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EU's von der Leyen to visit Kyiv to celebrate Europe Day

EU's von der Leyen to visit Kyiv to celebrate Europe Day

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union's Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is traveling to Kyiv on Tuesday to mark Europe Day together with Ukrainian President Volodymir Zelenskyy.
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Tanked Biden pick highlights escalation of dark-money forces

Tanked Biden pick highlights escalation of dark-money forces

WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Joe Biden nominated Gigi Sohn to serve on the Federal Communications Commission, the longtime consumer advocate expected to face criticism over her desire to expand free internet access and improve competition among b
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ASEAN leaders to tackle regional crises at tropical resort

ASEAN leaders to tackle regional crises at tropical resort

LABUAN BAJO, Indonesia (AP) — A picturesque tourist destination will host crisis-weary Southeast Asian leaders with sun-splashed tropical islands, turquoise waters brimming with corals and manta rays, seafood feasts, and a hillside savannah crawling
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'Some places are sacred': Opposition to highway twinning affecting Frank Slide site

'Some places are sacred': Opposition to highway twinning affecting Frank Slide site

FRANK, ALBERTA — Some residents of Crowsnest Pass say a planned twinning of Highway 3 through the community in southwestern Alberta will amount to a "desecration" of the site of Canada's deadliest rock slide.
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Yoon, Kishida vow better Seoul-Tokyo ties following summit

Yoon, Kishida vow better Seoul-Tokyo ties following summit

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Monday called for officials to map out specific steps to hasten security and economic cooperation with Japan following his weekend summit in Seoul with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Ki
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Conervatives prevail in key vote for new Chile constitution

Conervatives prevail in key vote for new Chile constitution

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — A far-right party led in the vote count Sunday night after Chileans cast ballots for a 50-member commission that is to draft a new coonstitution after voters overwhelmingly rejected a proposed charter last year that was conside
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Former Liberal cabinet minister Marc Lalonde has died at age 93

Former Liberal cabinet minister Marc Lalonde has died at age 93

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has confirmed that former federal Liberal minister Marc Lalonde has died at age 93. Lalonde was the principal secretary to former prime minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau from 1968 to 1972.
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WHO downgrades COVID pandemic, says it's no longer emergency

WHO downgrades COVID pandemic, says it's no longer emergency

GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization said Friday that COVID-19 no longer qualifies as a global emergency, marking a symbolic end to the devastating coronavirus pandemic that triggered once-unthinkable lockdowns, upended economies and killed mi
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After attacks on Chinese, Pakistan pledges more security

After attacks on Chinese, Pakistan pledges more security

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Pakistani president on Friday assured Beijing’s top diplomat that his country will boost security for all Chinese nationals working on multi-billion dollar projects in cash-strapped Pakistan.
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Japan leader expresses sympathy for Korean colonial victims

Japan leader expresses sympathy for Korean colonial victims

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Japan’s prime minister expressed sympathy for the suffering of Korean forced laborers during Japan’s colonial rule, as he and his South Korean counterpart Sunday renewed their resolve to overcome historical grievances and st
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