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ABUJA, Nigeria — Labor unions marched across Nigeria on Wednesday to protest the soaring cost of living under the West African nation’s new president, with calls for the government to improve social welfare interventions to reduce hardship. The unions, made…
MANILA, Philippines — The United States has expressed concerns over major land reclamation projects in Manila Bay near its heavily secured embassy due to the involvement of a Washington-blacklisted Chinese company, the U.S. Embassy said Wednesday. Embassy spokesperson Kanishka Gangopadhyay…
NIAMEY, Niger — Foreign nationals lined up outside an airport in Niger's capital on Wednesday morning to wait for a French military evacuation flight as a regional bloc continued talks on how to respond to the military coup that took…
SAN FRANCISCO — Get ready to say goodbye to the once ubiquitous incandescent light bulb, pioneered by Thomas Edison more than a century ago. You can thank — or blame — new federal energy efficiency regulations that went into full…
Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has retired from football, the 45-year-old announced on Wednesday, after 28 years in which he reached exceptional milestones for club and country. Buffon, who in 2006 lifted the World Cup, won 10 Serie A titles with…
Europe captain Luke Donald has named former skipper Jose Maria Olazabal as his fourth vice-captain for this year’s Ryder Cup in Rome. Olazabal enjoyed a stellar playing career in the biennial contest against the United States before leading his side…
