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Qantas flight lands safely after mayday call

Qantas flight lands safely after mayday call

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A Qantas flight from Sydney landed safely in New Zealand on Friday after the pilots made a mayday call to report a potential fire in the cargo hold. Emergency services ...

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Hong Kong lawmakers pass bill to ban substandard tiny apartments

Hong Kong lawmakers pass bill to ban substandard tiny apartments

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong lawmakers passed a bill Friday mandating a minimum size, an exclusive bathroom and other standards in subdivided apartments — a common living arrangement in one of the w...

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Canadian union of postal workers launches countrywide strike

Canadian union of postal workers launches countrywide strike

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — The Canadian Union of Postal Workers on Thursday declared a countrywide strike at the national postal service, hours after the federal government announced that door-to-door...

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Billionaire says $2.3 billion Banamex stake signals confidence in Mexico’s economy

Billionaire says $2.3 billion Banamex stake signals confidence in Mexico’s economy

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A day after Citigroup announced it would sell a 25% stake in Banamex to billionaire Fernando Chico Pardo, the Mexican businessman said his $2.3 billion investment should be read...

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Chicago approves $90M settlement for police corruption cases

Chicago approves $90M settlement for police corruption cases

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago City Council on Thursday unanimously approved a $90 million settlement for nearly 200 civil rights violations involving a notorious former police sergeant who framed peo...

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New import taxes: Trump targets cabinets, furniture and trucks

New import taxes: Trump targets cabinets, furniture and trucks

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he will put import taxes of 50% on kitchen cabinets and bathroom vanities, 30% on upholstered furniture and 25% on heavy trucks starting...

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