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Catalan leader faces mounting pressure from all sides

Catalan leader faces mounting pressure from all sides

Catalonia’s leader faced mounting pressure Friday from all sides, with hardliners in the separatist movement demanding he declare independence from…
Airbnb targets business travelers to France

Airbnb targets business travelers to France

Business travelers to France are in the sights of online rental marketplace Airbnb, according to a senior official on Thursday…
Trump to issue stop-payment order on health care subsidies

Trump to issue stop-payment order on health care subsidies

In a brash move likely to roil insurance markets, President Donald Trump will “immediately” halt payments to insurers under the…
Dangerous sound? What Americans heard in Cuba attacks

Dangerous sound? What Americans heard in Cuba attacks

It sounds sort of like a mass of crickets. A high-pitched whine, but from what? It seems to undulate, even…
Death toll from worst Vietnam floods in years rises to 54

Death toll from worst Vietnam floods in years rises to 54

At least 54 people died and 39 went missing as destructive floods battered northern and central Vietnam this week, the…
US pulls out of UNESCO amid Palestinian tensions

US pulls out of UNESCO amid Palestinian tensions

US officials have told The Associated Press that the United States is pulling out of UNESCO, after repeated criticism of…
Trump says open to bilateral Canada, Mexico pacts if NAFTA talks fail

Trump says open to bilateral Canada, Mexico pacts if NAFTA talks fail

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he was open to bilateral trade pacts with either Canada or Mexico if…
Winds expected to drive next wave of deadly California fires

Winds expected to drive next wave of deadly California fires

Wildfires already well on their way to becoming the deadliest and most destructive in California history could gain momentum Thursday…
Emergency alerts get scrutiny after deadly wildfires

Emergency alerts get scrutiny after deadly wildfires

Communities in wildfire-prone Northern California have an array of emergency systems designed to alert residents of danger: text messages, phone…
An Australian court considers: Can dual citizens make laws?

An Australian court considers: Can dual citizens make laws?

As Australia’s High Court considers the fate of seven lawmakers who could lose their seats because they also hold foreign…
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