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'Like starting a new life': Refugees arrive as skilled workers under expanding pilot

'Like starting a new life': Refugees arrive as skilled workers under expanding pilot

TORONTO — Mulham Alkhalil has been working for a high-end furniture manufacturer in Toronto since arriving in Canada last year from Syria via Libya.
Court dismisses case against TotalEnergies' Africa projects

Court dismisses case against TotalEnergies' Africa projects

PARIS (AP) — A French court on Tuesday dismissed a case brought against TotalEnergies by activists contending that the energy company’s major oil projects in east Africa violated the human rights of the region’s inhabitants and posed environmental ri
Moldova: Anti-government protest stirs fears of more unrest

Moldova: Anti-government protest stirs fears of more unrest

CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — A new anti-government protest in Moldova's capital Tuesday stirred fears of more unrest after thousands of demonstrators took to the streets to demand that the country’s new pro-Western government fully subsidize citizens’ wi
Popular China-linked store stirs debate amid Kenya inflation

Popular China-linked store stirs debate amid Kenya inflation

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Hundreds of Kenyan traders protested Tuesday in the capital, Nairobi, over a popular new Chinese-affiliated shop selling goods they say undercut their businesses.
Supreme Court student loan case: The arguments explained

Supreme Court student loan case: The arguments explained

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is about to hear arguments over President Joe Biden’s student debt relief plan, which impacts millions of borrowers who could see their loans wiped away or reduced.
NATO chief: membership for Finland, Sweden 'top priority'

NATO chief: membership for Finland, Sweden 'top priority'

HELSINKI (AP) — NATO membership for Finland and Sweden is “a top priority,” alliance chief Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday, urging members Turkey and Hungary to urgently ratify the Nordic countries’ accession.
Cyprus' new president says country on firm Western footing

Cyprus' new president says country on firm Western footing

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus' new president affirmed the island nation's Western foreign policy orientation as a member of the European Union that seeks to further strengthen its bonds with the U.S.
Pakistani court orders arrest of former premier Imran Khan

Pakistani court orders arrest of former premier Imran Khan

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani court on Tuesday issued an arrest warrant for former Prime Minister Imran Khan, as the cricket star-turned-politician called on his supporters to keep up protests amid a roiling political crisis.
Swiss regulator: Credit Suisse made 'serious breach' of law

Swiss regulator: Credit Suisse made 'serious breach' of law

GENEVA (AP) — Swiss regulators have found that Credit Suisse made a “serious breach” of law in connection with a now-bankrupt firm linked to Australian financier Lex Greensill and have opened a probe that could lead to penalties against four former b
UK's Sunak tries to win over skeptics to his Brexit deal

UK's Sunak tries to win over skeptics to his Brexit deal

LONDON (AP) — U.K.