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Dec 3, 20243 min read
What is the legal effect of President Biden's pardon of his son Hunter?
WILMINGTON, Delaware - U.S. President Joe Biden pardoned his son Hunter Biden after repeatedly pledging not to. Below is a look at the...


Dec 3, 20243 min read
Facts-Which countries have completed debt swaps for nature and climate
LONDON - Debt swaps are becoming a more widely used tool to help indebted countries raise money for conservation or climate-related...


Dec 3, 20242 min read
Canada says Pacific trade pact open to new members after Taiwan complains
TAIPEI - A major Trans-Pacific trade pact remains open to other aspirant members including Taiwan to join, Canada's government said,...


Dec 3, 20242 min read
Trump to attend Notre-Dame reopening in first foreign trip since election
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Monday he will travel to Paris to attend this weekend's reopening of the Notre-Dame Cathedral,...


Dec 3, 20243 min read
Biden to mark US and Angola's shared slave trade history
LUANDA - Joe Biden will use his visit to Angola on Tuesday, the first by a U.S. president to the sub-Saharan African country, to mark the...


Dec 3, 20242 min read
Merkel, Obama reunite in Washington for former chancellor's book tour
WASHINGTON - Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel and former U.S. President Barack Obama, close political allies when they were both in...


Dec 2, 20243 min read
Facts-US reactions to Hunter Biden pardon by President Biden
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Sunday he had pardoned his son, Hunter Biden, reversing his earlier pledge to leave the...


Dec 2, 20243 min read
Another bleak Christmas in Bethlehem as Christian families quit West Bank
BETHLEHEM, West Bank - For a second year running, there is no Christmas cheer in Bethlehem, with tourists shunning the Palestinian city...


Dec 2, 20243 min read
Trump picks loyalist Kash Patel to head FBI
WASHINGTON - Republican President-elect Donald Trump said on Saturday he wanted former National Security official and loyalist Kash Patel...


Dec 2, 20243 min read
Biden says he has pardoned his son, Hunter
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Sunday he had pardoned his son, Hunter Biden, a reversal after pledging to stay out of...


Dec 2, 20243 min read
Olympic champions U.S. held to goalless draw by England at Wembley
LONDON - England's women held Olympic champions United States to a scoreless draw in a friendly at Wembley Stadium on Saturday, ending...


Dec 2, 20241 min read
Exclusive-Russia's VTB CEO says he's not sure about optimistic scenario for Ukraine deal under Trump
MOSCOW - Any peace deal with the West over Ukraine should be long-term and not need to be returned to within 10 years, VTB bank's CEO...
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