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The EU and Germany will give Albania $88 million to turn the capital's 3 main bus lines electric
The European Union and Germany said Wednesday they would give Albania a combined 81.09 million euros (about $88 million) to turn the three main bus lines in the capital Tirana electric, part of helping the Balkan country meet requirements to join the 27-nation bloc.
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Poland sees its most violent protest yet by farmers and supporters against Ukraine imports, EU rules
Poland saw its most violent protest by farmers and supporters yet Wednesday as some participants threw stones at police and tried to push through barriers around parliament, injuring several officers, police said.
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IS militants kill at least 18 people in an attack on villagers collecting truffles in eastern Syria
Islamic State militants attacked villagers collecting truffles in eastern Syria on Wednesday, killing at least 18 people and leaving dozens injured and missing, opposition activists and pro-government media said.
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Pope appears unable to climb a few steps as respiratory and mobility problems take their toll
Pope Francis again asked an aide to read his remarks and was unable to get back onto his popemobile Wednesday, as lingering respiratory and mobility problems continued to take their toll on the 87-year-old pontiff.
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King Charles' diagnosis throws UK's long cancer treatment waiting times into sharp relief
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A new Holocaust Museum shows how three-quarters of Dutch Jews were deported and killed
The Dutch resistance spirited newborn Flip Delmonte away after his parents were detained by Nazi occupiers of the Netherlands in World War II.
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Hungary's president formally signs the approval of Sweden's NATO bid, removing last obstacle
Hungary's president on Tuesday formally signed a bill approving Sweden's NATO bid, removing the last obstacle after 18 months of delays that frustrated the alliance as it sought to expand in response to Russia's war in Ukraine.
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Poland investigates 3 unidentified balloons found near the border with Russia's Kaliningrad
Polish media reported Tuesday that three unidentified objects looking like weather balloons have been found in the country's northeast, and some of them had Cyrillic inscriptions.
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The search for a young girl missing in South Africa ramps up as emotions run high
The South African navy was brought in Monday to help with a search for a 6-year-old girl who has been missing for two weeks in a case that has captured national attention.
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Thai court acquits former PM Yingluck Shinawatra on charges of mishandling government funds
A Thai court on Monday acquitted former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, now living in exile, on charges of mishandling funds for a government project in 2013, the latest legal victory for the powerful family of former premier Thaksin Shinawatra.
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Medical plane carrying Norway's king lands in Oslo, a day after he received a pacemaker in Malaysia
An airplane carrying Norway's King Harald V arrived in Oslo on Sunday, a day after he was implanted with a pacemaker while on holiday in Malaysia.
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Canada's 'student trafficking' industry is backfiring on Trudeau
A post-pandemic surge of international students is causing prices for rental housing to soar and placing a spotlight on the uncontrolled growth of colleges.
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Iranian parliament vote, first since 2022 mass protests, sees a low turnout despite government push
Iran held its first parliamentary election Friday since mass 2022 protests over mandatory hijab laws following the death of Mahsa Amini, apparently drawing a low turnout amid calls for a boycott.
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South Korea's Yoon calls for unification, on holiday marking 1919 uprising against colonial Japan
South Korea's president lambasted North Korea on Friday over what he called its repressive rule and vowed to achieve a free, unified Korean Peninsula, weeks after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un rejected the idea of peaceful unification and threatened to occupy the South in the event of war.
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Spanish bishop rebukes priests who joked about wishing Pope goes to heaven soon
A Spanish bishop rebuked comments made by some priests on a weekly internet program about praying for Pope Francis to die as soon as possible. The priests later apologized.
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Canada will reimpose some visa requirements on Mexicans, official says
Canada's government is reimposing some visa requirements on Mexican nationals visiting Canada, an official familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
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Dubai's sky-high aspirations find a new outlet as it hosts a jet suit race for 'Iron Man' pilots
Pilots lined up on a runway in Dubai on Wednesday and fired up their seven jet engines with an ear-splitting roar. But they weren't preparing to fly an airplane — they were the aircraft.
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Paris Fashion Week blends history with the future in fall ready-to-wear collections
Paris Fashion Week's fall shows on Wednesday traversed an encyclopedic range from history to the future, blending tradition with cutting-edge innovation.
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Why thousands of junior doctors in South Korea are striking, and what it means for patients
Thousands of junior doctors in South Korea have been refusing to see patients and attend surgeries since they walked off the job Feb. 20 in response to the government's push to recruit more medical students.
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Pakistan's Imran Khan and his wife appear in court and plead not guilty in another graft case
Pakistan's imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife appeared in a court near Islamabad on Tuesday and pleaded not guilty in a graft case alleging they accepted the gift of land from a real estate tycoon in exchange for large sums of laundered money, officials said.
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