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US revises up last quarter's economic growth to 2.9% rate

US revises up last quarter's economic growth to 2.9% rate

WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥 Despite high interest rates and chronic inflation, the U.S. economy grew at a 2.9% annual rate from July through September, the government said Wednesday in a healthy upgrade from its initial estimate. Last quarter's rise in the U.
Spain insists no deaths on its soil during Melilla tragedy

Spain insists no deaths on its soil during Melilla tragedy

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) 鈥 Spain鈥檚 interior minister on Wednesday flatly rejected new media allegations of possible deaths on Spanish soil during a June storming by migrants of the border fence separating its north African enclave of Melilla from Morocc
Freed Japan-China friendship group head says charges false

Freed Japan-China friendship group head says charges false

TOKYO (AP) 鈥 The former head of a Japan-China friendship group who recently returned to Japan from six years in a Beijing prison for what he said were false spying charges said he still hopes to see China become a global leader but with better treatm
Biden shows little urgency as Dems mull 2024 primary shakeup

Biden shows little urgency as Dems mull 2024 primary shakeup

WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥 Democrats considering shaking up the order of their 2024 presidential primary are waiting on President Joe Biden , anxious to see if he'll endorse stripping Iowa of its traditional leadoff spot or discourage major changes while mull
US joins protests over arrest of Cambodian labor leader

US joins protests over arrest of Cambodian labor leader

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) 鈥 The United States has joined local human rights groups in Cambodia in calling for the release of a labor union leader who was involved in a year-long protest at a casino and arrested last week upon her return from a trip a
Raimondo: US isn't seeking to sever economic ties with China

Raimondo: US isn't seeking to sever economic ties with China

WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥 The United States isn鈥檛 seeking to sever economic ties with China 鈥 even as Washington takes steps to protect America鈥檚 technological and military prowess from Beijing, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said.
Jiang Zemin, who guided China鈥檚 economic rise, dies

Jiang Zemin, who guided China鈥檚 economic rise, dies

BEIJING (AP) 鈥 Jiang Zemin, who led China out of isolation after the army crushed the Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests in 1989 and supported economic reforms that led to a decade of explosive growth, died Wednesday. He was 96.
Tokyo court: Lack of law for same-sex union unconstitutional

Tokyo court: Lack of law for same-sex union unconstitutional

TOKYO (AP) 鈥 Japan's lack of law to protect the rights of same-sex couples to marry and become families violates the constitution, the Tokyo District Court ruled Wednesday in a closely watched case in a country still largely bound by traditional gend
Australia steps up calls for US to drop WikiLeaks charges

Australia steps up calls for US to drop WikiLeaks charges

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) 鈥 Australia鈥檚 Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he recently told U.S. President Joe Biden鈥檚 administration to bring WikiLeaks founder and Australian citizen Julian Assange鈥檚 prosecution to a close.
Hong Kong official warns lockdown protests hurt security

Hong Kong official warns lockdown protests hurt security

HONG KONG (AP) 鈥 Hong Kong's security minister on Wednesday warned that the city's protests against China's anti-virus restrictions were a 鈥渞udiment of another color revolution鈥 and urged residents not to participate in activities that might hurt nat
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