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VW sued by big investors, including CalPERS pension fund

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) – Institutional investors are suing automaker Volkswagen in a German court, seeking 3.25 billion euros ($3.57 billion) in damages over the company’s diesel emissions scandal. Attorney Andreas Tilp said Tuesday in a statement that the suit was joined by investors from 14 countries, including the U.S., Australia, …

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Turkey carries out airstrikes after deadly bombing in Ankara

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) – Turkey’s air force hit Kurdish rebel targets in northern Iraq on Monday, hours after a suicide car bombing in the capital killed 37 people and heightened tensions with the militants. Nine F-16s and two F-4 jets raided 18 positions of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, …

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Survivors of Ivory Coast attack describe confusion and fear

GRAND-BASSAM, Ivory Coast (AP) – Survivors of the first attack by Islamic extremists in Ivory Coast described scenes of confusion and fear as the jihadists gunned down defenseless civilians at a beachfront resort town. The attack left 16 dead. Those who make a living off tourism believed the attack on …

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