Daniel Pearl scholarship winner wants to change society through music
A student who says he got goosebumps the first time he played the violin in an orchestra is this year’s recipient of a college scholarship given in honor of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl
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UK hails first post-Brexit trade deals with Australia, New Zealand, but impact likely small
The British government has hailed an era of cheaper Australian wine and New Zealand kiwi fruit as free-trade agreements with the two southern hemisphere nations took effect
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Australia looks to rest of world even as China trade ties heal
By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY Australia will encourage businesses diversify their trade into new and emerging markets, Trade Minister
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Kosovo Prime Minister says he will not surrender country to Serbian "fascist militia" after clashes in north
Kosovo's Prime Minister Albin Kurti told CNN on Tuesday that he would not surrender the country to what he described as a Serbian "fascist militia," following violent protests in its north over the installation of ethnically Albanian mayors in a disputed election.
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Spain risks following US, Brazil in lurch to far-right, PM says
By Emma Pinedo and Joan Faus MADRID/BARCELONA Spain could follow the U.S. and Brazil in lurching to the
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Shelling and drone strikes hit inside Russia's border, officials say, as Moscow's war on Ukraine spills over
Russia saw the effects of its war on Ukraine dramatically reverberate back onto its own territory on Wednesday, after a "massive" shelling attack injured four people in Belgorod and preliminary information indicated a drone crashed and sparked a fire at an oil refinery further south.
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For the few women who sit atop S&P 500 companies, thinner paychecks as median compensation slips
Last year was a mixed bag pay-wise for the women who run companies in the S&P 500 -- compensation increased for more than half of them, but the median pay package fell 6%
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Latvia's Parliament elects popular Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics as new president
Latvian lawmakers have picked the Baltic country’s long-serving and popular foreign minister as its new head of state in a tight vote
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Sudan's Military says it has suspended its participation in talks with paramilitary rival
A spokesman for Sudan's military says it has suspended its participation in talks with a paramilitary force it has been battling for weeks
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Christie to announce 2024 bid next Tuesday in New Hampshire
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie plans to announce his candidacy in the 2024 race on Tuesday, according to three sources familiar with his plans.
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China responds to US complaint over plane intercept with demand for end to surveillance flights
China has responded to complaints from the United States about a Chinese fighter jet's dangerous interception of an American Air Force plane in international airspace over the South China Sea by demanding an end to such flights
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EU aspirant Moldova prepares to host major international summit
Final preparations for a major summit of European leaders are being made in Moldova, a sign of the Eastern European country’s ambitions to draw closer to the West
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