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Legal cannabis to generate $40bln, 400,000 jobs: study

Legal cannabis to generate $40bln, 400,000 jobs: study

The legal cannabis sector is expected to generate $40 billion and more than 400,000 jobs by 2021 in the United…
Bulgaria president vetoes anti-corruption law

Bulgaria president vetoes anti-corruption law

President Rumen Radev on Tuesday vetoed anti-graft legislation passed by Bulgaria’s parliament, saying the bill failed to offer the means…
Dalit protests cause disruptions in India’s financial capital

Dalit protests cause disruptions in India’s financial capital

Thousands of Dalits, who rank at the lower end of India’s ancient caste hierarchy, disrupted traffic and threw stones at…
South Korea sees ‘groundbreaking’ chance in talks with North

South Korea sees ‘groundbreaking’ chance in talks with North

South Korea has suggested a meeting to talk about the North’s participation in the Winter Olympics, claiming there is a…
German parties at odds ahead of coalition talks

German parties at odds ahead of coalition talks

Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives and Social Democrats (SPD) traded barbs about migration and tax cuts on Tuesday amid mounting questions…
Former child soldiers help Uganda’s rebel abductees heal

Former child soldiers help Uganda’s rebel abductees heal

A brutal rebellion by the Lord’s Resistance Army brought years of suffering to northern Uganda. Tens of thousands of children…
Former child soldiers help Uganda’s rebel abductees heal

Former child soldiers help Uganda’s rebel abductees heal

A brutal rebellion by the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) brought years of suffering to northern Uganda. Tens of thousands of…
Pakistan summons US ambassador after Trump’s angry tweet

Pakistan summons US ambassador after Trump’s angry tweet

Pakistan summoned the US ambassador in protest against US President Donald Trump’s angry tweet about Pakistan’s “lies and deceit”, while…
Feds employ data-driven early warning system in opioid fight

Feds employ data-driven early warning system in opioid fight

The pain clinic tucked into the corner of a low-slung suburban strip mall was an open secret. Patients would travel…
China’s WeChat denies storing user chats

China’s WeChat denies storing user chats

Tencent Holdings’ WeChat, China’s most popular messenger app, on Tuesday denied storing users’ chat histories, after a top businessman was…
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