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Chinese premier announces new aid for close ally Cambodia

Chinese premier announces new aid for close ally Cambodia

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang announced a large development assistance package for Cambodia on Wednesday, oversaw the signing of 18 agreements on aid and cooperation, and attended the inauguration of a highway constr
EU proposes more forgiving debt plans a decade after crisis

EU proposes more forgiving debt plans a decade after crisis

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is considering more lenient economic recovery proposals that veer away from the grinding, top-down austerity rules that hit Greece and several other countries during the debt crises a decade ago and helped push mill

South Dakota approves Medicaid expansion over GOP resistance

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota voters on Tuesday approved the expansion of Medicaid health insurance to tens of thousands of low-income residents through a constitutional amendment.
Democrat Ned Lamont wins 2nd term as Connecticut governor

Democrat Ned Lamont wins 2nd term as Connecticut governor

HARTFORD, Conn.
Kenyans to enter South Africa visa-free from January

Kenyans to enter South Africa visa-free from January

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The presidents of South Africa and Kenya said Wednesday they have resolved a long-standing visa dispute and Kenyans will be able to visit South Africa visa-free for up to 90 days in a calendar year.

NATO members Poland, Slovakia to increase defense spending

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland will significantly raise defense spending to at least 3% of its annual economic output next year and Slovakia is also investing heavily in its armed forces, the two NATO members' prime ministers said Wednesday.
Kentucky, Michigan voters approve protecting abortion rights

Kentucky, Michigan voters approve protecting abortion rights

WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters in reliably red Kentucky rejected a ballot measure aimed at denying any state constitutional protections for abortion while voters in battleground Michigan enshrined abortion rights in their state's constitution — joining Dem
Abortion rights boosted with defeat of Kentucky amendment

Abortion rights boosted with defeat of Kentucky amendment

LOUISVILLE, Ky.
Inflation strikes disrupt trains, flights in Greece, Belgium

Inflation strikes disrupt trains, flights in Greece, Belgium

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Thousands of protesters marched through the streets of Athens and the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki on Wednesday as public and some private sector workers walked off the job for a 24-hour general strike against price hikes

Intel service: Swiss ready to block Russian spies if need be

GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland's intelligence agency says a widening rift between Western democracies and autocracies like Russia and China has underpinned a rise in spying activities, warning that Switzerland will move to keep Russian agents off its soil
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