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3 economists who study poverty win Nobel Prize

STOCKHOLM - Two researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a third from Harvard University won the 2019 Nobel Prize in economics on Monday for groundbreaking research into what wor...

Oct 16, 2019

The Latest: Nobel

STOCKHOLM - The Latest on the Nobel Prize in economics (all times local): 1 a.m. Tuesday Michael Kremer was worried the Skype message was a scam. It appeared to be from a friend in Sweden and said the...

Oct 16, 2019

Report: South Korean pop star Sulli found dead at home

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - News reports said South Korean pop star and actress Sulli was found dead Monday at her home south of Seoul. A report by Yonhap news agency said the 25-year-old was found af...

Oct 16, 2019

It's a tie: Atwood and Evaristo share fiction's Booker Prize

LONDON - Canadian writer Margaret Atwood and British author Bernardine Evaristo split the Booker Prize on Monday, after the judging panel ripped up the rulebook and refused to name one winner for the ...

Oct 15, 2019

Ecuador crisis weakens president, strengthens indigenous

QUITO, Ecuador - Thousands of indigenous demonstrators, student volunteers and local residents launched a mass cleanup Monday of a Quito park where anti-austerity protesters fought police for days, le...

Oct 15, 2019

Correa HR in 11th as Astros top Yankees 3-2; ALCS tied at 1

HOUSTON - In a battle of the bullpens, Carlos Correa felt the greatest relief. Injured down the stretch and slumping this month, Correa hit a leadoff home run in the 11th inning that lifted the Housto...

Oct 15, 2019

South Korean justice minister resigns during finance probe

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - South Korea's justice minister resigned Monday, citing the political burden of an investigation into alleged financial crimes and academic favours surrounding his family, a...

Oct 15, 2019

Brexit talks don't get breakthrough, continue on summit eve

BRUSSELS - European Union and British negotiators have failed to get a breakthrough in the Brexit talks during a frantic all-night session and will continue seeking a compromise on the eve of Thursday...

Oct 15, 2019

Some states honouring indigenous people instead of Columbus

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - A handful of states are celebrating their first Indigenous Peoples Day on Monday as part of a trend to move away from a day honouring Christopher Columbus. From Minnesota to Vermon...

Oct 15, 2019

China's trade with US shrinks again in September

BEIJING - China's trade with the United States fell by double digits again in September amid a tariff war that threatens to tip the global economy into recession. Exports to the United States, China's...

Oct 15, 2019