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Trump lauds US economy in Davos, says little on climate woes
DAVOS, Switzerland - President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he's led a "spectacular" turnaround of the U.S. economy and urged the world to invest in America, but had less to say about climate change...
Jan 23, 2020
As virus spreads, anxiety rises in China and overseas
WUHAN, China - Face masks sold out and officials at airports and train stations checked passengers for fevers as China on Tuesday sought to control the outbreak of a new virus that has reached four ot...
Jan 23, 2020
Trump says he's open to witnesses as trial rules are set
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate plunged into President Donald Trump's impeachment trial with Republicans abruptly abandoning plans to cram opening arguments into two days but solidly rejecting for now De...
Jan 23, 2020
Is climate action a $26-trillion opportunity? 'A little baloney' in this claim
OTTAWA - "This is not simply an environmental issue. It is an economic issue. The estimates going forward in terms of the size of the prize for countries that are in this game early, developing techno...
Jan 23, 2020
As European Central Bank meets, eyes turn to policy review
FRANKFURT - Thursday's European Central Bank meeting offers investors the chance to hear more about President Christine Lagarde's plans for a full review of the bank's policies that could include twea...
Jan 23, 2020
Migrant boat sinks in Indonesia; 10 rescued, 9 missing
JAKARTA, Indonesia - A boat carrying 20 Indonesian migrant workers sank on its way to Malaysia, and rescuers have found 10 survivors and were searching Thursday for nine missing. One body was recovere...
Jan 23, 2020
Switzerland mints world's smallest gold coin
BERLIN - No joke: Switzerland has minted a gold coin so small you'd need to look very closely to see Albert Einstein sticking out his tongue at you. State-owned Swissmint said Thursday that the 2.96-m...
Jan 23, 2020
Experts defuse World War II bomb in German city of Cologne
BERLIN - Explosives experts on Tuesday successfully defused an unexploded American bomb from World War II in the western German city of Cologne, authorities said. The 500-kilogram (1,100-pound) bomb w...
Jan 23, 2020
Germany bans neo-Nazi organization Combat 18 Deutschland
BERLIN - Germany is banning the neo-Nazi group Combat 18 Deutschland in what the country's top security official said Thursday was a "clear message" against far-right extremism and anti-Semitism. More...
Jan 23, 2020
St. John's still digging out and James Dean back to life; In The News for Jan. 21
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Jan. 21 ... What we are wa...
Jan 23, 2020