Nation and World
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UAE, home to global hub Dubai, to ease virus restrictions
Sep 26, 2022 7:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The United Arab Emirates, home to global business and travel hub Dubai, will ease masking requirements imposed over the coronavirus pa...
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SDG, ECOSOC, P5+1: Seeking meaning in the UN's coded lingo
Sep 26, 2022 7:00 am - UNITED NATIONS (AP) - P5+1. The Sec-Gen. Perm Reps. The SDGs. ECOSOC, UNDP, OCHA. Stockholm+50. Welcome to UNGA. The United Nations, like many large institutions, has it...
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Heavy rain slams Spain's Canary Islands; 1 dead on mainland
Sep 26, 2022 7:00 am - MADRID (AP) - Heavy rain caused by a tropical storm hit several regions in Spain, leaving one person dead and widespread damage, authorities and national media said Mond...
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US Soccer Federation hires ad tech company cofounder as CEO
Sep 26, 2022 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - JT Batson, cofounder of the advertising technology company Hudson MX, was hired Monday as CEO and secretary general of the U.S. Soccer Federation. The 40-...
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Live updates: U.N. General Assembly
Sep 26, 2022 7:00 am - UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The Latest on the U.N. General Assembly: REPUBLIC OF CONGO Republic of Congo's foreign affairs minister has called on the United Nations to make it...
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The British pound has taken a tumble. What's the impact?
Sep 26, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The pound is taking a pounding. The British currency has taken a plunge, sliding against the U.S. dollar to touch an all-time low. It's a sign of the alar...
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Cuba holds unusual vote on law allowing same-sex marriage
Sep 26, 2022 7:00 am - HAVANA (AP) - Cuba held a rare referendum Sunday on an unusually contentious law - a government-backed 'œfamily law'ť code that would allow same-sex couples to marry and...
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As Cantonese language wanes, efforts grow to preserve it
Sep 26, 2022 7:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Three decades ago, finding opportunities to learn Cantonese in San Francisco wasn't hard. But today in the city that's drawn Cantonese speakers from...
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Cyprus seeks UN help to stem asylum-seeker 'avalanche'
Sep 26, 2022 7:00 am - NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) - Cyprus is seeking help from the United Nations to stem an 'œavalanche'ť of migrants who make their way from the ethnically divided island's breaka...
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Saudi Arabia's triumphant week reclaims the West's embrace
Sep 26, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Saudi Arabia appears to be leaving behind the stream of negative coverage that the killing of Jamal Khashoggi elicited since 2018. The kingdom is once ag...