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January 29, 2020

Forbes Hungary recalls latest issue due to privacy case

The latest issue of the Hungarian edition of Forbes magazine has been recalled from newsstands due to a court ruling ...

January 29, 2020

Keeping 'Friends' for itself at HBO Max dings AT&T profit

As entertainment companies roll out new streaming services, they're stocking them with the goodies from their own content ...

January 29, 2020

NASA shutting down space telescope, infrared eyes to cosmos

NASA is pulling the plug on one of its great observatories -- the Spitzer Space Telescope -- after 16 years of scanning the ...

January 29, 2020

EU stops short of recommending ban on China's Huawei

The European Union unveiled security guidelines for next generation high-speed wireless networks that stop short of calling ...

January 29, 2020

Bulgaria ruling coalition survives no-confidence vote

Bulgaria’s ruling coalition on Wednesday survived a no-confidence vote called by the opposition, which accused the government ...

January 29, 2020

Astronaut craves salsa and surf after record 11 months aloft

After nearly 11 months in orbit, the astronaut holding the record for the longest spaceflight by a woman can't wait to dig ...

January 29, 2020

Survey: Alaska's Cook Inlet beluga whales continue decline

The population of endangered beluga whales in Alaska's Cook Inlet continues to decline, federal marine mammal authorities ...

January 29, 2020

Astronaut to return home after 11 months in space

After nearly 11 months onboard the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Christina Koch can't wait to dig into some ...

January 28, 2020

Harvard professor charged with hiding China ties, payments

A Harvard University professor was charged Tuesday with lying about his ties to a Chinese-run recruitment program and ...

January 28, 2020

Officials: More coronavirus cases 'likely' in US

Top U.S. health officials say more confirmed cases of the coronavirus are likely to turn up in the U.S., but they assess the ...

January 28, 2020

Germany rejigs reconnaissance system plan, drops US drones

Germany said Tuesday it is abandoning plans to install a new airborne reconnaissance system on U.S.-made drones and will ...

January 28, 2020

Magnitude 5.2 quake strikes off Greek island of Karpathos

An undersea earthquake with preliminary magnitude 5.2 occurred Tuesday off the Aegean Sea island of Karpathos, Greek ...

January 28, 2020

Moderate quake shakes western Turkey, no injuries reported

A moderate earthquake shook buildings in western Turkey on Tuesday, sending people running into the streets for safety, ...

January 28, 2020

French climate alliance takes legal action against Total

A French climate alliance of charity groups and local authorities launched an unprecedented legal action Tuesday against ...

January 28, 2020

Witnesses describe Bryant helicopter crash

A witness says the helicopter crash that killed nine people including former NBA star Kobe Bryant in Calabasas, California ...

January 28, 2020

NY, feds sue 'Pharma Bro' for 'scheme' to keep drug price up

State and federal authorities sued imprisoned entrepreneur Martin Shkreli on Monday over tactics that shielded a profitable ...

January 27, 2020

Northeast governors slow to embrace regional climate pact

Supporters of a regional pact that would tackle transportation emissions are struggling to win over several New England ...

January 27, 2020

UK faces choice on Huawei with global implications

Britain faces a crucial choice on Tuesday over whether to allow China's Huawei Technologies to build its next-generation ...

January 27, 2020

Macedonia imposes urgent measures due to severe pollution

North Macedonia’s government on Monday said it was imposing urgent measures in the country’s capital, Skopje, and the western ...