union’s competition rules to facilitate the creation of world-leading companies. They pushed forward a project to create a car battery…
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Jailed Citgo executives in limbo amid Venezuela turmoil
HOUSTON (AP) — A faint voice comes through the crackled phone line. On the other end, Tomeu Vadell, speaking from a military counterintelligence prison in Venezuela’s capital, asks his daughters in Louisiana whether they’ve gone…
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Roadside bomb kills 6 civilians in eastern Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan official says at least six civilians were killed by a roadside bomb as their vehicle was traveling through the eastern province of Laghman. Asadullah Dawlatzai, the provincial governor’s spokesman,…
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US, China resume trade talks in Washington ahead of deadline
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and China resume talks Tuesday aimed at ending a fight over Beijing’s technology ambitions ahead of a deadline for a massive U.S. tariff hike. The White House said that…
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The Latest: Germany recorded more asylum requests last month
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — The Latest on migrants and asylum-seekers in Europe (all times local): 3:40 p.m. German authorities say they recorded an uptick in asylum requests in the first month of 2019. The interior…
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Dog shoots man: German court rules owner not fit for license
BERLIN (AP) — A German court has ruled that a dog owner isn’t fit to carry a firearms license after his dog shot him with a rifle. The Munich administrative court on Tuesday dismissed the…
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Iran says suicide bomber was a Pakistani national
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An Iranian Revolutionary Guard commander says the suicide bomber who carried out last week’s deadly attack on the elite military force was a Pakistani national. In remarks carried by state TV,…
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Brother of Iran’s president goes on trial for corruption
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The trial has begun for Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s brother and close confidante, who faces corruption allegations brought by hard-liners who dominate the country’s judiciary. The semi-official ISNA news agency reported…
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Iraqi man convicted in Sweden of war crimes
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A Swedish court has convicted a man who fought against the Islamic State group in Iraq of war crimes for posting macabre pictures and videos on Facebook. The Orebro District Court…
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Survey points to no rebound for slowing Germany economy
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — An index of investor confidence in Germany shows little expectation of a pickup in growth, a downbeat sign for Europe’s largest economy and the wider 19-country eurozone. The ZEW institute’s indicator…
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China, Iran meet amid efforts to preserve nuclear deal
BEIJING (AP) — The Iranian foreign minister’s passionate defense of his country’s interests at the Munich Security Conference has made him “a famous person” in China, his Chinese counterpart told him Tuesday, as the sides…
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