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NATO: Sweden and Finland very close to joining alliance, Blinken says
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says he’s confident that both NATO candidates Sweden and Finland will become members very soon. But Turkey argues that NATO hopefuls have been too lax in ignoring threats to Turkey from Kurdish militants and other groups that it considers terrorist.
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American basktball player Griner lands in US after prisoners swap
After a prisoner swap in Abu Dhabi, US basketball player Brittney Griner is now back in home soil after being exchanged with Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout. Griner was arrested in February on charges of attempting to smuggle drugs into Russia.
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COP15 biodiversity summit opens in Montreal
Amid warnings that biodiversity is in freefall, environmental leaders have gathered in Montreal to hammer out measures aimed at shoring up the world's land and marine ecosystems and coming up with tens of billions of dollars to fund these conservation efforts.
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US and EU try to find common ground on trade and technology
The US administration and a delegation from the European Commission met near Washington DC on Monday to try to bring the world's two largest economies closer together on issues of trade and new technologies, but little concrete progress is expected.
Soul Of The South
Why is Alabama the home of the Civil Rights Movement?
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Alabama is the home of Rosa Parks and its cities Montgomery, Selma and Birmingham saw some of the most important events, not just in the Civil Rights Movement, but the world. Here’s why you should visit.
