World
June 30, 2016

Meet the 5 Conservatives vying to be Britain's next prime minister

West Metro
June 30, 2016
In this undated photo provided by the Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, Cecil the lion rests in Hwange National Park, in Hwange, Zimbabwe.

A year later, feds still investigating Twin Cities dentist who killed Cecil the lion

Zimbabwe, where the beloved lion was killed, passed on charges.
World
June 30, 2016
In this undated photo provided by the Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, Cecil the lion rests in Hwange National Park, in Hwange, Zimbabwe.

A year after Cecil killed, 'future of the lion' hangs in balance

June 30, 2016
Juan Jasso, whose berating by racist hooligans on a tram drew international attention in the days after Britons voted to leave the European Union, in

Mexican-American man abused on UK tram: 'Keeping calm is vital'

As videos, photos and written accounts of intolerant abuse percolate across the internet in the wake of Britain's referendum to leave the European Union, Juan Jasso has become one of the country's best-known victims.
World
June 28, 2016
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto clasp hands at a joint news conference on Parliament Hill in O

50% clean energy by 2025: U.S., Mexico, Canada to make ambitious pledges

U.S., Mexico, Canada to set bold wind and solar goals.
World
June 27, 2016
Acting governor of Rio de Janeiro Francisco Dornelles arrives to attends a meeting with Brazil's acting President Michel Temer and governors, about ec

Amid crisis, Rio gov. warns Olympics could be 'big failure'

Rio de Janeiro's acting governor warned Monday that the Olympic Games could be a "big failure," because of budget shortfalls that threaten to compromise security and mobility during the games.
Business
June 24, 2016

After Brexit, the future is as clear as London fog for Minnesota firms

World
June 24, 2016
A Panamax cargo vessel, navigates the new Cocoli locks during a test of the expanded Panama Canal locks on Pacific side, in Panama, Thursday, June 23,

Chinese megaship will be first through expanded Panama Canal

Panama hopes expanded waterway wins back ships that didn't fit in original locks.
June 22, 2016
In this photo provided by the National Science Foundation, a small plane picks up a sick worker at the U.S. South Pole science station. Once the sick

South Pole rescue flight of 2 sick workers arrives in Chile

A small plane with two sick U.S. workers arrived safely in Chile late Wednesday after leaving Antarctica in a daring rescue mission from a remote South Pole research station, officials said.
World
June 22, 2016
Governor Mark Dayton attended a groundbreaking ceremony for the planned Hmong Lao Veterans Memorial Statue near the State Capital Saturday morning. ]

Gov. Dayton is off to Croatia to mark National Guard milestone

Governor, National Guard group will attend ceremony marking collaboration with Croatian military
Business
June 21, 2016
The British and EU flags fly together in the business district of Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, June 21, 2016. British voters head to the polls on Thursday

Brexit's impact on Minnesota would be indirect, for most

U.K. exit from the E.U. would roil markets, but most firms in state wouldn't be directly affected.
World
June 21, 2016

Top US diplomat to meet with Venezuela officials amid crisis

A senior U.S. diplomat was in Venezuela on Tuesday to meet with officials to jumpstart dialogue between the normally hostile governments as the socialist-run nation is torn apart by daily food protests and a campaign to oust President Nicolas Maduro.
World
June 20, 2016
In this June 8, 2016 photo, men work in the new underground subway tunnel below Ipanema neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Last-minute constructi

Rio's new subway line is running out of time before Olympics

Two construction workers chatted while applying white grout to the walls of a new subway tunnel one recent day, their voices and the smells of the building materials stark reminders of what was missing: passengers and trains.
World
June 18, 2016
Kim Leadbeater, left, the sister of Labour Member of Parliament, Jo Cox, speaks to the media as she visited floral tributes with her parents Jean, rig

Referendum campaign suspended as Britain mourns slain politician

Business
June 16, 2016
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, Rwandan president Kagame, Coca-Cola CEO Muhtar Kent and Pentair CEO Randy Hogan celebrated the opening of a new "Ekocenter" in

Pentair and Coca-Cola join to bring clean water, internet service to Rwandan village

Water filtration manufacturer Pentair PLC joined with Coca-Cola Co. to bring the first "ekocenter" offering filtered water and solar-powered charging stations to an underserved rural village in Rwanda, company officials announced Wednesday.
World
June 16, 2016

Pakistan, Afghan official in talks to ease border tensions

Pakistan's foreign ministry says Islamabad and Kabul are engaged in talks to deescalate tensions at a main border crossing between the two neighboring countries following this week's deadly clashes.
Business
June 15, 2016
A Disney character takes part in a parade on the eve of the opening of the Disney Resorts in Shanghai, China, Wednesday, June 15, 2016. The debut of S

Disney is betting big on its new theme park in China

Its new resort, a signature effort of CEO Robert Iger, opens with lofty hopes and a hefty government role.
West Metro
June 14, 2016
Nimo Ahmed, director of MN Community of African People with Disabilities looks at newborn baby bassinets that will be sent to a hospital in Somalia at

Sent, sealed and to be delivered: Minn. nonprofit packs off a whole hospital for Somalia

Risks aside, the group known as Matter steps up with needed medical aid, from bandages to beds to dialysis machines.

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