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Trump Says He Asked Apple’s Cook to Look Into Helping Build 5G in US

Trump Says He Asked Apple’s Cook to Look Into Helping Build 5G in US

U.S. President Donald Trump said in a tweet on Thursday morning he had asked Apple CEO Tim Cook to look...

Trump Considering Whether Apple Should be Exempt From China Tariffs   

Trump Considering Whether Apple Should be Exempt From China Tariffs   

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday after touring a plant that assembles Apple Inc computers that he was considering whether...

EU Ambassadors Take Up Shovels to Make Point About Climate Change

EU Ambassadors Take Up Shovels to Make Point About Climate Change

Around the world, national leaders and diplomats have expressed their hopes that the United States will reverse its decision to...

Key European Party’s New  Leader Blasts Autocrats in Group

Key European Party’s New  Leader Blasts Autocrats in Group

The new president of the largest party in the European Parliament launched a scathing attack Wednesday against autocratic and populist...

Britain’s Prince Andrew Steps Back From Royal Duties After Scandal

Britain’s Prince Andrew Steps Back From Royal Duties After Scandal

Britain’s Prince Andrew has announced he will step down from his public duties because of the controversy over his involvement...

Survey: About 1 in 4 Europeans Hold Anti-Semitic Beliefs

Survey: About 1 in 4 Europeans Hold Anti-Semitic Beliefs

A new survey shows about one in four Europeans holding anti-Semitic beliefs, with such attitudes on the rise in eastern...

Germany Offers Expert Group in Bid to End NATO Rift

Germany Offers Expert Group in Bid to End NATO Rift

Germany sought Wednesday to ease French worries about NATO by offering to set up a group of experts to examine...

Bucking Stereotypes, A More Sober Russia Emerges

Bucking Stereotypes, A More Sober Russia Emerges

Russia has long been viewed as one of the world’s heaviest drinking countries. Or it certainly used to be. A...

Spain Has Permits to Build Giant Telescope Blocked in Hawaii

Spain Has Permits to Build Giant Telescope Blocked in Hawaii

The director of a Spanish research center says a giant telescope, costing $1.4 billion, is one step nearer to being...

British Voters Unimpressed as Johnson, Corbyn Clash in TV Debate

British Voters Unimpressed as Johnson, Corbyn Clash in TV Debate

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn clashed over Brexit in the first televised debate Tuesday,...

Son of Former German President Stabbed to Death in Berlin

Son of Former German President Stabbed to Death in Berlin

The son of former German president Richard von Weizsaecker was stabbed to death while he was giving a lecture at...

Spaniards Convicted of Rape Also Sentenced for Videoing it

Spaniards Convicted of Rape Also Sentenced for Videoing it

Two Spaniards who were among a group of five convicted earlier this year of raping a woman each were Wednesday...

EU’s Tusk: Croatia’s EU Presidency Comes at Critical Time

EU’s Tusk: Croatia’s EU Presidency Comes at Critical Time

Croatia’s first-ever presidency in the European Union will come at come at a “critical period” for the 28-nation bloc, outgoing...

No Clear Champ as Johnson, Corbyn Spar in UK Election Debate

No Clear Champ as Johnson, Corbyn Spar in UK Election Debate

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn attacked each other’s policies on Brexit, health care and the...

Estonian President Sees Life in ‘Brain-Dead’ NATO

Estonian President Sees Life in ‘Brain-Dead’ NATO

Estonian President Kersti Kaljulaid defended NATO on Tuesday after French President Emmanuel Macron branded it “brain dead,” saying Estonia felt...

Poland Sees Bigger State Role in Economy, More Court Reforms

Poland Sees Bigger State Role in Economy, More Court Reforms

Poland’s prime minister set out plans on Tuesday to strengthen the state’s role in the economy and deepen an overhaul...

Flood-Hit Venice’s Dwindling Population Faces Mounting Woes

Flood-Hit Venice’s Dwindling Population Faces Mounting Woes

One of only four oar makers for Venice’s famed gondoliers, Paolo Brandolisio wades through his ground-floor workshop for the third...

US Military Aims to Telepathically Control Drones in Four Years

US Military Aims to Telepathically Control Drones in Four Years

DARPA, the main research and development arm of the U.S. Department of Defense, is funding researchers to develop wearable devices...

Google’s Do-Good Arm Tries to Make Up For Everything Else

Google’s Do-Good Arm Tries to Make Up For Everything Else

Google’s head of philanthropy says the company is having “a lot of conversations” internally amid worries about the tech giant’s...

Ghana’s Innovation and Startup Culture Thriving

Ghana’s Innovation and Startup Culture Thriving

Ghana is regarded as a West African hub of invention, with growing numbers of young people looking at local solutions...

Sweden Drops Rape Probe Against WikiLeaks Founder Assange

Sweden Drops Rape Probe Against WikiLeaks Founder Assange

Swedish prosecutors have dropped a rape investigation against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.The probe began when a Swedish woman accused him...

After Boost From Perry, Supporters Got Huge Ukraine Gas Deal

After Boost From Perry, Supporters Got Huge Ukraine Gas Deal

Two political supporters of U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry secured a potentially lucrative oil and gas exploration deal from the...