Today: September 24, 2024
Today: September 24, 2024

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Senior doctors in South Korea to submit resignations, deepening dispute over medical school plan

Senior doctors at dozens of hospitals in South Korea plan to submit their resignations in support of medical interns and residents who have been on a strike over the government’s push to sharply increase medical school admissions

Senior doctors in South Korea to submit resignations, deepening dispute over medical school plan
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UK government set to link China government-affiliated hackers to a cyberattack on election watchdog

Britain’s government is expected to blame a string of cyberattacks targeting the U.K.’s election watchdog and lawmakers on hackers linked to the Chinese government

UK government set to link China government-affiliated hackers to a cyberattack on election watchdog
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South Carolina court official resigns as state probes allegations of tampering with Murdaugh jury

A South Carolina court official under investigation amid allegations of tampering with the jury in the Alex Murdaugh trial has announced her resignation

South Carolina court official resigns as state probes allegations of tampering with Murdaugh jury
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New Zealand joins the US and the UK in alleging it was targeted by China-backed cyberespionage

New Zealand says hackers linked to the Chinese government targeted its Parliament in 2021

New Zealand joins the US and the UK in alleging it was targeted by China-backed cyberespionage
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Senegal's president-elect pledges to fight corruption after a stunning victory for the 44-year-old

Senegal woke up to a new president-elect, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, a former tax inspector and political novice

Senegal's president-elect pledges to fight corruption after a stunning victory for the 44-year-old
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Greek opposition party seeks to bring down the government over its handling of a 2023 rail disaster

A Greek opposition party has submitted a motion of no-confidence in the government over its handling of a deadly railway disaster last year

Greek opposition party seeks to bring down the government over its handling of a 2023 rail disaster
Business

Chile opens lithium salt flats for investment, saves two for state control

Chile's government on Tuesday opened up more than two dozen lithium salt flats to private investment, while reserving the prolific Atacama and Maricunga deposits for state

Chile opens lithium salt flats for investment, saves two for state control
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People form a human chain around Slovakia's public broadcaster that government wants to take over

Protesters in Slovakia have formed a human chain around the country’s public television and radio building in anger over a takeover plan by the government whose populist, pro-Russia prime minister recently labeled several private media outlets his enemies

People form a human chain around Slovakia's public broadcaster that government wants to take over
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Haiti's transitional council issues its first statement, signaling its creation is nearly complete

Members of a transitional presidential council who will be responsible for selecting a new prime minister for Haiti have issued their first official statement

Haiti's transitional council issues its first statement, signaling its creation is nearly complete
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Palestinian Authority announces new Cabinet as it faces calls for reform

The Palestinian Authority has announced the formation of a new Cabinet as it faces international pressure to reform

Palestinian Authority announces new Cabinet as it faces calls for reform
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Poland's president vetoes law on free access to morning-after pill for ages 15 and above

The office of Poland's President Andrzej Duda says he has vetoed a law that would have allowed over-the-counter access to the morning-after pill for girls and women ages 15 and above

Poland's president vetoes law on free access to morning-after pill for ages 15 and above
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South Korea's Yoon vows not to back down in the face of doctors' strike over medical school plan

South Korea’s president has vowed not to back down in the face of vehement protests by doctors seeking to derail his plan to drastically increase medical school admissions

South Korea's Yoon vows not to back down in the face of doctors' strike over medical school plan
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Gunbattle between Haitian police and gangs paralyzes area near National Palace

Heavy gunfire erupted in the downtown area of Haiti’s capital as police battled gang members near the National Palace for several hours

Gunbattle between Haitian police and gangs paralyzes area near National Palace
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Judge sides with conservative group in its push to access, publish voter rolls online

A federal judge has ruled that New Mexico election officials violated public disclosure provisions of the National Voter Registration Act by refusing to provide voter rolls to a conservative group and its public online database

Judge sides with conservative group in its push to access, publish voter rolls online
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Expecting a lawsuit, North Dakota lawmakers estimate $1 million to defend congressional age limit

North Dakota lawmakers expecting a legal challenge to a congressional age limit, if passed through a ballot initiative in the June election

Expecting a lawsuit, North Dakota lawmakers estimate $1 million to defend congressional age limit
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Texas asks court to decide if the state's migrant arrest law went too far

A attorney defending Texas’ plans to arrest migrants who enter the U.S. illegally told a panel of federal judges Wednesday that the law may have “went too far” but that will be up the court to decide

Texas asks court to decide if the state's migrant arrest law went too far
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New rule strengthening federal job protections could counter Trump promises to remake the government

The government’s chief human resources agency has issued a new rule making it harder to fire thousands of federal employees

New rule strengthening federal job protections could counter Trump promises to remake the government
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South Korea's president meets leader of striking doctors as he seeks to end their walkouts

South Korea’s president has met the leader of thousands of striking junior doctors and promised to respect their position during future talks over the government's contentious push to sharply increase medical school admissions

South Korea's president meets leader of striking doctors as he seeks to end their walkouts
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Americans think a president's power should be checked, AP-NORC poll finds — unless their side wins

A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Opinion Research finds that while Americans say they respect the Constitution’s checks and balances and don’t want a president to have too much power, that view shifts if the candidate of their party wins the presidency

Americans think a president's power should be checked, AP-NORC poll finds — unless their side wins
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House to take up bill to reauthorize crucial US spy program as expiration date looms

The House is set to consider a bill next week that would reauthorize a surveillance program that U.S. officials consider vital to national security but that critics say raises privacy concerns

House to take up bill to reauthorize crucial US spy program as expiration date looms
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Some states are seeking to restrict TikTok. That doesn't mean their governors aren't using it

Efforts to ban TikTok from government devices have picked up steam in the past year in state legislatures and Congress even as politicians continue to use it to connect with and expand their base

Some states are seeking to restrict TikTok. That doesn't mean their governors aren't using it
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Exit poll: conservative opposition ahead of prime minister Tusk's party in Poland's local elections

An exit poll released after Poland’s local and regional elections show Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s pro-EU party slightly trailing the conservative opposition party that governed Poland for eight years until December

Exit poll: conservative opposition ahead of prime minister Tusk's party in Poland's local elections
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Spain will scrap 'golden visas' that allow wealthy non-EU residents to stay if they buy real estate

The Spanish government says it will scrap so-called “golden visas” that allow wealthy people from outside the European Union to obtain residency permits on investing more than half a million euros (dollars) in real estate

Spain will scrap 'golden visas' that allow wealthy non-EU residents to stay if they buy real estate
Health

New WIC rules include more money for fruits and veggies. They also expand food choices

The federal program that helps pay for groceries for millions of low-income mothers, babies and young kids will emphasize more fruits, vegetables and whole grains

New WIC rules include more money for fruits and veggies. They also expand food choices
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Audit on Arkansas governor's $19,000 lectern to be released within next 10 days, lawmaker says

A top lawmaker says he expects the audit report on the $19,000 lectern purchased for Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders will be released in the next 10 days

Audit on Arkansas governor's $19,000 lectern to be released within next 10 days, lawmaker says

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