Deadly mining protests in Liberia kill 1 and injure many, official says
By MARK M. MENGONFIA Associated Press MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — A government minister in Liberia says that violent protests over the presence of an…
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Pro-Palestinian firebrand politician wins UK byelection in blow to main opposition Labour Party
By Luke McGee, CNN London (CNN) — Britain’s opposition Labour Party, widely expected to win a general election due to be held within months,…
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It’s a busy day in two key Trump cases. Here’s what to watch
By Holmes Lybrand, Hannah Rabinowitz, Tierney Sneed and Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — Two hearings Friday, one in Georgia and the other in…
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How Trump, suddenly strapped for cash, could raise more than half a billion dollars to satisfy judgments against him
By Kara Scannell, Lauren del Valle and Jeanne Sahadi, CNN New York (CNN) — Donald Trump is facing a cash crunch as deadlines are quickly…
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China’s factories send mixed signals about the economy, pressing Beijing to do more
By Laura He, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China’s vast manufacturing industry sent mixed signals last month about the health of the economy, fueling…
Continue ReadingAn election in the UK is likely this year, we just don’t know when. Here’s what to know
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The United Kingdom is poised to hold its first election in five years in a country battered by the…
Continue ReadingEuropean inflation eases to 2.6% as energy prices fall and food inflation slows
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Inflation just keeps dropping in Europe. The consumer price index fell to 2.6 in…
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How many points does Caitlin Clark need to become NCAA’s all-time leading men’s or women’s scorer?
By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — After recently becoming the all-time leading scorer in women’s college basketball history, Caitlin Clark is…
Continue Reading Court orders millions in compensation for survivors of New Zealand’s deadly volcanic eruption
By Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — Tour operators and a company which owns the New Zealand island where a volcanic eruption killed 22 people and…
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Caitlin Clark: Iowa’s record-breaking basketball supernova who everyone is talking about
By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Clark-mania is in full swing – and then some. Known for her unerring sharpshooting ability from deep, the…
Continue ReadingTuvalu’s new premier says democracy and loyalty are reasons for preferring Taiwan over Beijing
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The new prime minister in the Pacific island nation of Tuvalu says his country shares…
Continue ReadingVeteran British left-wing disruptor George Galloway wins a special election dominated by war in Gaza
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A veteran British political disruptor has won a special election in a heavily Muslim town in northern…
Continue ReadingBangladeshi leader says a shopping mall that caught fire had no emergency exits. Death toll climbs
By JULHAS ALAM Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A six-story shopping mall that caught fire in the Bangladeshi capital had no fire exits,…
Continue ReadingCambodia’s pioneering post-Khmer Rouge era Phnom Penh Post newspaper will stop print publication
By SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — The Phnom Penh Post, a newspaper founded in 1992 as Cambodia sought to re-establish…
Continue ReadingA soldier turns himself in shortly after 4 people are killed in shootings in Germany
BERLIN (AP) — Police and prosecutors say four people have been killed in shootings in northern Germany and the suspect is a soldier who turned…
Continue ReadingLocal transport in much of Germany hit by strikes in a dispute over working conditions
BERLIN (AP) — Local buses, subway trains and trams have ground to a halt in much of Germany, at the peak of a week of walkouts by employees…
Continue Reading ‘Eventually, one gets used to anything:’ How Ukrainians have learned to live with war
By Ivana Kottasová, Olga Voitovych and Kosta Gak, CNN Dnipro, Ukraine (CNN) — The residential block in Dnipro looked like someone had taken a…
Continue Reading A new company is shipping Arctic ice from Greenland to chill posh drinks in Dubai
By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — Patrons of glitzy Dubai bars could be sipping beverages cooled by a cube of ancient Arctic ice carved from a…
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Was this 19th century portrait painter also the first celebrity stylist?
By Leah Dolan, CNN London (CNN) — In the spring of 1888, New York socialite Eleanora Iselin welcomed the portrait artist John Singer Sargent…
Continue ReadingSenegal’s top surfer wants a fighting chance to compete at the Olympics
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — In four months, the world’s best athletes will be at the Paris Olympics. Yet some…
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