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World Economic Forum cancels big event in 2021 amid pandemic

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GENEVA — World Economic Forum organizers say they have decided to cancel their annual gathering — usually held in Davos, Switzerland each year —...

Michigan flood victims may have to wait for accountability

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LANSING, Mich — A lawsuit that accuses the state of Michigan of failing to regulate and enforce safety regulations on a dam that failed,...

EU, US agree to temporarily suspend tariffs in steel dispute

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BRUSSELS — The European Union and the United States have decided to temporarily suspend measures at the heart of a steel tariff dispute that...

Ex-Turkish presidential contender forms new political party

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ANKARA, Turkey — A politician who once ran as a presidential challenger to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, formed a new political party on...

Insider Q&A: Sophie Zhang, Facebook whistleblower

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Sophie Zhang worked as a Facebook data scientist for nearly three years before was she fired in the fall of 2020. On her final...

American Airlines jet returns to San Jose after engine issue

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SAN JOSE — Federal officials say an American Airlines plane returned to the main San Jose airport shortly after takeoff on Monday after pilots...

Ransomware attack hits 4 Asian countries of AXA subsidiary

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PARIS — A targeted ransomware attack hit four countries among the Asian operations of Axa Partners, the international subsidiary of Axa insurance group, with...

Election watchdog says no credible proof of Myanmar fraud

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BANGKOK — Last November’s election results in Myanmar were “by and large, representative of the will of the people,” an independent election monitoring organization...

Sanofi-GSK reports success in virus vaccine, after setback

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PARIS — Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline’s potential COVID-19 vaccine triggered strong immune responses in all adult age groups in preliminary trials, boosting optimism the shot...

ICC prosecutor hopes for new US relations after sanctions

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UNITED NATIONS — The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court expressed appreciation to the Biden administration Monday for lifting sanctions against her and another...