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IOM: Migrant arrivals into Europe

IOM: Migrant arrivals into Europe

GENEVA (AP) – More than 1 million migrants and refugees have crossed into Europe this year, the International Organization for Migration said Tuesday, passing a symbolic milestone amid the fallout of war, poverty and persecution in Africa and the Middle East. With just days left in 2015, the Geneva-based intergovernmental …

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British troops deploy to Afghan province amid Taliban battle

British troops deploy to Afghan province amid Taliban battle

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) – Fierce battles were underway Tuesday between Afghan forces and the Taliban in southern Helmand province where the insurgents have almost completely captured a strategic district as Britain deployed military advisers to the restive area. The development came a day after a Taliban suicide bomber killed six …

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Chinese lawyer gets suspended sentence in online speech case

Chinese lawyer gets suspended sentence in online speech case

BEIJING (AP) – After months behind bars, one of China’s most prominent human rights lawyers left a detention center Tuesday after receiving a suspended prison sentence in a case involving online comments critical of the ruling Communist Party. The court convicted Pu Zhiqiang on charges of disturbing public order and …

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In Israel, former ultra-Orthodox Jews demand basic education

In Israel, former ultra-Orthodox Jews demand basic education

BEERSHEBA, Israel (AP) – When Avihay Marciano completed his schooling, he didn’t know how to use a computer or speak English and had only elementary math skills. Now, Marciano and 50 others who left the insular ultra-Orthodox community are suing the state, claiming they were denied a basic education and …

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Toshiba to cut jobs in consumer electronics amid record loss

Toshiba to cut jobs in consumer electronics amid record loss

TOKYO (AP) – Toshiba plans to cut 7,800 jobs, mostly in its consumer-electronics business, as it reorganizes in the face of projected record losses for the current fiscal year. The Japanese conglomerate has been struggling with the aftermath of a major accounting scandal, compounded by troubles in nuclear energy and …

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