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January 22, 2020

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Jan. 21 The Washington Post on how the Senate is ...

January 22, 2020

U.S. envoy urges Kosovo, Serbia turn eyes on economy, jobs

U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy for talks between Balkan rivals Serbia and Kosovo was in Pristina on Wednesday ...

January 22, 2020

Holding court in Davos, Trump distracted by impeachment

President Donald Trump held court in the snow-capped Alps for two days, showcasing the American economy to world leaders and ...

January 22, 2020

The Latest: WTO chief says debate over trade rules will last

The Latest on the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland (all times local): 7:25 p.m. The head of the World Trade ...

January 22, 2020

US-French tax truce a respite in tense relations with EU

France will delay its tax on big tech firms like Google and Facebook in exchange for the United States's promise to hold off ...

January 22, 2020

Cyprus: Turkey may have stolen data for latest gas drilling

Turkey may have stolen technical data that enabled it to send a drill ship to a specific location south of Cyprus that energy ...

January 22, 2020

Stocks mostly recover on hope for handling of Chinese virus

World share prices mostly rose Wednesday as confidence increased in China's handling of an outbreak of a new virus that has ...

January 22, 2020

Years after SARS, a more confident China faces a new virus

As a viral outbreak spread from the central Chinese city of Wuhan this week, the ruling Communist Party's central political ...

January 22, 2020

Top judge elected as Greece's first female president

Greece’s lawmakers elected their country’s first female president Wednesday, with an overwhelming majority voting in favor ...

January 22, 2020

Britain's EU Journey: When it signed up, 16 years late

Britain officially leaves the European Union on Jan. 31 after a debilitating political period that has bitterly divided the ...

January 22, 2020

Asian shares higher after selloffs spurred by Chinese virus

Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Wednesday after U.S. stocks tumbled overnight as a virus outbreak in China rattled ...

January 22, 2020

Facing humiliating controls, Lebanese focus fury on banks

Before picking up cash from a downtown bank in Lebanon's capital, Mey Al Sayegh mentally braces herself for what would have ...

January 22, 2020

New government in crisis-hit Lebanon, but protests continue

A new Cabinet was announced in crisis-hit Lebanon late Tuesday, breaking a months-long impasse amid mass protests against the ...

January 22, 2020

At 90, Alaska Native woman is 1st counted in US Census

Lizzie Chimiugak has lived for 90 years in the windswept western wilds of Alaska, born to a nomadic family who lived in mud ...

January 21, 2020

Trump in Davos: Talking up economy, brushing off impeachment

President Donald Trump looked past the impeachment drama unfolding in Washington on Tuesday, turning his speech at an ...

January 21, 2020

What's new today in the China virus outbreak

About 300 people have been diagnosed in an outbreak linked to a new virus in China. The illnesses began late last month in ...

January 21, 2020

Backatcha: Thunberg returns Trump's climate jibe

Greta Thunberg isn't easily intimidated. The 17-year-old Swedish activist wasted little time on Tuesday to push back against ...

January 21, 2020

The Latest: Swiss questioned Russian suspects before Davos

The Latest on the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland (all times local): 7:30 p.m. Swiss police say two Russians who ...