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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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French media outlets rally for sports journalist Christophe Gleizes’ release

French media outlets rally for sports journalist Christophe Gleizes’ release

PARIS (AP) — A large number of French media outlets on Wednesday called for the release of sports journalist Christophe Gleizes, who is imprisoned in Algeria ahead of his appeals trial next week. ...

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Thai co-owner of Miss Universe pageant facing an arrest warrant for alleged fraud

Thai co-owner of Miss Universe pageant facing an arrest warrant for alleged fraud

BANGKOK (AP) — A court in Thailand said Wednesday that it has issued an arrest warrant for a co-owner of the Miss Universe Organization in connection with a fraud case. Jakkaphong “Anne” Jakrajut...

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Indian trade unions rally nationwide against new labor codes

Indian trade unions rally nationwide against new labor codes

NEW DELHI (AP) — A coalition of 10 major Indian trade unions mounted nationwide protests Wednesday against the government’s rollout of new labor codes, saying the sweeping changes were “deceptive ...

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