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More US firms are boosting faith-based support for employees

By DAVID CRARY | February 11, 2020

NEW YORK (AP) —It has become standard practice for U.S. corporations to assure employees of support regardless of their race, gender or sexual orientation. There’s now an intensifying push to ensure that companies are similarly supportive and inclusive...

Indonesia refuses to take back suspected IS militants

By NINIEK KARMINI | February 11, 2020

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia's government on Tuesday banned citizens who joined the Islamic State group in Syria from returning home because of fears they could pose a threat to national security.A furious debate has raged in the world's most...

Ferocious storm in Europe kills 8, causes travel disruptions

By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER | February 11, 2020

BERLIN (AP) — Ferocious winds, with gusts over 200 kph (125 mph), lashed Corsica and whipped up a forest fire that flared overnight on the French Mediterranean island on Tuesday, after a storm with hurricane-force winds and heavy rains battered northern...

Elbow bumps and bows: Singapore air show opens despite virus

By ELAINE KURTENBACH | February 11, 2020

SINGAPORE (AP) — Singapore's air show took off Tuesday with the usual ribbon cutting and displays of aerial prowess, as many industry insiders shrugged off concerns over the virus outbreak that has decimated the regional travel industry.Some visitors...

Small New Hampshire town votes for Bloomberg in primary

February 11, 2020

DIXVILLE NOTCH, N.H. (AP) — Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who is not even on the ballot, won the votes of a tiny New Hampshire community that barely hung onto its tradition of being among the first to make their picks in the presidential...

Harris, No. 1 South Carolina earn first win over UConn 70-52

By PETE IACOBELLI | February 11, 2020

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's Tyasha Harris really thought coming in she wasn't bothered by her losing history against UConn.Then Harris and the top-ranked Gamecocks won — and her attitude and emotions changed quickly.“Yes, this feels pretty...

Global energy-related carbon emissions flat in 2019

February 11, 2020

BERLIN (AP) — Global energy-related emissions of heat-trapping carbon dioxide remained steady last year, with declines in rich countries balancing out a rise in poor nations, according to data published Tuesday.The International Energy Agency said emissions...

UK’s Johnson backs high speed railway despite opposition

By JILL LAWLESS | February 11, 2020

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Conservative government on Tuesday approved an overdue, over-budget plan for a high-speed rail line linking London with central and northern England, despite opposition from environmentalists and lawmakers in his own party.Prime...

EU chief rejects Johnson’s idea of loose UK trade deal

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN | February 11, 2020

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union will only offer Britain unique access to its vast single market if the U.K. agrees to stick to the bloc's standards, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Tuesday, dismissing British Prime Minister...

Iran remembers 1979 Islamic Revolution amid high US tension

By NASSER KARIMI | February 11, 2020

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Hundreds of thousands across Iran marked the anniversary of its 1979 Islamic Revolution on Tuesday amid some of the highest tensions ever between Tehran and the U.S. in the past four decades.While Iranian President Hassan Rouhani...

Trump plunges into New Hampshire race, aiming to rattle Dems

By JILL COLVIN and JONATHAN LEMIRE | February 11, 2020

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Eager to put on a show of force in a general election battleground state, President Donald Trump tried to rattle Democrats on Monday with a rally in New Hampshire on the eve of the state's first-in-the-nation primaries.Trump,...

Rohingya boat capsizes in Bay of Bengal; at least 15 dead

February 11, 2020

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — An overcrowded boat carrying about 138 Rohingya refugees from Bangladeshi camps sank Tuesday in the Bay of Bengal, leaving at least 15 confirmed dead, mostly women, Bangladeshi officials said.The coast guard, navy divers and...