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AP Interview: Ex-Polish president defends Biden and Burisma

Aleksander Kwasniewski, a former Polish president who is on the board of the Ukrainian gas company Burisma, said Thursday that Hunter Biden was indeed chosen to join its advisory board because of his name. He said that is simply how the world of business works. But Kwasniewski (kvash-NYEF-skee) insisted in an interview with The Associated […]

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China Condemns U.S. Over Hong Kong. That Won’t Stop Trade Talks.

SHANGHAI — China vented on Thursday after President Trump signed new human rights legislation covering the protest-wracked city of Hong Kong. It denounced the new law as illegal interference in its own affairs. It summoned the American ambassador for the second time in a week. It vowed retaliation. The threats sounded severe. They also sounded

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Angry China weighs options as Trump backs Hong Kong bills

Angry China weighs options as Trump backs Hong Kong legislation By ELAINE KURTENBACH Associated Press November 28, 2019, 12:45 PM 4 min read China’s fury over President Donald Trump’s decision to sign legislation supporting human rights in Hong Kong is evident. What’s less clear is what “countermeasures” Beijing may take in response to what it

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German court issues split rulings over VW diesel cheating

A German appeals court has ruled in several lawsuits against automaker Volkswagen over software it used to cheat diesel emissions tests, saying consumers who bought the cars unknowingly deserve compensation but those who purchased them later don’t November 28, 2019, 9:21 AM 1 min read A German appeals court has ruled in several lawsuits against

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Panasonic leaves semiconductor business with Taiwan sale

Japanese electronics manufacturer Panasonic Corp. is abandoning the semiconductor business with a sale of its last business in that sector to a Taiwanese company November 28, 2019, 8:38 AM 1 min read Japanese electronics manufacturer Panasonic Corp. is abandoning the semiconductor business with the sale of its last business in that sector to a Taiwanese

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Pope taps former Bank of Italy exec to head watchdog agency

Pope Francis has tapped a former Bank of Italy executive to take over the Vatican’s financial intelligence unit following a scandal that resulted in the Vatican being suspended from an international anti-money laundering network By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press November 28, 2019, 4:20 AM 4 min read Pope Francis has tapped a Bank of Italy

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Labour says UK health service ‘for sale’ in US trade talks

Britain’s health system became a battleground in the country’s election campaign on Wednesday, as opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn accused Conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson of secretly seeking a post-Brexit trade deal with the United States that would drive up the cost of drugs and imperil the state-funded service. With the future of the

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