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Malaysia's king allows former leader Najib to serve rest of his graft sentence under house arrest
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s king on Friday granted jailed former Prime Minister Najib Razak a rare royal clemency, allowing him to serve the remainder of his prison term for graft under house arrest.
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Russia's wartime economy faces long-term erosion from debt and military spending
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The frictions in Russia’s wartime economy are growing, as massive military spending balloons the budget deficit. Consumers and businesses are gloomier. Growth has slowed.
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Asian shares mostly rise, cheered by a US rally and easing oil prices
Asian shares are mostly up, as markets get a lift from a Wall Street rally. Benchmarks have risen Friday in Tokyo, Seoul, Hong Kong and Shanghai, while being little changed in Sydney. The Bank of Japan raised the benchmark interest rate to 1.25% from 1.0%, a 31-year high. The move came after the ...
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Japan's central bank raises benchmark interest rate to 1.25%
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s central bank on Friday raised the benchmark interest rate to 1.25% from 1.0%, a 31-year-high.
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Africa's urban waste crisis is outpacing infrastructure investment and choking neighborhoods
JOHANNEBURG (AP) — Two men sit on top of a hill at the end of a narrow road in Johannesburg ’s industrial suburb of Kya Sands. But the hill is no natural feature — it is a mountain of illegally dumped trash, piled so high it now swallows the road beyond.
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Indonesia welcomes its first aircraft carrier, prompting debate over cost and military ambitions
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia welcomed its first aircraft carrier on Friday, a former Italian warship that the government says will strengthen the archipelago nation's maritime security and disaster response capabilities.
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Anthropic says its model Claude is helping to build the next version of itself
Anthropic has announced that its AI model, Claude, is significantly aiding in the development of building its successor. Claude is handling 26% of the model research and development for Anthropic, completing tasks under human supervision. Although Claude isn't fully autonomous, it collaborates on...
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Two brothers carry on the traditional art of handmade Chinese coffins in Malaysia, in photos
MUAR, Malaysia (AP) — Goh Khuay Par has spent more than five decades making traditional Chinese coffins called Mei Hua in Malaysia, carrying on a family craft passed down through three generations.
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Preparing to leave office, with world beset by problems, UN chief talks of a way forward
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The world is deeply divided and the U.N.’s most powerful body is paralyzed when it comes to ending conflicts. But there’s a way forward. So says the United Nations’ top official.
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A traditional Chinese coffin maker in Malaysia preserves a fading family craft
Goh Khuay Par has spent more than five decades making traditional Chinese coffins by hand in Malaysia, carrying on a family craft passed down through three generations. The coffins hold cultural significance in traditional Chinese beliefs surrounding death, burial and respect for ancestors. But c...
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Jury convicts woman of negligent homicide in death of reporter covering Super Bowl in New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Louisiana jury convicted a woman of negligent homicide on Thursday in the death of a Telemundo television reporter who had been visiting New Orleans to cover the Super Bowl, according to the Jefferson Parish district attorney's office.
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A sweeping US sanctions bill offers Ukraine new leverage on Russia, but enforcement looms
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine has long argued that Russia will only negotiate seriously if the cost of continuing the war becomes too high.
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By the numbers: A look at the Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan
NAGOYA, Japan (AP) — The Asian Games open Saturday in Nagoya, Japan, and are often identified as the second most important multisports event after the Summer Olympic Games.
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New human rights report unveils details and blames police for recent massacre in Haiti
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A human rights group in Haiti has revealed new details about one of the country’s biggest massacres in recent years and unveiled security holes as authorities struggle to contain violent gangs.
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Senators from both parties voice criticism about Pentagon briefing on US defense strategy
WASHINGTON (AP) — Tensions are mounting between the Pentagon and Congress over the flow of information to lawmakers about the U.S. military's priorities, with both Democrats and Republicans accusing a Defense Department leader of being frustratingly opaque.
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Russia and China veto US proposal for UN experts to keep monitoring sanctions on Iran
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia and China vetoed a United Nations resolution Thursday that would have authorized U.N. experts to keep monitoring sanctions that were reimposed against Iran last year over its nuclear program.
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What to know after a week of Houthi attacks that threaten Saudi oil and have rattled world markets
It’s been a week since Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels stormed down the Red Sea coast, threatening Saudi Arabia’s oil exports and reigniting Yemen’s 12-year civil war. Their advance has pushed up global fuel prices and given Iran more leverage as the U.S. has started to reopen the Strait of Hor...
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Trinidad and Tobago ends long state of emergency as anger mounts over arrests
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) — Trinidad and Tobago ended a lengthy state of emergency on Thursday with authorities on alert for a possible surge in violence as activists and lawyers decried the mass arrests stemming from the measure.
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Saudi civil defense says falling debris from intercepted Houthi drone kills 1
CAIRO (AP) — Debris from an intercepted Houthi drone has killed a Yemeni resident of Saudi Arabia, the Saudi civil defense said Thursday. It is the first civilian casualty since the Iran-backed rebels have increased their attacks against the kingdom, targeting Saudi shipping and oil facilities.
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US approves visas for top Iranian leaders to attend UN high-level meeting even with sides at war
The Trump administration has approved visas for top Iranian officials to attend next week’s U.N. General Assembly high-level session in New York despite the two countries being at war. The State Department said Thursday that it had approved visas for Iran’s “core delegation,” along with essential...
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Man accused of ties to bin Laden and tortured after 9/11 has 20-year Guantanamo detention reviewed
A man initially accused of being a high-profile al-Qaida figure and who was tortured in CIA custody has appeared at a hearing to review his detention. Abu Zubaydah has been held at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for 20 years without charges. A government official said Thursday ...
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Brazil’s Lula announces 15% increase in flagship welfare payments ahead of key election
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed a decree on Thursday increasing benefits under his flagship welfare program by 15%, weeks before the first round of the presidential elections.
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Romania's president nominates a new prime minister to break a political deadlock
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romanian President Nicusor Dan nominated Liberal European lawmaker Siegfried Muresan on Thursday to be prime minister as he seeks to end a monthslong political crisis after his previous two picks failed.
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A tip about a swerving van leads police to 66,000 US silver coins in a fraud case
On a yearslong hunt for thousands of U.S. silver coins squirreled away in Norway, police investigating a money laundering case finally got a lucky break: A tip about a van swerving on a highway outside Oslo last year.
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At least 48 dead in Nigeria after consuming drink suspected to contain methanol, authorities say
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — At least 48 people have died and around 100 others are receiving treatment in southern Nigeria after consuming a locally brewed alcoholic concoction suspected to contain methanol, officials said on Thursday.
