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White House welcomes 15-day DR Congo humanitarian truce extension
(Reuters) - A humanitarian truce in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has been extended by 15 days until 11.59 p.m. local time on Aug. 3, the White House...
How Euro 2024 busted legend of German efficiency
Germany’s reputation for super-efficiency has suffered a body blow.As football fans poured in and out of cities across the country for Euro 2024, they discovered the trains weren’t as...
Korean War vets recognition event postponed
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — The Korean War veterans recognition event has been postponed because of “unforeseen circumstances,” Raven & Wolf Benefits LTD Owner Courtney Webb said.The event will...
Toronto cleans up after storm as Trudeau says better infrastructure needed for future
TORONTO (AP) — Cleanup crews worked to get Canada’s largest city back to normal on Wednesday, a day after a torrential downpour flooded Toronto’s major roadways and left thousands...
Panama says migration through border with Colombia is down since President Mulino took office
PANAMA CITY (AP) — Migration through the Darien Gap dividing Colombia and Panama has declined significantly this month since Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino took office and ordered authorities...
VW markets new electric brand for China to compete with BYD
The VW logo stands on the brand tower at the Volkswagen main plant. Julian Stratenschulte/dpaGerman carmaker Volkswagen is putting a new electric car range on the market in China....
German Cabinet passes 2025 budget, hailing ‘economic turnaround’
Christian Lindner, German Minister of Finance, attends the Federal Cabinet meeting in the German Chancellery. Michael Kappeler/dpaGermany's Cabinet on Wednesday finalized the 2025 budget after weeks of wrangling, sending...
Europe’s First Farmers Disappeared 5,000 Years Ago
In the 14th century, the plague wiped out 50 million across Europe and Asia. It remains one of history’s most fatal pandemics. But this was not the first time...
French anti-terror police detain alleged neo-Nazi sympathizer suspected of targeting Olympic torch
PARIS (AP) — French anti-terror police have detained an alleged neo-Nazi sympathizer suspected of wanting to target the Olympic torch relay, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said Wednesday.The Paris prosecutor's...
Beloved priest Abbe Pierre was the conscience of France. Several women now accuse him of assault
PARIS (AP) — A legendary French priest and a life-long advocate of the homeless was accused of committing acts that would amount to “sexual assault or sexual harassment,” the...
