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HSBC agrees on $550m payment to end U.S. mortgage claims
HSBC agrees on $550m payment to end U.S. mortgage claims

WASHINGTON (AP) ― British bank HSBC has agreed to pay $550 million to resolve U.S. claims that it misled U.S. mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac …

Argentina faces new devaluation
Argentina faces new devaluation

BUENOS AIRES (AFP) ― Recession-hit Argentines are flocking to buy dollars, nervous over the government’s latest debt default and pressure from the business …

Japan carries out first iPS stem cell implant surgery
Japan carries out first iPS stem cell implant surgery

TOKYO (AFP) ― Japanese researchers Friday conducted the world’s first surgery to implant “iPS” stem cells in a human body in a major boost to …

Scotland prepares for historic independence vote

Scots head to the polls on Thursday for an independence referendum that could end its three centuries old union with England and create Europe’s newest …

Islamic State claims beheading of British hostage: SITE

The Islamic State jihadist group claimed Saturday it beheaded British aid worker David Haines, in what would be the third such execution in recent weeks, after …

IS murder of British hostage an ‘act of pure evil’: Cameron

The beheading of a British hostage by Islamic State militants was an “act of pure evil,” Prime Minister David Cameron said Sunday, vowing Britain …

New EU sanctions hit Russia

BRUSSELS (AFP) ― The European Union hit Russia with tougher sanctions on Friday, targeting oil and defense companies and adding individuals to a blacklist …

Ralph Lauren, Calvin Klein crown N.Y. Fashion Week
Ralph Lauren, Calvin Klein crown N.Y. Fashion Week

NEW YORK (AFP) ― Design royalty Ralph Lauren and Calvin Klein sent their spring-summer 2015 collections down the catwalks ahead of Marc Jacobs Thursday as …

Woman released in 1976 Reno murder case
Woman released in 1976 Reno murder case

A 64-year-old woman who spent more than 30 years in prison for a Nevada killing she says she didn’t commit was released on Thursday, three days after a judge …

Japan singer Aska guilty of drug use

TOKYO (AFP) ― Japanese pop star Aska was convicted on Friday of using illegal drugs in his apartment in Tokyo, and was handed a suspended jail sentence. Aska …

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