Nation and World
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Ukraine may also get old Leopard 1 tanks from German stocks
Feb 03, 2023 12:00 am - BERLIN - Ukraine could add old Leopard 1 battle tanks from German defense industry stocks to deliveries of modern tanks that Berlin and other governments pledged last we...
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Indian tycoon Adani hit by more losses, calls for probe
Feb 03, 2023 12:00 am - NEW DELHI - Shares in troubled Adani Enterprises gyrated Friday, tumbling 30% and then rebounding after more than a week of heavy losses that have cost it tens of billio...
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Average long-term mortgage rate falls a fourth straight week
Feb 02, 2023 12:00 am - The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate declined for the fourth week in a row, a sign of relative stability that could potentially open the door for some prospective ho...
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Pope rallies Congo's youth, and gets a thunderous response
Feb 02, 2023 12:00 am - KINSHASA, Congo - Pope Francis led Congo's young people in a rousing denunciation of political corruption on Thursday, turning an otherwise scripted meeting with church ...
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Syria blasts chemical watchdog report on 2018 attack
Feb 02, 2023 12:00 am - DAMASCUS, Syria - Syria on Thursday dismissed the global chemical weapons watchdog's statement, which said that investigators had found "reasonable grounds to believe" t...
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Austria expels 4 Russian diplomats based in Vienna
Feb 02, 2023 12:00 am - VIENNA - Austria's government said Thursday that it has ordered four Russian diplomats based in Vienna, including two at Moscow's mission to U.N. agencies in the city, t...
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Targeting Iran, US tightens Iraq's dollar flow, causing pain
Feb 02, 2023 12:00 am - BAGHDAD - For months, the United States has restricted Iraq's access to its own dollars, trying to stamp out what Iraqi officials describe as rampant money laundering th...
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Frustrated Texans endure winter storm with no power, heat
Feb 02, 2023 12:00 am - AUSTIN, Texas - Thousands of frustrated Texans shivered in their homes Thursday after more than a day without power, including many in the state capital, as an icy winte...
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US filings for jobless aid lowest since April
Feb 02, 2023 12:00 am - U.S. applications for jobless aid fell again last week to their lowest level since April, further evidence that the job market has withstood aggressive rate hikes by the...
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Militant who killed 101 at Pakistan mosque wore uniform
Feb 02, 2023 12:00 am - PESHAWAR, Pakistan - A suicide bomber who killed 101 people at a decades-old mosque in northwest Pakistan this week had disguised himself in a police uniform and did not...