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New York (AFP) - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway holding company crossed $1 trillion in market value Wednesday, making it the first non-tech firm on Wall Street to pass the milestone....

New York (AFP) - A US court on Wednesday revived former vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin's libel claim against The New York Times in which she alleges the newspaper intentionally defamed...

Washington (AFP) - The United States on Wednesday announced new sanctions on West Bank settlers over violence against Palestinians, urging greater accountability efforts by its ally Israel, which responded with...

Beijing (AFP) - Top US and Chinese officials on Wednesday discussed plans for Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping to talk in coming weeks, despite exchanging warnings over regional tensions....

Washington (AFP) - Nearly 60 million people were sweltering under heat alerts on Wednesday as a late-summer surge of extreme temperatures blanketed much of the eastern half of the United...

Beijing (AFP) - Top US and Chinese officials exchanged warnings against stoking regional tensions during a meeting in Beijing Wednesday, after China became embroiled in security rows with American allies...

Kennedy Space Center (United States) (AFP) - SpaceX postponed once more its attempt at launching a daring orbital expedition featuring an all-civilian crew that is aiming to carry out the...

Mexico City (AFP) - Controversial judicial reforms promoted by Mexico's outgoing president are straining diplomatic relations with the United States, its neighbor and key trading partner, while also rattling financial...

Washington (AFP) - A person in the northeastern US state of New Hampshire has died after contracting the rare mosquito-borne eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus, health authorities announced Tuesday. The...

Kennedy Space Center (United States) (AFP) - SpaceX is poised for another attempt at launching a daring orbital expedition featuring an all-civilian crew that is aiming to carry out the...