Today: September 23, 2024
Today: September 23, 2024

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US committee targets Georgia Tech's alleged ties to Chinese military linked research

A U.S. congressional committee on China has asked leading research university Georgia Institute of Technology to detail its collaboration with a Chinese

US committee targets Georgia Tech's alleged ties to Chinese military linked research
Education|News

Harris congratulates HBCU graduates in video message for graduation season

Vice President Kamala Harris has recorded a video commencement message that is being played for graduates at historically Black colleges and universities across the country this spring

Harris congratulates HBCU graduates in video message for graduation season
News|Political|World

Trump is limited in what he can say about his court case. His GOP allies are showing up to help

Former President Donald Trump is limited in what he can publicly say as his hush money trial is underway in New York

Trump is limited in what he can say about his court case. His GOP allies are showing up to help
Political|Technology

US lawmakers unveil bill to make it easier to restrict exports of AI models

A bipartisan group of lawmakers unveiled a bill late Wednesday that would make it easier for the Biden administration to impose export controls on AI models, in a bid to

US lawmakers unveil bill to make it easier to restrict exports of AI models
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Putin, seeking continuity, proposes Mishustin remain Russia's prime minister

Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed the reappointment on Friday of Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, a technocrat who has helped him through the war in Ukraine and the economic

Putin, seeking continuity, proposes Mishustin remain Russia's prime minister
News|World

How far has Spain moved past Catalonia's secession crisis? Voters will decide in regional election

About 6 million Catalans are called to cast ballots in regional elections on Sunday that will surely have reverberations in Spain's national politics

How far has Spain moved past Catalonia's secession crisis? Voters will decide in regional election
Lifestyle|Travel

Ex-Venezuelan diplomat 'never' considered being president but will launch campaign this month

A few weeks ago, Edmundo González Urrutia was just another grandfather visiting his daughter and grandchildren, who live abroad, enjoying two months of family time

Ex-Venezuelan diplomat 'never' considered being president but will launch campaign this month
News|Political

Factbox-Who is Russia's Mikhail Mishustin?

Here are some key facts about Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, whose reappointment as prime minister President Vladimir Putin proposed on Friday: - Mishustin, 58 (born March 3,

Factbox-Who is Russia's Mikhail Mishustin?
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Iranians vote in a parliamentary runoff election after hard-liners dominate initial balloting

Iranians have voted in a runoff election for the remaining seats in the country’s parliament after hard-line politicians dominated March balloting

Iranians vote in a parliamentary runoff election after hard-liners dominate initial balloting
News|Political

India's opposition jubilant as Modi critic Kejriwal gets bail to campaign in elections

India's top court gave temporary bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a graft case on Friday, allowing him to campaign in the ongoing

India's opposition jubilant as Modi critic Kejriwal gets bail to campaign in elections
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Opposition leaders in India's Kashmir accuse government of sabotaging their campaigns

Opposition leaders in India's troubled Kashmir valley have accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi's administration of denying or cancelling permissions to

Opposition leaders in India's Kashmir accuse government of sabotaging their campaigns
Economy|News|Political

China says it firmly opposes US export control tools

China firmly opposes the abuse of export control tools such as the U.S. entity list, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Friday, after the U.S. added 37 Chinese firms to a

China says it firmly opposes US export control tools
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Top Indian opposition leader released on bail by court enabling him to campaign in elections

A top Indian opposition leader has been freed from jail on interim bail by the Supreme Court nearly seven weeks after his arrest in a bribery case

Top Indian opposition leader released on bail by court enabling him to campaign in elections
News|World

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Maryland's presidential and state primaries

President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump look to pad their delegate totals in Maryland as the presidential primary campaign enters its final weeks

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Maryland's presidential and state primaries
News

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in North Carolina’s US House primary runoff

North Carolina’s lone congressional runoff, in the state’s 13th Congressional District, became a one-person race when former President Donald Trump endorsed Brad Knott

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in North Carolina’s US House primary runoff
News|World

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Nebraska's presidential and state primaries

Nebraskans will cast presidential primary ballots Tuesday in a reliably Republican state that could nonetheless be decisive in the race for the White House

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Nebraska's presidential and state primaries
Business|Economy|Political|World

Russia won't restrict work of foreign firms, PM nominee says

Russia has no plans to restrict the work of foreign companies in its market, despite Western sanctions against Moscow, Mikhail Mishustin, President Vladimir Putin's nominee for

Russia won't restrict work of foreign firms, PM nominee says
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Iraq requests end of UN assistance mission by end-2025

Iraq has requested that a United Nations assistance mission set up after the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of the country end its work by the end of 2025, saying it was no longer needed

Iraq requests end of UN assistance mission by end-2025
News|Political

Catalonia's independence struggle – what now?

Spain's Catalonia region holds an election on Sunday with big implications for the Socialist-led national government and a pro-independence movement rumbling for a

Catalonia's independence struggle – what now?
News|Political

Croatian incumbent PM Plenkovic secures mandate to form government

Croatia's incumbent Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic submitted to President Zoran Milanovic on Friday a list of lawmakers who will support his centre-right HDZ party´s new

Croatian incumbent PM Plenkovic secures mandate to form government
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Russian lawmakers approve Putin's nominee Mishustin to return as PM

The lower house of Russia's parliament voted on Friday to approve the nomination of Mikhail Mishustin to return as prime minister, a position he has held since 2020.

Russian lawmakers approve Putin's nominee Mishustin to return as PM
Business|Economy|Environment

US agency to unveil plan to ease power transmission crunch

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is expected on Monday to issue a final rule to address the crunch in U.S. electricity transmission as the

US agency to unveil plan to ease power transmission crunch
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Georgia to push ahead with foreign agent bill despite 'misled' protesters, PM says

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said on Friday that the government would push ahead with the bill on "foreign agents" despite opposition from what he cast as "misled"

Georgia to push ahead with foreign agent bill despite 'misled' protesters, PM says
Political|Sports

India court details sexual harassment charges against former wrestling body chief

A Delhi court on Friday informed the ex-chief of India's wrestling federation, a powerful member of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party, of

India court details sexual harassment charges against former wrestling body chief
Health|Political

Where abortion will be on the ballot in the 2024 US elections

Abortion will be on the ballot in at least nine U.S. states for the Nov. 5 election, including battleground states likely to play critical roles in the presidential race and

Where abortion will be on the ballot in the 2024 US elections

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