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Northern Star

French pension reform embarks on heated debate in parliament

February 17, 2020

PARIS (AP) — French lawmakers on Monday started debating President Emmanuel Macron's divisive plan to overhaul the pensions system, expected to be a several-month-long, fierce parliamentary debate.The final vote, after the legislative process through...

US House speaker Pelosi warns allies against using Huawei

February 17, 2020

BRUSSELS (AP) — No NATO ally should succumb to the temptation of letting Chinese tech giant Huawei into their next-generation cellular networks, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Monday at Allied headquarters, turning U.S. opposition to Huawei into...

UK’s Johnson under pressure over adviser who linked IQ, race

By JILL LAWLESS | February 17, 2020

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was under pressure Monday to fire an adviser who has linked intelligence to race and suggested contraception should be made compulsory to avoid “a permanent underclass.”Andrew Sabisky was hired...

Zuckerberg meets EU officials as bloc’s new tech rules loom

By KELVIN CHAN | February 17, 2020

LONDON (AP) — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg met top European Union officials on a visit to Brussels on Monday, days before the bloc is expected to release new proposals on regulating artificial intelligence.The billionaire social network founder is the...

Bloomberg takes veiled swipe at rival’s aggressive loyalists

By ALEXANDRA JAFFE and NICHOLAS RICCARDI | February 17, 2020

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — With the Nevada caucuses less than a week away, Democratic presidential candidates campaigning were fixated on a rival who wasn't contesting the state.Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden, Amy Klobuchar, Elizabeth Warren and Pete Buttigieg...

Quarantine ruling: Russia sends woman back after she escapes

By DARIA LITVINOVA | February 17, 2020

MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian court on Monday ordered a woman who escaped from a virus quarantine to return back to the hospital she fled and stay under quarantine for at least two more days. The ruling underlined the chaotic public health approaches being...

Europe’s busiest airport hit by a second day of disruptions

February 17, 2020

LONDON (AP) — Europe’s busiest airport suffered the knock-on effects Monday of technical issues that disrupted travel over the weekend.About 60 arrivals at Heathrow Airport were disrupted, reflecting almost 10% of the total number. Those troubles...

New French health minister takes up post with raised profile

February 17, 2020

Incoming French health minister, Olivier Veran, a lawmaker and doctor, was handed the keys to his new ministry on Monday while it is in middle of dealing with the threat of coronavirus.His predecessor Agnes Buzyn, was named a Paris mayoral candidate Sunday,...

Asian markets mixed: Japan skids; China helped by rate cut

By ELAINE KURTENBACH | February 16, 2020

BANGKOK (AP) — Markets were mixed in Asia on Monday, with Japan's benchmark slipping 0.8% after the government reported the economy contracted 6.3% in annual terms in the last quarter. China's shares got a boost after the central bank stepped in to...

The Latest: Nevada’s lieutenant governor endorses Biden

February 16, 2020

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Latest on the 2020 presidential campaign (all times PST):3:30 p.m.Joe Biden has picked up another endorsement from a top Nevada politician, with Lt. Gov. Kate Marshall announcing that she will back the former vice president’s...

Hungary’s Orban warns about climate crisis, slow EU growth

By PABLO GORONDI | February 16, 2020

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s prime minister on Sunday declared the past decade as the most successful of Hungary’s past century, but also said the country was threatened by the climate crisis, continuing population decline and “sinister...

Pot shops turn to highway sponsor signs amid strict ad rules

February 16, 2020

DENVER (AP) — Cannabis companies are using a loophole in Colorado's strict limits on marijuana advertising by sponsoring state highways and putting their names on roadside signs.Currently, 51 cannabis dispensaries, cultivators, manufacturers and edible...