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Turkish lira dips to new low after another interest rate cut
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Turkish lira dips to new low after another interest rate cut

Turkey’s Central Bank again cut a key interest rate Thursday despite soaring consumer prices that are making it difficult for…
Sewell to be 1st woman, 3rd Black person to lead NYC police
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Sewell to be 1st woman, 3rd Black person to lead NYC police

New York City Mayor-elect Eric Adams named Keechant Sewell, a Long Island police official, as the city’s next police commissioner,…
UN chief: Cross-border aid to Syrians remains ‘essential’
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UN chief: Cross-border aid to Syrians remains ‘essential’

NEW YORK (AP) — U.N. humanitarian aid delivery from Turkey to rebel-held northwestern Syria is tightly monitored and remains critical,…
US Navy rescues drug smugglers from burning ship off Oman
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US Navy rescues drug smugglers from burning ship off Oman

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. Navy said Thursday it rescued five Iranians suspected of smuggling drugs after…
Vaccine skeptics in Eastern Europe having change of heart
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Vaccine skeptics in Eastern Europe having change of heart

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Some former vaccine skeptics in Eastern Europe have shifted over to the other side as coronavirus infections surge,…
SKorea bans gatherings of 5 or more people amid virus surge
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SKorea bans gatherings of 5 or more people amid virus surge

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea will prohibit private social gatherings of five or more people nationwide and force…
EU official: Omicron to be dominant variant by mid-January
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EU official: Omicron to be dominant variant by mid-January

BRUSSELS (AP) — The head of the European Union’s executive branch said Wednesday that omicron is expected to be the…
The AP Interview: UN nuke chief says view of Iran blurred
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The AP Interview: UN nuke chief says view of Iran blurred

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog warned Tuesday that the restrictions…
Biden visiting storm-ravaged Kentucky to offer aid, support
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Biden visiting storm-ravaged Kentucky to offer aid, support

WASHINGTON (AP) — For the fifth time since taking office less than a year ago, President Joe Biden is taking…
Lack of jobs, crisis drive young Iraqi Kurds to migrate
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Lack of jobs, crisis drive young Iraqi Kurds to migrate

RANYA, Iraq (AP) — The specter of unemployment haunts both students and teachers at universities in northern Iraq. Many speak…
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