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Diplomats: UN nuke agency to report that probe of alleged Iranian nuke arms work stalled
VIENNA – Diplomats say the U.N.’s atomic agency will be reporting a standstill in attempts to probe allegations Iran worked…
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BAGHDAD – Authorities in Iraq say two separate car bombs inside parking lot of two hotels have killed 10 people…
Read MoreNorway’s $900 billion oil fund to slash coal investments
STOCKHOLM – Norway has made a big move toward dropping investments in coal companies by its massive $900 billion sovereign…
Read MoreFlooding in northwest Romania leaves at least 1 dead; dozens evacuated
BUCHAREST, Romania – Officials in Romania say flooding in the country’s northwest has killed at least one person, damaged homes…
Read MoreThe list of 20 locations receiving MacArthur Foundation funding to reduce numbers in US jails
NEW YORK – The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation is giving 20 jails of all sizes $150,000 each…
Read MoreSpain’s top court overturns regional law that allowed for empty houses to be seized from banks
MADRID – Spain’s Constitutional Court has struck down a decree by a regional government that tried to protect people in…
Read MoreChina cuts import tax on clothes, other goods to spur consumer spending
BEIJING – China has announced it will cut import taxes on clothing, cosmetics and some other goods by half in…
Read MoreMormon LGBT group denied bid to join Utah parades for second time
Organizers of two of Utah’s most popular parades have rejected a Mormon LGBT group’s request to participate for the second…
Read MoreLufthansa to propose unannounced drug checks for pilots in wake of Germanwings crash
BERLIN – The chief executive of German airline Lufthansa says unannounced tests to check pilots for prescription drugs might help…
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