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China and Russia win seats on UN rights council, Saudis…

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — China, Russia and Cuba won seats on the U.N.’s premiere human rights body Tuesday despite opposition from activist groups over their abysmal human rights records, but another target, Saudi Arabia, lost. Russia and Cuba were running unopposed, but China and Saudi Arabia were in a five-way

2 Stanford economists win Nobel prize for improving auctions

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Auctions are everywhere in today’s economy. They determine how Google sells ads, what price consumers end up

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2nd COVID-19 vaccine trial paused over unexplained illness

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — A late-stage study of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate has been paused while the

NATO chief says allies will leave Afghanistan together

Germany (AFP): NATO insisted Thursday that its members would consult and decide together on when to leave Afghanistan, after US

Pence, Harris spar over COVID-19 in vice presidential debate

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Trading barbs through plexiglass shields, Republican Mike Pence and Democrat Kamala Harris turned the only

Trump promises to replace Ginsburg with a woman – and…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is promising to put forth a female nominee in the coming week to fill

Trump presides as Israel, 2 Arab states sign historic pacts

WASHINGTON (AP) — Declaring “the dawn of a new Middle East,” President Donald Trump on Tuesday presided over the signing

Australia’s economy takes sharpest dive since the 1930s

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s economy has suffered its sharpest quarterly drop since the Great Depression because of the pandemic,

Former Indian President Mukherjee passes away

New Delhi (ANI): Former President Pranab Mukherjee passed away on Monday at the Army Hospital (Research and Referral) Hospital where

Japan PM Shinzo Abe says he’s resigning for health reasons

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, Shinzo Abe, said Friday he is stepping down because a chronic health problem