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Far-right’s fate in German regional vote could break Scholz — or remake him

Far-right’s fate in German regional vote could break Scholz — or remake him

09/19/2024 Newsmaker
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berlin — Weeks after topping a state vote for the first time and nearly winning another, Germany’s far-right is taking aim...

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Cuban dissident leader wins Norwegian human rights award

Cuban dissident leader wins Norwegian human rights award

09/19/2024 Newsmaker
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OSLO, Norway — A Norwegian human rights foundation gave its annual prize on Thursday to jailed Cuban dissident leader Luis Manuel...

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Flood-hit region leaders to meet in Poland to discuss EU aid

Flood-hit region leaders to meet in Poland to discuss EU aid

09/19/2024 Newsmaker
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Lawyers question if drugged French woman was unconscious, consented

Lawyers question if drugged French woman was unconscious, consented

09/19/2024 Newsmaker
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AVIGNON, France — Lawyers for some of the men accused of raping an unconscious French woman who had been drugged by...

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Pakistan, Russia expand economic ties amid Western sanctions

Pakistan, Russia expand economic ties amid Western sanctions

09/18/2024 Newsmaker
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Islamabad/Washington — Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk met with Pakistani officials in Islamabad on Wednesday to deepen economic ties and...

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California laws target deepfake political ads, disinformation

California laws target deepfake political ads, disinformation

09/18/2024 Newsmaker
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Russia pledges to back Pakistan’s BRICS membership

Russia pledges to back Pakistan’s BRICS membership

09/18/2024 Newsmaker
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islamabad — Russia expressed support Wednesday for Pakistan’s entry into the BRICS intergovernmental group of major emerging economies from the Global...

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US official: China’s support for Russia’s war effort in Ukraine ‘comes from very top’ 

US official: China’s support for Russia’s war effort in Ukraine ‘comes from very top’ 

09/18/2024 Newsmaker
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state department — A senior U.S. State Department official said Wednesday that Beijing’s support for Moscow’s defense industry comes directly from...

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Pressure grows on Britain ahead of Commonwealth summit to pay slavery reparations

Pressure grows on Britain ahead of Commonwealth summit to pay slavery reparations

09/18/2024 Newsmaker
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London — Britain is facing growing pressure to address the issue of reparations for the transatlantic slave trade and other atrocities,...

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Who still uses pagers?  

Who still uses pagers?  

09/18/2024 Newsmaker
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Pressure grows on Britain ahead of Commonwealth summit to pay slavery reparations

Pressure grows on Britain ahead of Commonwealth summit to pay slavery reparations

09/18/2024 Newsmaker
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The three candidates vying to become the next secretary-general of the Commonwealth have all given strong backing for Britain and...

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Youth group exposes Turkey’s Israel trade

Youth group exposes Turkey’s Israel trade

09/18/2024 Newsmaker
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A group of young activists in Turkey known as 1000 Youth for Palestine is posing a rare and potent challenge...

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US targets second major Chinese hacking group

US targets second major Chinese hacking group

09/18/2024 Newsmaker
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Washington — The United States has identified and taken down a botnet campaign by China-directed hackers to further infiltrate American infrastructure...

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Frenchwoman in mass rape case calls husband, other suspects ‘degenerates’

Frenchwoman in mass rape case calls husband, other suspects ‘degenerates’

09/18/2024 Newsmaker
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AVIGNON, France — Gisele Pelicot, who was drugged and raped by dozens of men recruited by her husband, said on Wednesday...

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Market in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region helps out-of-work farmers

Market in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region helps out-of-work farmers

09/18/2024 Newsmaker
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Russia’s invasion has riddled the farmland in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region with land mines, leaving many local farmers without a job....

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France’s new PM warns of ‘very serious’ financial situation

France’s new PM warns of ‘very serious’ financial situation

09/18/2024 Newsmaker
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Paris — France’s budgetary situation is “very serious,” Prime Minister Michel Barnier told AFP on Wednesday, saying more information was needed...

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Deadly Portugal wildfires force new evacuations

Deadly Portugal wildfires force new evacuations

09/18/2024 Newsmaker
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Lisbon — Deadly wildfires raging in Portugal have forced more people to evacuate their homes as crews battled dozens of blazes on...

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‘End of an era’: UK to shut last coal-fired power plant 

‘End of an era’: UK to shut last coal-fired power plant 

09/18/2024 Newsmaker
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Ratcliffe on Soar, United Kingdom — Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station has dominated the landscape of the English East Midlands for nearly 60...

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EU court confirms Qualcomm’s antitrust fine, with minor reduction

EU court confirms Qualcomm’s antitrust fine, with minor reduction

09/18/2024 Newsmaker
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brussels — Europe’s second-top court largely confirmed on Wednesday an EU antitrust fine imposed on U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm, revising it down...

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Google wins challenge against $1.66B EU antitrust fine

Google wins challenge against $1.66B EU antitrust fine

09/18/2024 Newsmaker
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BRUSSELS — Alphabet unit Google won its challenge on Wednesday against a $1.66 billion antitrust fine imposed five years ago for...

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US Air Force general: Russia military larger, better than before Ukraine invasion

US Air Force general: Russia military larger, better than before Ukraine invasion

09/18/2024 Newsmaker
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PENTAGON — Russia’s military is bigger and stronger than it was prior to invading Ukraine in February 2022, the commander of...

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US lawmakers welcome Russian activist freed in August prisoner swap

US lawmakers welcome Russian activist freed in August prisoner swap

09/18/2024 Newsmaker
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WASHINGTON — U.S. lawmakers welcomed Vladimir Kara-Murza to Capitol Hill Tuesday, celebrating the release of the Russian activist from a Kremlin...

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