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FBI arrests Energy Department employee on charge of trying to support Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Department of Energy electrical engineer has been arrested on charges of providing support to …
Turkey unhappy with Ankara-Moscow talks on Syria offensive
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey's foreign minister said Thursday that Turkey and Russia have inched closer toward each other's positions during talks in Moscow this week on restoring calm in northwestern Syria, but th…
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The Nation's Weather for Friday, February 21, 2020
9 killed in suspected far-right attack in Germany
HANAU, Germany (AP) — A 43-year-old German man shot and killed nine people at several locations in a Frankfurt suburb in attacks that appeared to have been motivated by far-right beliefs, officials said Thursday.
S Korea reports 1st virus death as 2.5M urged to stay home
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea reported its first death from a new virus on Thursday while the mayor of a southeastern city urged his 2.5 million people to refrain from going outside as viral infections, lin…
Israeli PM's rival denies wrongdoing amid probe reports
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli opposition leader Benny Gantz denied wrongdoing on Thursday after media reports said an investigation would be launched into an allegedly shady deal between a company he once headed and Isr…
German security official says suspect in mass shooting appeared to have a far-right motive
HANAU, Germany (AP) — German security official says suspect in mass shooting appeared to have a far-right motive.
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Israel, Palestinians defuse agricultural trade crisis
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel and the Palestinians said Thursday that they had reached an agreement to end an escalating trade crisis that had heightened tensions between the sides.
Lawsuit over Virginia Tech hazing suspension settled
ROANOKE, Va. (AP) — A lawsuit has been settled between Virginia Tech and a former student who was accused of overseeing a ceremony that violated the school's hazing policy.
Australian evacuees from virus-hit ship begin 2nd quarantine
SYDNEY (AP) — Around 180 Australians evacuated from a virus-stricken cruise ship in Japan arrived Thursday in the city of Darwin to begin a second quarantine period.
2 more Russians on cruise ship diagnosed with virus
MOSCOW (AP) — Two more Russians aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship quarantined in Japan have been diagnosed with a new virus, the Russian Embassy in Japan said Thursday.
Yonhap news agency says South Korea has reported its first death from the new virus
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Yonhap news agency says South Korea has reported its first death from the new virus.
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Dayton gunman's friend to be sentenced on unrelated charges
CINCINNATI (AP) — A friendof a gunman who killed nine people in a shooting rampage in Dayton, Ohio, is scheduled to be sentenced Thursday on unrelated federal firearms charges.
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Intel officials say Russia boosting Trump candidacy