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AP Explains: Former Green Beret faces extradition
A U.S. Army Special Forces veteran accused, along with his son, of smuggling former Nissan Motor Co. Chair Carlos Ghosn out of Japan in a box is imploring U.S. officials to block their extradition.
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UN: Yemen's warring sides resume talks on prisoner exchange
Yemen's warring sides Sunday resumed United Nations-backed negotiations over a prisoner swap, the world body said, more than three months after they completed the war's largest exchange.
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Do curfews slow spread of virus?
They're used with other measures, making it tough to pinpoint effectiveness.
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Snow dusts Paris landmarks as cold spell hits
France's capital saw its first day of snow on Saturday as many Parisians enjoyed a day out around the city.
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St. Louis Park man pleads guilty to serving as soldier in ISIS suicide unit
Sentencing guidelines call for the 24-year-old to serve 20 years in prison, but the
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Aid chief: US naming Yemen rebels terrorists a famine threat
The U.N. humanitarian chief is urging the United States to reverse its decision to declare Yemen's Houthi rebels a terrorist group, warning that the designation will likely lead to "a large-scale famine on a scale that we have not seen for nearly 40 years."
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Feds: Twin Cities fugitive caught trying to use brother's passport when returning to U.S.
The 25-year-old was nabbed at an airport outside the nation's capital after traveling from Qatar.
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Russian monk charged with inciting suicidal acts in sermons
Russian riot police stormed into a monastery Tuesday to detain a rebel monk who has castigated the Kremlin and the Russian Orthodox Church leadership and denied the existence of the coronavirus.
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As fertilizers spread worldwide, U researchers find herbivores can't keep up with excess grasses
In much of the world, animals can't keep up, U researchers found.
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EU says EU-UK face weekend 'last attempt' to get trade deal
The European Union and the United Kingdom are heading into the weekend on a "last attempt" to clinch a post-Brexit trade deal, with EU fishing rights in British waters the most notable remaining obstacle to avoid a chaotic and costly changeover in the new year.
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French teens protest after transgender classmate's suicide
About 100 teenagers rallied in northern France on Friday to pay homage to a transgender student who killed herself this week after facing tensions with school officials for wearing a skirt to class, a case that has drawn online indignation and national attention to the issue of gender identity.
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Bulgaria to expel Russian diplomat suspected of spying
Bulgaria's foreign ministry said on Friday that a Russian diplomat had 72 hours to leave the country after prosecutors accused him of spying and gathering military information including the number of U.S. troops deployed to Bulgaria for military drills.
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Asian stocks sink after Wall St hits record on stimulus hope
Asian stock markets declined Friday after Wall Street hit a new high on optimism about economic stimulus and coronavirus vaccine development despite a spike in U.S. unemployment claims.
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Iraqis panic as leaked budget draft signals devaluation
A leaked draft of Iraq's state budget sent Iraqis into a panic on Thursday as it confirmed the government's intentions to devalue the national currency, the Iraqi dinar, and cut salaries to cope with the impacts of a severe economic crisis.
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EU clears Google's $2.1B takeover of Fitbit, with conditions
The European Union on Thursday approved Google's plan to buy fitness gadget maker Fitbit for $2.1 billion after it promised to restrict user data and ensure Android phones work with other wearable devices for at least 10 years.
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Sudan celebrates 'new era' as U.S. drops it from terrorism list
Only North Korea, Syria and Iran remain on list.
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