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Trial Begins Over Norwegian Mosque Attack
A Norwegian man suspected of killing his stepsister and then storming an Oslo mosque with firearms ?with the intention to kill as many Muslims as possible,? appeared in court Thursday, charged with murder and terror.
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Air France-KLM Report $1.9 Billion in Losses, Outlook Grim
Air France-KLM lost 1.8 billion euros ($1.9 billion) in the first quarter, mostly just in a few weeks in March as travel restrictions grounded planes worldwide, and said Thursday that it will take several years to recover.
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German Industrial Production Down 9.2% in March on Virus
Industrial production in Germany, Europe’s biggest economy, dropped 9.2% in March compared with the previous month as shutdowns around the continent and elsewhere started to bite, official data showed Thursday.
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Hit by Pandemic and Oil Slide, Norway Cuts Key Interest Rate
Norway?s central bank has cut its key policy rate by a quarter percentage point to 0% as the economy is slammed by the combination of the coronavirus pandemic and a recent plunge in the price of oil.
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Nintendo Marks Profit Jump as People Stay Home Amid Pandemic
Japanese video-game maker Nintendo Co. scored a 33% jump in annual profit, as people stuck at home turn to playing games.
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July 12 Is Possible Date for Poland’s Postponed Election
A spokesman for Poland?s ruling party said Thursday that July 12 is a potential new date for the presidential election that will not take place Sunday as previously scheduled.
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The Latest: KHL Says It Will Not Name a Champion
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:
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K-League Set for Kick Off as Soccer Resumes in South Korea
South Korea?s soccer league will kick off the season Friday, three days after the first pitch was thrown in baseball, in yet another sign that life in the country is starting to return to normal after strenuous efforts to contain the coronavirus.
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AP PHOTOS: Memorials Weave WWII Into Russia’s Psyche
Russians this year won’t be able to mark Victory Day, the end of World War II in Europe, with the usual elaborate parades because of coronavirus restrictions . But they can turn their eyes to a remarkable array of war monuments.
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Veteran Chinese Diplomat and Mao Zedong’s Interpreter Dies
Ji Chaozhu, a veteran Chinese diplomat who provided English translation for leaders from Mao Zedong to Deng Xiaoping and served as an undersecretary of the United Nations, has died, the foreign ministry said. He was 90.