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Trump tariff plan meets resistance

WASHINGTON - The International Monetary Fund said on Friday that the import restrictions announced by US President Donald Trump would not only hurt the United States but also other economies.

Berlusconi back as election front-runner

ROME - Italy's politicians made their final campaign stops on Friday ahead of a general election on Sunday.

Burkina Faso capital recovers from double extremist attacks

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso - Trading resumed at the main market in Burkina Faso's capital city on Saturday and residents returned to the streets, a day after extremists attacked the French Embassy and army headquarters in simultaneous assaults, killing eight people and wounding more than 80 others.

Student who shot parents arrested

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan - A 19-year-old student suspected of killing his parents at a Central Michigan University dormitory before running from campus was apprehended early on Saturday following an intensive daylong search that included more than 100 police officers, some heavily armed in camouflage uniforms, authorities said.

May admits 'hard facts' in Brexit deal

LONDON - British Prime Minister Theresa May called on Friday for a wide-ranging free trade deal with the European Union after Brexit, but admitted it was time to face the "hard facts" about the economic consequences of leaving the bloc.

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Ireland, Britain grind slowly back to normal

DUBLIN/LONDON - Airports reopened and public transport began to grind back into service on Saturday after the worst snowstorms in nearly 30 years caused two days of major disruption in Britain and shut most of Ireland.

At least 5 dead as storm slams US

NEW YORK - At least five people were killed after a major winter storm pounded the US East Coast on Friday, with strong winds, heavy rain and snow disrupting thousands of flights and forcing the closure of federal government offices in Washington.

Discovery of penguins ruffles scientists' feathers

PARIS - A thriving hotspot of some 1.5 million Adelie penguins has been discovered on the remote Danger Islands in the east Antarctic, surprised scientists announced on Friday.

IPU: Progress of women in world's parliaments is slowing

GENEVA - There were some positive developments in women's participation in elections last year, the Inter-Parliamentary Union said on Friday, but progress in female representation is slowing.

People gather for world's most famous sled dog race

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Hundreds of barking dogs and excited fans are converging on Alaska's largest city for Saturday's ceremonial start of the famed Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.