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Indonesia investigates radioactive contamination in some exports to US and Europe

Indonesia investigates radioactive contamination in some exports to US and Europe

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia has opened a criminal investigation into the suspected source of radioactive contamination that forced recalls of exports of shrimp and spices to the U.S. and s...

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MacKenzie Scott’s college roommate once loaned her $1K. Now it’s the billionaire’s turn to invest

MacKenzie Scott’s college roommate once loaned her $1K. Now it’s the billionaire’s turn to invest

NEW YORK (AP) — MacKenzie Scott, one of the world’s wealthiest women and most influential philanthropists, is now known for her “no strings attached” surprise grantmaking. But, as a Princeton Univ...

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US envoy Steve Witkoff to visit Moscow as Ukraine peace talks intensify

US envoy Steve Witkoff to visit Moscow as Ukraine peace talks intensify

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A senior Kremlin official confirmed Wednesday that U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff is set to visit Moscow next week as efforts to find a consensus on ending the nearly four-y...

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Lebanon and Cyprus finalize sea border agreement after an almost 20-year impasse

Lebanon and Cyprus finalize sea border agreement after an almost 20-year impasse

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon and Cyprus signed a long-delayed sea border agreement on Wednesday, ending an almost 20-year impasse that had stalled some oil and gas exploration in the Mediterranean Sea, a...

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EU’s first full-scale offshore carbon storage facility eyes 2026 start

EU’s first full-scale offshore carbon storage facility eyes 2026 start

NORTH SEA, Denmark (AP) — Appearing first as a dot on the horizon, the remote Nini oil field on Europe’s rugged North Sea slowly comes into view from a helicopter. Used to extract fossil fuels, th...

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Turkish journalist jailed over Erdogan comment

Turkish journalist jailed over Erdogan comment

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A court on Wednesday convicted a Turkish journalist of threatening President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, reports said, in a case that critics view as an attempt to silence a promin...

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