Nation and World
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Russia opts out of European anti-corruption convention
Jan 09, 2023 12:00 am - MOSCOW - Russia on Monday opted out of a European convention on fighting corruption, a move that comes in the wake of its withdrawal from the Council of Europe following...
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Brazil cracks down post-riot and vows to protect democracy
Jan 09, 2023 12:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazilian authorities vowed Monday to protect democracy and punish thousands of supporters of ex-President Jair Bolsonaro who stormed and trashed the na...
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Czech ex-Premier Babis acquitted in EU funds fraud case
Jan 09, 2023 12:00 am - PRAGUE (AP) - A Prague court on Monday acquitted former Prime Minister Andrej Babis of fraud charges in a $2 million case involving European Union subsidies. A prosecuto...
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Ukraine school rejects Russian claim of troops killed there
Jan 09, 2023 12:00 am - KRAMATORSK, Ukraine - Officials at a vocational school in an eastern Ukraine city dismissed claims by Russia that hundreds of Ukrainian troops were killed in a missile s...
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Mexico may accept more migrants expelled by U.S.
Jan 09, 2023 12:00 am - MEXICO CITY - Mexican President Andres Manuel López Obrador said Monday he would consider accepting more migrants than previously announced under President Joe Biden's p...
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UK government meeting unions in bid to end wave of strikes
Jan 09, 2023 12:00 am - LONDON - U.K. government ministers met trade union leaders on Monday but fell short of ending a wave of strikes that has hobbled the rail network and strained the overbu...
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Georgia special grand jury ends probe of Trump, 2020 election
Jan 09, 2023 12:00 am - ATLANTA (AP) - The special grand jury in Atlanta that has been investigating whether then-President Donald Trump and his allies committed any crimes while trying to over...
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With high hopes, Thailand welcomes Chinese tourists' return
Jan 09, 2023 12:00 am - BANGKOK - Three Cabinet ministers welcomed Chinese tourists with flowers and gifts as they arrived Monday at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport after China relaxed travel re...
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Chaos in the House: McCarthy's plea, and begging for votes
Jan 07, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - It was the extraordinary moment that brought House Republicans to the brink - and ultimately the moment they found their way back. Just one vote short ...
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Trial set for Black soldier suing police over violent stop
Jan 07, 2023 12:00 am - NORFOLK, Va. - A U.S. Army lieutenant who was pepper sprayed, struck and handcuffed by police in rural Virginia, but never arrested, will argue to a jury that he was ass...