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Lebanon weighs defaulting or paying Eurobond next month
Middle East
February 13, 2020
Lebanon weighs defaulting or paying Eurobond next month
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s finance minister said Thursday the country’s new government is weighing whether to pay or default on…
Fear, boredom, adventure fill each day on quarantined ship
World
February 13, 2020
Fear, boredom, adventure fill each day on quarantined ship
YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — Fear. Surprising moments of levity. Soul-crushing boredom. Life on the Diamond Princess, the cruise ship quarantined…
US gives Iraq sanctions waiver for vital Iranian gas imports
Middle East
February 13, 2020
US gives Iraq sanctions waiver for vital Iranian gas imports
BAGHDAD (AP) — The United States has granted Iraq a 45-day sanctions waiver enabling the country to continue importing vital…
Video: South Sudan buries reports on oil pollution, birth defects
World
February 13, 2020
Video: South Sudan buries reports on oil pollution, birth defects
PALOCH, South Sudan (AP) — The oil industry in South Sudan has left a landscape pocked with hundreds of open…
Iran candidates start campaigns for parliamentary elections
Middle East
February 13, 2020
Iran candidates start campaigns for parliamentary elections
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Thousands of Iranian candidates approved to run in parliamentary elections kicked off their campaigns Thursday ahead…
Stormy US-Europe relations as top officials head to Munich
World
February 13, 2020
Stormy US-Europe relations as top officials head to Munich
WASHINGTON (AP) — Some of President Donald Trump’s top foreign policy priorities stand at pivotal moments as two high-level national…
UN list targets firms linked to Israeli settlements
Middle East
February 13, 2020
UN list targets firms linked to Israeli settlements
JERUSALEM (AP) — The U.N. human rights office on Wednesday released a list of more than 100 companies it said…
Italy-Libya deal puts migrants in danger: rights group
Middle East
February 12, 2020
Italy-Libya deal puts migrants in danger: rights group
CAIRO (AP) — Human Rights Watch warned on Wednesday that Italy’s renewed support for the Libyan coast guard is putting…
UK announces plan to fine firms for harmful online content
Technology
February 12, 2020
UK announces plan to fine firms for harmful online content
LONDON (AP) — The British government says it will give regulators the power to fine social media companies for harmful…
Syria: US troops open fire on locals in northeast, killing 1
Middle East
February 12, 2020
Syria: US troops open fire on locals in northeast, killing 1
DAMASCUS (AP) — A Syrian was killed and another was wounded in a rare clash Wednesday between American troops and…
Sanders’ narrow win ups pressure on moderates to coalesce
World
February 12, 2020
Sanders’ narrow win ups pressure on moderates to coalesce
WASHINGTON (AP) — For Bernie Sanders, not all victories are created equal. In 2016, Sanders carried New Hampshire by 22…
US, Taliban close to ‘reduction in violence’ agreement
Middle East
February 12, 2020
US, Taliban close to ‘reduction in violence’ agreement
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban have issued an ultimatum to Washington after weeks of talks with a U.S. peace envoy,…
US to seek more help from NATO to counter Islamic State
Middle East
February 12, 2020
US to seek more help from NATO to counter Islamic State
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) — US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Tuesday he is looking to NATO allies for more help…
Palestinian chief and ex-Israeli PM show 2 sides can talk
Middle East
February 12, 2020
Palestinian chief and ex-Israeli PM show 2 sides can talk
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas sat beside former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Tuesday and said…
Lebanese Cabinet wins vote of confidence from Parliament
Middle East
February 12, 2020
Lebanese Cabinet wins vote of confidence from Parliament
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s new Cabinet won a vote of confidence from Parliament on Tuesday, paving the way for it…
Sudan to hand over al-Bashir for genocide trial: official
Middle East
February 12, 2020
Sudan to hand over al-Bashir for genocide trial: official
AIRO (AP) — Sudan’s transitional authorities have agreed to hand over ousted autocrat Omar al-Bashir to the International Criminal Court…
Palestinians rally against Trump plan amid struggle at UN
Middle East
February 11, 2020
Palestinians rally against Trump plan amid struggle at UN
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Thousands of Palestinians rallied Tuesday in the West Bank to reject President Donald Trump’s Mideast…
Virus storytellers challenge China’s official narrative
World
February 11, 2020
Virus storytellers challenge China’s official narrative
BEIJING (AP) — After nearly a week of roaming China’s epidemic-struck city, filming the dead and the sickened in overwhelmed…
Robot with coronavirus advice hits Times Square
Technology
February 11, 2020
Robot with coronavirus advice hits Times Square
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Worried about the spread of coronavirus? A five-foot tall (1.5 meter) Promobot might have your answer.…
Coast guard catches and returns 81 migrants off Libyan coast
Middle East
February 11, 2020
Coast guard catches and returns 81 migrants off Libyan coast
CAIRO (AP) — The Libyan coast guard apprehended 81 migrants off the coast of Libya and returned them to the…