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New European Central Bank Chief Holds Her First Rate Meeting
Newly appointed European Central Bank head Christine Lagarde makes her first official assessment Thursday of the mixed bag that is the eurozone economy, which suffers from slowing manufacturing and global trade even as consumer spending helps prop up growth.
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Tanzania Is Pressing Burundi Refugees to Leave, Says Report
Human Rights Watch says tens of thousands of Burundian refugees face mounting pressure to involuntarily leave Tanzania amid efforts by authorities there to reduce the number of Burundians in the country.
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Algerians Are Choosing a New President in Contentious Poll
Five candidates have their eyes on becoming the next president of Algeria ? without a leader since April ? as voting began in Thursday’s contentious election boycotted by a massive pro-democracy movement.
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Observers Allowed Back Into UN Climate Talks After Protest
The United Nations says dozens of observers expelled from its annual climate meeting in Madrid will be allowed back into the venue.
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Saudi Aramco Reaches $2 Trillion Value in Day 2 of Trading
Shares in Saudi Aramco gained on the second day of trading Thursday, propelling the oil and gas company to a more than $2 trillion valuation, where it holds the title of the world’s most valuable listed company.
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Landslide Kills 6 Afghans in Taliban-Controlled District
A landslide in a remote, Taliban-controlled district in northeastern Afghanistan killed at least six people, all of them poor villagers mining the hillside for gold, officials said Thursday.
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Climate Activists Lashed to EU Building as Leaders Gather
Greenpeace activi sts scaled the European Union?s new headquarters in Brussels on Thursday and unfurled a huge banner warning of a ?climate emergency,? hours before the bloc?s leaders gather for a summit focused on plans to combat global warming.
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Russia Expels 2 German Diplomats Over Berlin Murder Probe
Russia expelled two German diplomats Thursday in retaliation for Germany ejecting two employees of the Russian Embassy in Berlin last week.
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Cousin Showdown: Ryan, McGlinchey Meet for 1st Time in NFL
To Matt Ryan, that’s still his little cousin.
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Paralympic Marathon to Stay in Tokyo; Street Party Planned
The Paralympic marathons are staying in Tokyo, unlike the marathons for the Olympics, which have been moved north to the cooler city of Sapporo.
