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Japan spacecraft carrying asteroid soil samples nears home

(AP) — A Japanese spacecraft is nearing Earth after a yearlong journey home from a

WHO says would be ‘highly speculative’ to say COVID did not emerge in China

(Reuters) – The World Health Organization’s top emergency expert said on Friday it would be

Los Angeles orders more restrictions as coronavirus surges

(AP) — Los Angeles County announced a new stay-home order Friday as coronavirus cases surged

Iran scientist linked to military nuclear program killed

(AP) — An Iranian scientist named by the West as the leader of the Islamic

Hyundai, Kia agree to $210 million U.S. auto safety civil penalty

(Reuters) – Hyundai Motor Co and Kia Motors’ U.S. units on Friday agreed to a

For Big Tech, Biden brings a new era but no ease in scrutiny

(AP) — The Obama-Biden administration was a charmed era for America’s tech companies — a

S. Korea agency says N. Korea executed people, shut capital

(AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered at least two people executed,

China to impose temporary anti-dumping measures on Australian wine imports

(Reuters) – Australia has responded defiantly to China imposing anti-dumping tariffs on Australian wine, saying

Fists and pig guts fly in Taiwan parliament debate on U.S. pork

(Reuters) – Legislators from Taiwan’s main opposition Kuomintang (KMT) party threw pig guts and exchanged

Dollar edges lower in thin trade, set for weekly loss

(Reuters) – The dollar eased in thin trade on Friday and was set for weekly