Tag: world news
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Turkey struggles to stop violence against women. At least 71 have been killed this year
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At least 71 women have been killed in Turkey this year as activists say the country has made little progress in protecting women from abusers
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Sweden officially joins NATO after completing its accession process, ending decades of neutrality
Sweden has formally joined NATO as the 32nd member of the transatlantic military alliance, ending decades of post-World War II neutrality
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Europe’s economy has stalled. But an interest rate cut will likely have to wait for summer
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The European Central Bank has left its key interest rate at a record high even though inflation is way down from its painful double-digit peak and the economy has stalled
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Why are clocks set forward in the spring? Thank wars, confusion and a hunger for sunlight
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Once again, most Americans will set their clocks forward by one hour this weekend, losing perhaps a bit of sleep but gaining more glorious sunlight in the evenings as the days warm into summer
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A cryptocurrency mogul arrested in Montenegro faces extradition to South Korea after a court ruling
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A Montenegrin court has ruled that cryptocurrency mogul Do Kwon should be handed over to his native South Korea, the latest twist in the months-long legal procedure that followed the arrest of the Terraform Labs founder in the Balkan nation last year
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The UK economic outlook is bleak, think tanks warn, with tough choices for the next government
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Leading British economic think tanks are warning that whoever wins the country’s general election this year will face some very tough choices on tax and spending if they want to make sure the public finances don’t deteriorate further
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Canadian police find 6 people dead in a house in Ottawa and arrest a suspect
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Police in Canada’s capital of Ottawa are investigating the deaths of six people including four children and two adults found in a house in a southern suburb
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Modi visits Kashmir’s main city for the first time since revoking region’s semi-autonomy
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi made his first official visit to Kashmir’s main city since India stripped the disputed region of its semi-autonomy in 2019
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It’s not just what Biden will say in State of the Union address, but how
President Joe Biden is set to use his State of the Union address to promote his vision for a second term to a dispirited electorate who question whether he’s up to the job and to warn that GOP front-runner Donald Trump would be a dangerous alternative
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German police conduct raids against people suspected of posting misogynistic hate speech online
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German authorities have carried out raids across Germany against people suspected of posting misogynistic hate speech online