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World News - Pope Leo changes law to allow women, non-cardinals to run Vatican City - Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Pope Leo XIV changed a Vatican law to allow women and non-cardinals to lead the Vatican City administration. Francis appointed a woman in November.

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World News -- Dominican Republic decriminalizes homosexuality in armed forces -- The Dominican Republic Constitutional Court struck down provisions criminalizing same-sex relationships in the National Police and the Armed Forces.

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World News -- Nigeria on alert after 2nd mass school student kidnapping this week -- An unknown number of Catholic school students in Nigeria were kidnapped by armed men. It's the second mass abduction of school students this week.

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World News -- Japan's cabinet approves stimulus package worth as much as $270B -- Food, shopping stamps, child payments and domestic energy subsidies were among measures in a huge economic stimulus package passed by Japan's cabinet.

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World News -- Radio Free Europe to shut down Hungarian service -- Five years after it was relaunched, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty is shutting down its Hungarian service.

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Santa Parade comes to Tokyo

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Historic November moments through the years

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World News -- Heavy rain, flooding in central Vietnam kills at least 41 people -- At least 41 people have been killed in Vietnam and nine remain missing after heavy rains and flooding left several central provinces under water.

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U.S. News -- 2 Americans, 2 Chinese arrested for illegally exporting Nvidia GPUs to China -- Federal authorities have arrested four people, including two Chinese nationals, on accusations of scheming to illegally export cutting-edge Nvidia technology with artificial intelligence uses to Beijing, which prosecutor

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World News -- Seoul shares tumble amid AI bubble fears; won plunges to 7-month low -- South Korean stocks closed sharply lower Friday, as renewed concerns over an artificial intelligence (AI) bubble weighed heavily on big-cap tech shares.

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World News -- EU sanctions second in command of Sudan's RSF -- The European Union has sanctioned the deputy leader of Sudan's Rapid Support Forces as the paramilitary group's bloody civil war against the country's military nears three years old.

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World News -- Ex-President Yoon, 11 others indicted over alleged interference in Marine death case: special counsel -- The special counsel investigating the 2023 death of a Marine said Friday it has indicted former President Yoon Suk Yeol on charges of interfering with a military probe into the case.

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World News -- Ukraine's Zelensky agrees to discuss new peace plan with Trump -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he would meet with President Donald Trump after the U.S. offered a peace plan for Ukraine and Russia.

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World News -- Guatemala asks FBI for help to recapture fugitive gang members -- FBI agents arrived in Guatemala after the government requested U.S support to track down 16 gang members who escaped from the Fraijanes II prison.

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World News -- Lebanon arrests its most-wanted drug lord -- The Lebanese Army has arrested Noah Zaaiter, the country's most notorious drug lord, for operating a multibillion dollar cross-border drug industry .

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World News -- British COVID report called initial response 'Too little, too late' -- A report released in Britain details the country's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, citing early failures to take the disease seriously.

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World News -- Separatist leader convicted by Nigerian court on terror charges -- The court convicted Biafran separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu on terrorism-related charges. "His intention was quite clear as he believed in violence," the judge says.

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World News -- Milei's Argentine government privatization plan moves forward -- IMPSA, the first state-owned company sold under Argentine President Javier Milei, reversed years of losses in just nine months under privatization.

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World News -- From North Korean labor camp to global campaign: Kenneth Bae's push for Korean unification -- Kenneth Bae, the missionary who was a political prisoner in North Korea, is leading an international effort to realize a unified Korean Peninsula.

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Organization warns against giving AI toys to children

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GAO: 'Digital footprints' endanger the nation, military and personnel

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NTSB cites hardware fatigue, overstress failure in UPS plane crash

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U.S. judge: Trump lacks authority to send National Guard troops to D.C.

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Former congressional staffer accused of fake attack on her

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Female presidents who shaped Latin America

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