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Sources: Google Offers to Display Rival Sites Via Auction

BRUSSELS — Alphabet unit Google has offered to display rival comparison shopping sites via an auction as part of an EU compliance order following a landmark fine for favoring its own service,...

WHO: Too Many People Dying Prematurely From Non-communicable Diseases

GENEVA — The World Health Organization reports some progress is being made in reducing premature deaths from non-communicable diseases. But it says much more needs to be done to save the lives...

Mattis: No Need to Shoot Down North Korean Missiles Yet

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis says the U.S. has not yet shot down any North Korean missiles because they have not posed a threat to the United States or its allies. In remarks...

Maria Becomes Major Hurricane, Powers Through Caribbean

BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS — Hurricane Maria strengthened into a potentially catastrophic Category 5 hurricane at the top of the five-step Saffir-Simpson wind scale as it swept across the Caribbean on Monday night, the...

Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi to Give National Address on Rakhine Crisis

UNITED NATIONS — Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi is scheduled to give a highly anticipated national speech Tuesday addressing her country's crisis in Rakhine state, where ongoing violence has...

Trump Debuts at UN, Calls for Administrative Overhaul of World Body

UNITED NATIONS — U.S. President Donald Trump says he long ago recognized the promise of the United Nations when he chose a spot across the street to build a residential tower. “I actually...

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