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US administration says it intends to increase refugee admissions for next fiscal year, a move welcomed by advocates.
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The chain reaction may say more about the extreme altitude of global risk assets than it does about economic contagion.
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More than 12,000 Haitian migrants have been camped under a bridge in Texas after wading across Rio Grande from Mexico.
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The raging KNP Complex wildfire has scorched the heart of sequoia country in the western United States.
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Climate change, vaccine inequality, push for ‘multilateralism with teeth’ to dominate annual event.
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Lawyer makes remark during CFO Allen Weisselberg’s first court appearance since pleading ‘not guilty’ to tax fraud.
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Beginning in November, foreign travelers flying to the US will need vaccination proof and negative test before boarding.
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Bitcoin got caught in market fears about possible contagion if Chinese property developer Evergrande sees debt default.
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Setback for reform advocates comes as the US is facing a new migrant crisis at the southern border with Mexico.
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The anti-abortion legislation in Texas is an extension of homegrown American fanaticism.
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Pfizer and BioNTech say trial results show the vaccine is safe and produces a robust immune response in children.
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Florence Parly pulls out of meeting with UK counterpart as Paris continues to vent fury over new security pact.
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Authorities plan to remove 12,000 migrants camped at bridge on southern border within the week.
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US has been frustrated since India’s central bank banned new card issuance on back of breaking data-storage rules.