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A federal judge on Wednesday rejected a request by two former bank executives who were convicted on criminal charges to dismiss a civil suit filed against them by federal securities regulators.

Coca cultivation jumped 10% in Bolivia in 2019, the final year of President Evo Morales' government, partly because of reduced eradication efforts amid rising social and political conflicts, a U.N. agency said Wednesday.

New York Giants left tackle Nate Solder has opted out of the 2020 NFL season because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The first fatal shark attack ever recorded in the U.S. state of Maine this week may be linked to rebounding populations of the great white shark and its prey the seal, experts said on Wednesday.

Cyprus doesnt expect to see this year more than 20%25% of the record 3.97 million vacationing visitors the Mediterranean island nation welcomed in 2019 because the coronavirus pandemic has so far shut out its key tourist markets, the countrys deputy touri...

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday his administration and Democrats in Congress were far apart in their efforts to come together on a coronavirus relief bill, and he suggested he was not in a hurry to strike a deal.

Russia's first potential COVID19 vaccine will win local regulatory approval in the first half of August and be administered to frontline health workers soon afterwards, a development source close to the matter told Reuters.

Retired New Yorkers Mahlon and Kim Russell have taken 15 cruises over the past 15 years, visiting destinations from Tahiti to St. Petersburg, primarily with Norwegian Cruise Line.

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The Tennessee Titans are trickling into the team's headquarters for a training camp with their firstround draft pick Isaiah Wilson on the COVID19/reserve list.

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration, bolstering his tough immigration stance in an election year, said on Tuesday it will reject any new applications for the socalled "Dreamer" immigrant program and shorten the deportation protections of those wh...

Grammywinners including Pharrell Williams, the Beastie Boys and Nine Inch Nails Trent Reznor have a chance of winning their firstever honors at the Emmy Awards, where Jennifer Lopez and Shakiras showstopping halftime show performance also earned multiple...

Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards launched a military drill in the Gulf on Tuesday, the semiofficial Tasnim news agency reported, at a time of high tension between Tehran and Washington.

When a Venezuelan political party asked union leader Henry Arias to run for congress on a platform opposing President Nicolas Maduro, Arias quickly responded that the party in question didn't actually represent the opposition and turned them down.

The University of Hong Kong (HKU) on Tuesday sacked veteran prodemocracy activist Benny Tai from his tenured position as an associate professor of law, a move he called "the end of academic freedom" in the Chineseruled city.

Shares of Fujifilm hit record highs in early April, fueled by optimism for the drug, but have since lost a quarter of their value, highlighting the risks of b.