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By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, got a hawk’s-eye view of New York City with a visit to the rebuilt World Trade Center’s signature tower. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio posed for photos

By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment aid rose last week for a second straight week to 351,000, a sign that the delta variant of the coronavirus may be disrupting the job market’s recovery, at least temporarily. Thursday’s report from the Labor Department showed that jobless

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s Central Bank has unexpectedly cut the main interest rate by one percentage point, bowing to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s demand for lower borrowing rates to boost growth. The bank’s monetary committee on Thursday cut the policy rate from 19% to 18% despite an annual inflation rate of 19.25%. Economists generally view

By MICHAEL HILL Associated Press STILLWATER, N.Y. (AP) — Veterans are helping with an archaeological dig at the Saratoga National Historical Park that is uncovering evidence from the tide-turning Second Battle of Saratoga. But the vets are getting something out of it, too. Some of them are dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder and physical injuries.

By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A woman with Down syndrome has lost a court challenge against the British government over a law allowing the abortion up until birth of a fetus with the condition. Heidi Crowter, 26, and two others argued that part of the Abortion Act is discriminatory. Abortions in England,

By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — The European Union is unveiling plans that would require smartphone makers to adopt a single charging method for mobile devices. The EU Commission proposed legislation Thursday that would mandate USB-C cables for charging, technology that many device makers have already adopted. The main holdout is Apple,

BANGKOK (AP) — An Australian economist arrested when Myanmar’s military seized power in February has made a court appearance in the capital where he will be tried for violating the official secrets law. Sean Turnell had been serving as an advisor to the country’s leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, who was also arrested when her

By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England kept its main interest rate at the record low of 0.1% but warned that inflation is set to be double its target rate by the end of this year largely as a result of a sharp spike in energy prices. The decision Thursday

STOCKHOLM (AP) — The Nobel Prize ceremonies will be reined in for a second year due to the coronavirus pandemic. The winners of this year’s prizes in chemistry, literature, physics, medicine and economics, as well as the Nobel Peace Prize, are set to be announced between Oct. 4 and Oct. 11. The foundation behind the

BRUSSELS (AP) — A top European Union legal adviser says software installed in Volkswagen cars to alter the amount of pollutants coming out of their exhaust pipes in hot or cold weather and at high altitude contravenes EU laws. The legal opinion could be a new blow to Volkswagen in the “Dieselgate” scandal. Austrian courts

By DAVID RISING Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — With increasingly strong talk in support of Taiwan, a new deal to supply Australia with nuclear submarines, and the launch of a European strategy for greater engagement in the Indo-Pacific, the U.S. and its allies are becoming more assertive in their approach toward a rising China. As

By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It was looted from an Iraqi museum 30 years ago, Now, a 3,500-year-old clay tablet discovered in the ruins of the library of an ancient Middle Eastern king is finally headed back to Iraq. The relic is known as the Gilgamesh Dream tablet. Officials believe it was

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China has sent 24 fighter jets toward Taiwan in a large display of force. The move comes after the self-governing island announced its intention to join an 11-nation Pacific trade group that China has also applied to join. The island’s Defense Ministry says it deployed air patrol forces in response to

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Fears that a Chinese real estate developer’s possible default on multibillion-dollar debts might send shockwaves through global financial markets appear to be easing as creditors wait to see how much they might recover. Shares of Evergrande Group, one of China’s biggest private sector conglomerates, rose 18%

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark is siding with the United States in the dispute with its fellow EU member France over a major Indo-Pacific defense deal. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen says she cannot understand France’s criticisms, and that there will always be “challenges” between allies. On Tuesday, the EU agreed to put France’s festering

By VANESSA GERA and BALAZS KAUFMANN BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence says he’s hopeful that the new conservative majority on the Supreme Court created during his and President Donald Trump’s administration will soon overturn abortion rights in the United States. Pence spoke at a forum devoted to demographics and family

By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The father of three young girls who were killed last week in New Zealand says his precious angels had been ripped away from him in a loss he would carry for the rest of his life. But orthopedic surgeon Graham Dickason also said he’d already

By RENATA BRITO and BARRY HATTON Associated Press TODOQUE, Canary Islands (AP) — The advance of lava from a volcanic eruption on one of Spain’s Canary Islands has slowed significantly. That raised fears Thursday that it might fan out further in coming days and wreak more destruction instead of flowing into the sea. A giant

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Dubai real-estate company known for its deals with former President Donald Trump says it has received regulator approval for an effort to take the firm private. DAMAC Properties still plans to offer $595 million for outstanding shares of the company, the firm said in a filing on Dubai

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Chicago-based aerospace giant Boeing has announced plans to build a new type of drone military aircraft in Australia. Boeing says it has selected Queensland state as the final assembly point for its unmanned Loyal Wingman planes. The first test flights were completed earlier this year. It’s the first military combat aircraft