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Central African Republic leader cleared for third term in key vote followed closely by Russia

Central African Republic leader cleared for third term in key vote followed closely by Russia

BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — The top court in the Central African Republic on Friday cleared President Faustin Archange Touadera to run in December’s election, a contest that will unfol...

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Climate leaders concede Earth will warm into danger zone but hope to bring it back

Climate leaders concede Earth will warm into danger zone but hope to bring it back

BELEM, Brazil (AP) — The world’s climate leaders are conceding that Earth’s warming will shoot past a hard limit they set a decade ago in hopes of keeping the planet out of a danger zone. But they...

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Google offers changes to satisfy EU ad-tech case but they don’t include breakup

Google offers changes to satisfy EU ad-tech case but they don’t include breakup

LONDON (AP) — Google has offered to make major changes to its business practices to resolve a European Union antitrust case targeting its ad-tech business, but they don’t include breaking up the c...

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Shareholders of Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern support $85 billion rail merger

Shareholders of Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern support $85 billion rail merger

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Shareholders of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern backed the railroads’ proposed $85 billion merger to create the nation’s first coast-to-coast rail network. Roughly 99% of bo...

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Jordan’s king and Indonesia’s leader hold talks on economic ties and Gaza

Jordan’s king and Indonesia’s leader hold talks on economic ties and Gaza

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Jordan’s king and Indonesia’s leader on Friday held talks as the two longtime friends agreed to strengthen military cooperation and economic ties between the two Muslim-m...

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US investment firm RedBird pulls out of buying Britain’s Telegraph newspaper

US investment firm RedBird pulls out of buying Britain’s Telegraph newspaper

LONDON (AP) — U.S. investment firm RedBird Capital said Friday that it has dropped its offer to buy the publisher of Britain’s 170-year-old conservative Daily Telegraph newspaper for about 500 mil...

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