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Palace: Prince Philip, 98, admitted to a London hospital

LONDON - Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth II, has been admitted to a London hospital "as a precautionary measure," Buckingham Palace said Friday. The palace said in a statement the 98-year-ol...

Dec 20, 2019

US economy grew at moderate 2.1% rate in 3rd quarter

The U.S. economy, which only recently was flashing warning signs of a sharp slowdown, should finish the year in better shape, thanks to rate cuts from the Federal Reserve and a cease-fire in the U.S.-...

Dec 20, 2019

GOP Sen. Collins of Maine launches reelection bid for 2020

PORTLAND, Maine - Republican Sen. Susan Collins officially launched her bid for reelection Wednesday, setting up an expensive and closely watched battle that's starting against the backdrop of impeach...

Dec 20, 2019

Fiat Chrysler-Peugeot merger could bring more clean vehicles

DETROIT - Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot agreed Wednesday to merge into a single company that will become the world's fourth-largest automaker, a giant that could bring consumers a wider variety of cleaner...

Dec 20, 2019

UK lawmakers set to vote on Boris Johnson's Brexit bill

LONDON - British lawmakers are set to hold their first major vote on Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Brexit bill Friday. It is all but certain to be approved by the country's new Conservative-dominated...

Dec 20, 2019

Iran's Rouhani in Japan to meet Japan PM amid nuke impasse

TOKYO - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is visiting Tokyo to meet with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday in hopes of easing a nuclear impasse between Tehran and Washington and reduce tensi...

Dec 20, 2019

Notre Dame Cathedral to miss first Christmas in centuries

PARIS - Notre Dame kept Christmas going even during two world wars - a beacon of hope amid the bloodshed. Yet, an accidental fire in peacetime finally stopped the cathedral from celebrating Midnight M...

Dec 20, 2019

Thailand returns orangutans to their Indonesian homeland

BANGKOK - Wildlife authorities in Thailand sent two orangutans back to Indonesia on Friday as part of a collaborative effort to combat illicit wildlife trade. Ten-year-old female Cola and 7-year-old m...

Dec 20, 2019

Protests of Indian law grow despite efforts to contain them

NEW DELHI - From campuses along India's Himalayan northern border to its southern Malabar Coast, a student-led protest movement against a new law that grants citizenship on the basis of religion sprea...

Dec 19, 2019

Russian security officer dead, 5 injured in Moscow shooting

MOSCOW - An unidentified gunman opened fire Thursday outside the Moscow headquarters of Russia's top security agency, killing one officer and wounding five others, officials said. The Federal Security...

Dec 19, 2019