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Australian police seize record 2 tons of methamphetamine
SYDNEY — Authorities have found 1.8 metric tons (2 U.S. tons) of methamphetamine hidden in marble tiles shipped from the…
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Staff exodus risks safety at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
She had kept working at the Zaporizhzhia complex for months after it was stormed by the Russians in March, among…
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Philippines inmates protest on prison roof over food, warden
MANILA, Philippines — About 100 inmates in an overcrowded jail climbed atop the roof of a prison building in the…
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Vatican’s Russia-Ukraine diplomacy sees setbacks
ROME — The Vatican’s Russia-Ukraine diplomacy suffered two setbacks Thursday when the head of the Russian Orthodox Church cancelled a…
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Meet the Founder of the 1st and Only Black-Owned Coconut Water Brand
Gregory Lowe II, an African American entrepreneur from New York City, launched 100 Coconuts in 2018 after he learned about…
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Syrian state media: 2 civilians wounded in Israeli strikes
DAMASCUS, Syria — Israeli airstrikes over a town in the central Syrian province of Hama on Thursday wounded at least…
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Ukrainian nuke plant near fighting cut off from power grid
NIKOPOL, Ukraine — Ukrainians are once again anxious about the fate of a nuclear power plant in a land that…
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Mortgage rates climb again, jumping to more than 5.5%
The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 5.55% in the week ending August 25, up from 5.13% the week before, according to…
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Russia says station attack was on Ukrainian military target
POKROVSK, Ukraine — The death toll from a Russian rocket attack as Ukraine observed its Independence Day has risen to…
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China unveils 19 new measures to boost flagging economy
The new measures announced by China’s cabinet on Wednesday amount to more than 1 trillion yuan ($146 billion) in funding…
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