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Philadelphia Inquirer co-owner, six others die in U.S. plane crash

NEW YORK (AFP) ― A co-owner of the Philadelphia Inquirer and six other people were killed when a private business jet crashed during takeoff from an airfield …

U.S. to seek 30% cut in emissions by 2030
U.S. to seek 30% cut in emissions by 2030

WASHINGTON (AP) ― The Obama administration on Monday will roll out a plan to cut earth-warming pollution from power plants by 30 percent by 2030, setting in …

IATA expects airline profits to hit $18b in 2014

DOHA (AFP) ― The International Air and Transport Association said on Monday that it expects airline companies to record combined net profits of $18 billion …

Putin pausing as Russia volatility kills trade to invest
Putin pausing as Russia volatility kills trade to invest

Vladimir Putin’s territorial ambitions are bumping up against financial markets. As the Russian president plots his next move on Ukraine, investors are …

GPIF’s $200b bombshell to aid Abe inflation

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s inflation drive may get a boost as Nomura Holdings Inc. forecasts as much as $200 billion in foreign asset purchases by Japan’s …

Snowden seeks asylum in sunny Brazil

Former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, wanted by US authorities and currently living in Russia, said in a TV interview Sunday that he has applied for …

Bombing at northeast Nigeria football match kills at least 40: police

A bombing at a football pitch in Nigeria’s restive northeast killed at least 40 people on Sunday in an area previously attacked by Boko Haram Islamists, …

Taliban releases U.S. soldier in prisoner swap

WASHINGTON (AFP) ― The lone U.S. soldier held captive in Afghanistan was freed Saturday in exchange for five senior Taliban figures detained at Guantanamo …

Google taking requests to censor results in Europe

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ― Google is accepting requests from Europeans who want to erase unflattering information from the results produced by the world’s …

Rival cabinets lay claim to Libya reserves

TRIPOLI (AFP) ― Rival interim governments are disputing power in Tripoli less than four weeks before a general election, claiming control of Libya’s huge …

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