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New trade restrictions to save sushi staple defeated as eel populations fall

New trade restrictions to save sushi staple defeated as eel populations fall

SCARBOROUGH, Maine (AP) — Eels are the stuff of nightmares — slimy, snakelike creatures that lay millions of eggs before dying so their offspring can return home to rivers and streams. They’ve exi...

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Swedish government vows to combat online sale of childlike sex dolls

Swedish government vows to combat online sale of childlike sex dolls

BERLIN (AP) — The Swedish government promised on Friday to fight the sale of childlike sex dolls online after instances of such commerce had been reported earlier in the country. “I think I react...

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Futures trading in Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq halted by technical issue

Futures trading in Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq halted by technical issue

Trading in futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 and Nasdaq have been halted due to a technical issue at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Futures in individual stocks were not...

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Armani fashion group appoints new board to guide company after designer’s death

Armani fashion group appoints new board to guide company after designer’s death

ROME (AP) — Italy’s fashion house Armani said on Friday that it has appointed a new board whose role will be to guide the company at a time of transition following the death of its founder Giorgio...

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Louvre museum raises ticket prices for non-EU visitors to fund renovation

Louvre museum raises ticket prices for non-EU visitors to fund renovation

PARIS (AP) — Paris’ Louvre museum has approved a ticket hike from 22 to 32 euros ($25 to 37) for non-European visitors from January to help finance an overhaul of the building whose degradation ha...

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Kenyan law banning seed sharing is unconstitutional, court says

Kenyan law banning seed sharing is unconstitutional, court says

KISUMU, Kenya (AP) — A high court in Kenya on Thursday declared unconstitutional sections of a seed law that prevented farmers from sharing and selling indigenous seeds in what food campaigners ha...

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