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Harry and Meghan slam British tabloids in new Netflix series

Thursday, 8 December 2022, 16:21 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, made a sweeping indictment of Britain’s media and the racism they believe has fueled coverage of their relationship in a new Netflix series that promises to...

WNBA star freed in US-Russia prisoner swap

Thursday, 8 December 2022, 15:05 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

Russia freed WNBA star Brittney Griner on Thursday in a dramatic high-level prisoner exchange, with the U.S. releasing notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, American and Russian officials said....

New York Times journalists, other workers on 24-hour strike

Thursday, 8 December 2022, 08:09 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

Hundreds of journalists and other employees at The New York Times began a 24-hour walkout Thursday in what would be the first strike of its kind at the newspaper in more than 40 years. Newsroom...

Oldest DNA reveals life in Greenland 2 million years ago

Thursday, 8 December 2022, 05:36 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

Scientists discovered the oldest known DNA and used it to reveal what life was like 2 million years ago in the northern tip of Greenland. Today, it’s a barren Arctic desert, but back then it was...

Germany: 25 arrested on suspicion of planning armed coup

Wednesday, 7 December 2022, 13:48 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

Thousands of police officers carried out raids across much of Germany on Wednesday against suspected far-right extremists who allegedly sought to overthrow the government in an armed coup. Officials...

EU, Western Balkans boost partnership amid Ukraine war

Wednesday, 7 December 2022, 08:45 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

 For the six Western Balkans countries aspiring to join the European Union, gaining full membership in the 27-nation club remains a distant goal. But Albania, Bosnia, Kosovo,...

Indonesia's Parliament passes law making adultery illegal

Tuesday, 6 December 2022, 07:38 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

Indonesia’s Parliament passed a long-awaited and controversial revision of its penal code Tuesday that criminalizes extramarital sex for citizens and visiting foreigners alike. After...

Russia rejects $60-a-barrel cap on its oil, warns of cutoffs

Saturday, 3 December 2022, 17:28 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

Russian authorities rejected a price cap on the country's oil set by Ukraine’s Western supporters and threatened Saturday to stop supplying the nations that endorsed...

G-7 joins EU on $60-per-barrel price cap on Russian oil

Saturday, 3 December 2022, 07:17 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

The Group of Seven nations and Australia joined the European Union on Friday in adopting a $60-per-barrel price cap on Russian oil, a key step as Western sanctions aim to reorder the global oil...

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