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Tens of thousands rally in Europe, Asia before UN climate summit

Tens of thousands rally in Europe, Asia before UN climate summit

Tens of thousands of protesters, primarily in Europe and Asia, hit the streets on Friday to make a fresh call…
K-pop star jailed for six years for gang rape, spycam crimes

K-pop star jailed for six years for gang rape, spycam crimes

South Korean singer-songwriter Jung Joon-young was convicted on Friday of gang rape and distributing videos of the assaults and other…
NATO seeks to head off budget row saying spending is rising

NATO seeks to head off budget row saying spending is rising

BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Friday that European allies and Canada are spending even more than previously…
Zimbabwe facing ‘man-made’ starvation, UN expert warns

Zimbabwe facing ‘man-made’ starvation, UN expert warns

Zimbabwe is facing “man-made” starvation with 60 percent of the people failing to meet basic food needs, a UN special…
Surge in new voters sparks talk of UK election ‘youthquake’

Surge in new voters sparks talk of UK election ‘youthquake’

LONDON (AP) — In a British election dominated by Brexit, young voters who had no say in the country’s decision…
Global climate protests kick off in smoke-covered Sydney

Global climate protests kick off in smoke-covered Sydney

Protesters in smoke-covered Sydney kicked off a fresh round of global demonstrations against climate change on Friday, with activists and…
Hong Kong set for fresh weekend protests as police end university siege

Hong Kong set for fresh weekend protests as police end university siege

Hong Kong police on Friday ended their two-week siege of a university campus that became a battleground with pro-democracy protesters…
‘Generation Greta’: Angry youths put heat on climate talks

‘Generation Greta’: Angry youths put heat on climate talks

BERLIN (AP) — It’s safe to say that anyone flying to this year’s global climate conference in Madrid had better…
Seoul says North Korea has fired 2 short-range projectiles

Seoul says North Korea has fired 2 short-range projectiles

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Thursday fired two short-range projectiles, likely from a “super-large” multiple rocket launcher,…
Forty dead as families pulled from Albania earthquake rubble

Forty dead as families pulled from Albania earthquake rubble

The death toll from the most powerful earthquake to strike Albania in decades rose to 40 on Thursday after more…
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