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EXCLUSIVE: Crown And 529 Capital To Co-Build and Co-Own Reverse Osmosis Plant in Mexico
EXCLUSIVE: Crown And 529 Capital To Co-Build and Co-Own Reverse Osmosis Plant in Mexico On Monday, Crown Electrokinetics Corp…
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Bee 'rescuer' in Peruvian capital plies his trade with passion, free of charge
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Alfredo Santiago has a unique job in Peru 's capital city of Lima: he's a bee rescuer. The 35-year-old began as a…
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EU Commission takes Germany to court over capital gains tax deferral
A flag of the Bundesliga club FC St. Pauli hangs on a balcony of an old apartment building in the St. Pauli district. The European…
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How a drab Soviet metropolis became Central Asia’s capital of cool
Several cities around the globe have reinvented themselves in recent years, but none more successfully than Almaty. Since the collapse of…
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Stoltenberg: Munich Security Conference must stay in Bavarian capital
The Munich Security Conference should not be moved from its venue in the Bavarian capital, according to Jens Stoltenberg, the former NATO…
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New Zealand Will Ease Foreign Investment Laws to Attract Capital
(Bloomberg) -- New Zealand’s government said it will loosen investment rules in a bid to attract more foreign capital and boost…
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In Mexico, the mayor of a state capital has been killed less than 1 week after he took office
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The mayor of a state capital in southern Mexico has been killed just one week after he took office, officials said…
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Thousands gather in Ethiopia's capital to celebrate a religious festival. Many are thinking of peace
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Thousands of Ethiopians gathered in the capital Thursday to celebrate an annual religious festival…
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Sudan army launches major attack on capital Khartoum
Sudan's army has launched a major offensive against the powerful paramilitary group it is fighting in the country's civil war, targeting…
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Mayor of South Africa’s Capital Ousted as Coalition Collapses
(Bloomberg) -- The mayor of South Africa’s capital was ousted on Thursday after a multiparty coalition that ruled the city collapsed. Most…
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Argentina's narco capital sees mysterious drop in murders
Argentina's most violent city, Rosario -- best known as the hometown of soccer star Lionel Messi -- has in recent months seen a drastic,…
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Relentless fighting is devastating Sudan and escalating in Darfur's capital, UN says
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Relentless violence has devastated Sudan and large-scale fighting has escalated in and around the only capital in…
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Gunfire heard in Mali's capital
Gunfire has been heard in Mali's capital, Bamako, leading to reports that at least one base housing security forces has come under attack.…
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Deseret News archives: Nazis began bombing England’s capital city, but the Londoners survived
A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Sept. 7, 1940, Nazi Germany began an intense bombing…
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Flying car takes off as Indonesia's new capital takes flight
Indonesia's futuristic dream for its new capital, Nusantara, took a step closer to reality with the successful test flight of a flying car…
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Protest against German far-right AfD in state capital ahead of poll
Some 3,000 people took part in a protest action against the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) on Saturday in the city of Erfurt,…
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Haitian and Kenyan police try to oust gangs from a rough part of Haiti's capital
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haitian forces working with police sent from Kenya have launched a joint operation to oust criminal gangs…
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In a rare event, fire smoke covers Brazil's capital, prompting federal response
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brasilia, Brazil's modernist capital, woke up the last two days to find its iconic buildings enveloped in smoky…
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In Uganda's chaotic capital, boda-boda motorcycle taxis are a source of life and death
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The young men perched on motorcycles looked dazed in the morning heat. But at the sight of a potential passenger,…
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Indonesia marks first Independence Day in unfinished new capital
Indonesia's unfinished new capital marked its inaugural Independence Day on Saturday with a flag-raising ceremony amidst a backdrop of…
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Explosion and gunfire rock hotel at popular beach in Somalia's capital, witnesses say
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — An explosion and gunfire rocked a hotel by the beach in Somalia's capital city of Mogadishu, and security forces…
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Kenya police ban protests in the capital
Kenyan police have banned protests in the centre of the capital, Nairobi, and surrounding areas “until further notice”, citing their…
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Thousands of Islamists rally near the Pakistani capital to denounce Israeli strikes in Gaza
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Thousands of supporters of a Pakistani radical political party rallied near the capital, Islamabad, on Saturday,…
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Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico takes first trip outside capital after assassination attempt
FILE - Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico arrives for a cabinet's away-from-home session in the town of Handlova, Slovakia, on May, 15,…