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UK House of Lords renews Brexit headache for government
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s House of Lords is making another attempt to win Parliament a greater say over the country’s departure from the European Union. Parliament’s unelected upper chamber amended the government’s flagship Brexit bill…
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AP FACT CHECK: Trump is wrong about crime in Germany
BERLIN (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump suggests crime in Germany is surging because of migration, causing a political backlash against the country’s leadership. But he’s wrong about Germany’s crime rate, which is at its…
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US watchdog to pay anti-extremist UK group in settlement
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — An American liberal watchdog group apologized and will pay more than $3 million under an agreement announced Monday after labeling a British organization and its founder as anti-Muslim extremists. The nonprofit…
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Bosnian police block 100 migrants from reaching Croatia
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Bosnian border police on Monday stopped about 100 migrants from reaching the border with European Union member Croatia amid a rise in the influx of people heading through the Balkans toward…
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Israeli minister criticizes royal itinerary over Jerusalem
JERUSALEM (AP) — The status of Jerusalem in the royal itinerary for Prince William’s upcoming visit has angered an Israeli Cabinet member. Jerusalem affairs minister Zeev Elkin wrote on Facebook Monday that a “distortion” cannot…
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EU extends restrictions on business in Crimean Peninsula
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union said Monday it has extended restrictions on doing business with companies or officials in Ukraine’s Crimea region and the city of Sevastopol for a year over Russia’s annexation of…
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Critics scoff at UK govt claim of Brexit spending dividend
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Theresa May unveiled details Monday of a plan to boost health care funding by 3.4 percent a year, saying a “Brexit dividend” of cost savings would partly pay for…
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Australian who irked Duterte wins appeal, still faces ouster
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine justice secretary on Monday revoked an immigration expulsion order for an Australian nun who had irked the president by joining political rallies, but said she still faces possible deportation.…
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Libyan airstrikes target group attacking oil ports
CAIRO (AP) — Libyan forces carried out airstrikes against a militia attacking key oil ports in the east, a spokesman said as Libya’s national oil firm warned on Monday of further damage to oil infrastructure…
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Puerto Rico struggles with jump in asthma cases post-Maria
Hundreds of thousands of people across Puerto Rico are struggling to breathe as asthma cases in the U.S. territory spike in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, raising concerns about deteriorating health conditions on an island struggling to prepare for a new hurricane season.
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Peek at the future: Electric plane cruises skies over Norway
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norway’s transportation minister and the head of the Scandinavian country’s airport operator took off Monday for a short flight … aboard a Slovenian-made two-seater electric airplane. Dag Falk-Petersen, head of Avinor,…
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Ferry carrying 80 sinks in Indonesia’s Lake Toba
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A night-time search and rescue effort is underway after a ferry carrying about 80 passengers sank Monday in a popular lake on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, killing at least one…
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Syria says US-led strike hits troops in east, US denies
BEIRUT (AP) — Iraqi Shiite forces and Syria accused the United States on Monday of targeting their troops inside Syria with an airstrike, a charge the U.S. denied but that ratcheted up tensions in the…
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Strong quake near Osaka, Japan, kills 4, knocks over walls
The magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck north of Osaka, injuring hundreds and killing at least three people.
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Germany will fail 2020 climate goals, now eyes 2030 target
BERLIN (AP) — Germany will likely miss its goal of cutting emissions by 40 percent by 2020, the country’s environment minister said Monday, an embarrassing admission for a government that wants to lead the charge…
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