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Facebook-backed digital currency project Diem shifts to US

A once-ambitious Facebook-backed digital currency project — formerly known as Libra, now called Diem — is shifting operations ...

Biden signs order to beef up federal cyber defenses

President Joe Biden signed an executive order Wednesday meant to strengthen U.S. cybersecurity defenses in response to a ...

Greek soccer fans barge into Acropolis to mark league win

Fans of the Greek soccer team Olympiakos forced their way into the grounds of the ancient Acropolis in Athens Wednesday ...

French court orders trial in 2009 crash of Rio-Paris flight

A French court on Wednesday ordered Air France and plane maker Airbus to stand trial for manslaughter in the 2009 crash into ...

Poland wants to buy Marie Curie's vacation house in France

Poland’s prime minister says he’s given instructions for the government to buy a house in France where the Nobel-winning ...

Poland wants to buy Marie Curie's vacation house in France

Poland’s prime minister says he’s given instructions for the government to buy a house in France where the Nobel-winning ...

Performance artist Marina Abramovic wins Spanish arts prize

A Spanish foundation awarded Serbian performance artist Marina Abramovic one of the European nation’s most prestigious awards ...

UK's Johnson backs public inquiry into handling of pandemic

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that an independent public inquiry into the handling of the coronavirus ...

UK government plan to toughen voter ID rules draws criticism

The British government has announced contentious plans to toughen election voting rules by requiring photo identification at ...

Dua Lipa wins big at Brits, urges health worker pay raise

British singer Dua Lipa called for a “fair” pay raise for U.K. health workers as she was named a double winner at the Brit ...

EU economy to expand, bouncing back from pandemic crisis

The European Union economy is set to bounce back strongly this year after the deep coronavirus recession and member states ...

Bosnia police arrest woman for financing Islamic fighters

Bosnian police have arrested a woman on suspicion of financially supporting her husband and other Bosnians who joined Islamic ...

Dutch club Ajax melts league trophy into star gifts for fans

Ajax has melted down its Dutch league trophy to give a tiny silver star to all 42,000 season-ticket holders who were locked ...

Scientists race to study variants in India as cases explode

A potentially worrisome variant of the coronavirus detected in India may spread more easily. But the country is behind in ...

Bulgaria caretaker government appointed until July election

Bulgaria on Tuesday moved to quell a political crisis by appointing a retired general as interim prime minister until an ...

The Latest: Ore. bill extends deadline for late-rent payment

SALEM, Ore. — Oregon lawmakers have passed a bill to give tenants who are struggling with financial hardships due to the ...

Probe shows WHO knew of sex claims in Congo

Last fall, World Health Organization leaders said they had no specifics of sexual exploitation claims against aid workers in ...

Senate panel weighs US response to cyberattacks

Just days after a cyberattack hit the operator of a major U.S. fuel pipeline, a Senate panel examined U.S.

France vows tougher punishment for those who attack police

“Dead or Alive.” The chilling words were scrawled on photos of three police officers in their uniforms posted last month on ...

Ex-English National Ballet dancer convicted of sex crimes

A former English National Ballet principal dancer was convicted Tuesday of sexually assaulting young female dance students.