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Toby Keith’s legacy might be post-9/11 American anger
Country music fans are celebrating Toby Keith’s rich collection of songs in the wake of his death from stomach cancer ...
Parade makes urgent plea to stop illegal mining in Indigenous lands at Rio Carnival
The parade comes as Brazil celebrates one year since President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva declared a public health emergency ...
12 hurt after a fire breaks out at a water park under construction in Sweden’s second-largest city
Black smoke rose over Sweden’s second-largest city on Monday after a fire broke out at a water park under construction ...
A top Jewish group in Switzerland slams an antisemitic sign purportedly by a local ski rental stand
Switzerland’s main Jewish organization has denounced an antisemitic sign put up at a local ski shop near Davos, barring Jews ...
Chief of UN aid agency in Gaza calls EU funds ‘absolutely critical’ but the bloc wants an audit
The head of the U.N. agency delivering most aid to Gaza says it’s vital that it receives new European Union ...
UK sanctions 4 Israeli settlers accused of human rights abuses in West Bank
Britain’s government says it is imposing sanctions on four Israeli settlers accused of committing human rights abuses against Palestinians in ...
US seizes Boeing 747 that Iran sold to a Venezuelan firm
The Justice Department said that the American-built plane had arrived in Florida and would be disposed of ...
Central African Republic says 10,000 children are still fighting alongside armed groups there
The government in Central African Republic says about 10,000 children are still fighting alongside armed groups in the country more ...
Mexican police arrest members of drug gang behind the alleged killing of 8 people in Cancun
Prosecutors have arrested six members of a drug gang in the Mexican resort of Cancun that allegedly killed and hacked ...
At UN, Russia brings US election into Mideast attacks and US vows to respond to Iran-aligned groups
Russia accused the United States of “aggression” against Iraq and Syria aimed at preserving its global dominance and salvaging the ...
South Koreans stay calm despite North Korea’s escalating threats
North Korea’s recent escalation of threats and endless tests of weapons aimed toward South Korea haven’t done much to upset ...
Mexico’s president wants to guarantee people pensions equal to their full salaries when they retire
Mexico’s president has proposed giving people pensions equal to their full salaries at the time they retire, something no other ...
Chinese shares jump as Beijing steps up moves to boost sagging markets
China has redoubled efforts to revive its wobbling financial markets, with a major Chinese state investment fund promising to expand ...
9 UN Security Council members urge a halt to airstrikes by Myanmar’s military
Nine members of the United Nations Security Council have condemned “indiscriminate” airstrikes by Myanmar’s military against civilians ...
Japan’s Toyota raises its profit outlook after solid earnings helped by a weak yen
Toyota is raising its full fiscal year profit forecast after reporting its October-December profits nearly doubled from the year before ...