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Australian research discovers gene to increase size, yield of sorghum

SYDNEY – Geneticists from Australia's University of Queensland (UQ) have discovered a gene that could increase the grain size and potential yield of the drought-resistant crop, sorghum, according to research unveiled on Tuesday (Sept. 28).

NATO chief seeks more transparency from China on nuclear program

Anadolu Agency Brussels - NATO's secretary-general on Monday (Sept. 27) asked China to show more transparency on its nuclear arms program. NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg held a talk with Chinese Foreign Affairs Minister...

Biden gets COVID-19 vaccine booster shot

WASHINGTON - U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday (Sept. 27) received his COVID-19 vaccine booster shot on camera at the White House.

German center-left SPD wins general election: provisional results

BERLIN - Germany's center-left Social Democratic Party (SDP) won Sunday's (Sept. 26) general election with 25.7% of the vote, beating the conservative union CDU/CSU, according to the provisional election results released by the Federal Returning Officer early Monday (Sept. 27) morning.

5 killed in IS attack in eastern Iraq

BAGHDAD - A total of five people were killed in an overnight attack by militants of the extremist Islamic State (IS) group in Iraq's eastern province of Diyala, a provincial security source and a local official said Sunday (Sept. 26).

Backgrounder: German federal election

BERLIN - Germans will elect the members of the country's 20th Bundestag (lower house of Parliament) on Sunday (Sept. 26). In total, 6,211 candidates from 47 political parties will compete for at least 598 seats.

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