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Statues topple as Europe purges communist monuments
WARSAW, Poland — In the Latvian capital of Riga, an obelisk that soared high above a park to commemorate the…
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Mikhail Gorbachev, who steered Soviet breakup, dead at 91
MOSCOW — Mikhail Gorbachev, who set out to revitalize the Soviet Union but ended up unleashing forces that led to…
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Mexicans march to demand search for 100,000 disappeared
Relatives of some of Mexico’s over 100,000 missing people are demanding authorities find their sons, daughters, fathers and brothers MEXICO…
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Lower gas prices push consumer confidence to highest level since May
The Conference Board’s monthly snapshot of consumer attitudes improved, rising to 103.2 from July’s downwardly revised 95.3. The August number…
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Taiwan fires warning shots at unidentified drone near islands
All three drones later flew back toward the Chinese mainland, according to the Defense Command. Kinmen County is governed by…
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The US economy had more job openings than expected in July
The number of open positions ticked up unexpectedly in July, with around 11.2 million jobs available, slightly higher than June’s…
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US Navy says Iran seized, later let go of American sea drone
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard seized an American sea drone Tuesday in the Persian Gulf and…
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Serbia populist leader Vucic says pride ban will be enforced
BELGRADE, Serbia — Serbia’s populist leader said Tuesday a government decision to cancel the holding next month of a pan-European…
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China to hold 20th Communist Party congress from October 16
The Politburo announced on Tuesday the start date for the congress, which typically lasts about a week and takes place…
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Germany upbeat on energy security; Russia cuts gas to France
BERLIN — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Tuesday that his country is well-prepared to tackle a possible energy shortage because…
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