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Police: Mafia Ripped Off EU for Millions in Farm Aid
Italian authorities allege say crime clans of the Sicilian Mafia have defrauded the European Union of more than 10 million euros ($11 million) in agricultural aid.
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‘Amazing’: New Embryo Made of Nearly Extinct Rhino Species
Researchers say they have successfully created another embryo of the nearly extinct northern white rhino in a global effort to keep the species alive. Just two animals remain, and both are female.
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Pakistan: 21 More Bodies Recovered in Avalanche-Hit Kashmir
Search teams aided by Pakistani troops pulled out 21 more bodies from homes destroyed by this week’s avalanches in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, raising the overall death toll due to severe winter weather to 160 for Pakistan and Afghanistan, officials said Wednesday.
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UK Inflation at Lowest Since Late 2016, Stokes Rate Cut Talk
Inflation in Britain has fallen to its lowest level since late 2016, official figures showed Wednesday, in a development that is likely to heighten expectations that the Bank of England will cut interest rates later this month.
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Spain: Second Death Confirmed After Chemical Plant Blast
Authorities in northeastern Spain said a second person was found dead Wednesday following a massive explosion at a petrochemical plant that injured eight others.
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‘Armless Archer’ Stutzman and His Disarming Sense of Humor
Matt Stutzman has no arms. He was born that way. But he has ? pardon the pun ? a disarming sense of humor.
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Sudan Reopens Airspace After End of Armed Mutiny; 2 Killed
Sudan said it reopened its airspace on Wednesday after an armed revolt from within its security forces shut down the capital?s airport for hours and left at least two people dead.
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Environmental Issues Top Worries for Those Heading to Davos
Environmental issues make up the top five risks to the global economy over the coming decade, organizers of next week’s World Economic Forum in the Swiss ski resort of Davos said Wednesday.
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China Blasts Human Rights Report, Praises Current Situation
China has blasted a report from Human Rights Watch that accused it of constructing a surveillance state at home while seeking to silence critics abroad.
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Putin Delivers State-Of-The-Nation Address
MOSCOW ? Russian President Vladimir Putin is focusing his state of the nation address on the need to encourage population growth.