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BEIJING, Sept 21 (Reuters) - The Chinese government has granted two independent refiners licenses to import crude oil directly, shortly after they were allowed quotas to use imported crude oil, the Ministry of Commerce said on Monday.

Amy Poehler, Lady Gaga, Taraji P. are among stars wearing solid black gowns while others wear various shades of pink at the 67th annual Emmy Awards red carpet. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

BANGKOK, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Thailand's Siam Commercial Bank Pcl (SCB) said on Monday it has set aside "significant additional provisions" in the current quarter for the 22 billion baht ($616.07 million) in loans related to loss-making Sahaviriya Steel Industries Pcl (SSI) and its subsidiaries.

(Reuters) - Mexican's main leftist opposition party on Sunday agreed to consider political tie-ups with conservative rivals as it gears up to take on President Enrique Pena Nieto´s Institutional Revolutionary Party in state elections due next year.

Wednesday’s Oval Office meeting between Barack Obama and Jorge Bergoglio will be the 29th encounter between a Catholic pontiff and a US President. But for decades such a meeting was improbable. Obama, a Protestant, has been effusive in his praise for Pope Francis, but many previous US presidents have been more cautious. Mistrust had long […]

Tim Farron told Peter, a 15-year-old schoolboy who had confessed to being a bit of a “politics nerd” during his Q&A that he therefore hoped “you feel at home in this sub-cult group here”.

(Reuters) - The New York Red Bulls clinched a berth in the Major League Soccer postseason and climbed to the top of the Eastern Conference on Sunday with a 2-0 victory over Portland. Goals from Felipe and Damien Perrinelle in the first half sealed the win for New York, who became the first team into the playoffs. New York are on 48 points, one more than Columbus Crew in second. Portland, on 41 points, hold the sixth playoff spot in the West.

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SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asian shares tumbled on Monday after the U.S. Federal Reserve's decision to keep interest rates at record lows raised fresh concerns about growth globally, particularly in China.

From the day of the shooting, Michael Slager’s reason for killing Walter Scott centered on his Taser.

Preparing for church the morning of July 5, Wes Cartwright said he suddenly felt numbness in his left arm and the side of his face.

Four busloads of central Pennsylvania Catholic pilgrims will leave for Philadelphia on Friday to participate — along with perhaps 1 million others — in Pope Francis’ first visit to the…

SINGAPORE, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Asian shares tumbled on Monday after the U.S. Federal Reserve's decision to keep interest rates at record lows raised fresh concerns about growth globally, particularly in China.

Making the global switch from climate-altering fossil fuels to renewables by 2050 would require an extra $1 trillion (880 billion euros) per year, but the bill will be covered by lower energy costs, a Greenpeace report said Monday. On top of some 600 billion euros per year already earmarked by governments and businesses for investment […]

Much more than academics are taught at Soaring Heights School in State College.

Today’s photo is from Bob Hines, of Bellefonte.

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HONG KONG, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Monday he hopes India's economic growth for this fiscal year will outperform last year's rate.

Pope Francis holds private meetings with both Fidel and Raul Castro during the pontiff's visit to the Caribbean island. Diane Hodges reports.

Pope Francis holds private meetings with both Fidel and Raul Castro during the pontiff's visit to the Caribbean island. Diane Hodges reports.

Pope Francis holds private meetings with both Fidel and Raul Castro during the pontiff's visit to the Caribbean island. Diane Hodges reports.

Pope Francis holds private meetings with both Fidel and Raul Castro during the pontiff's visit to the Caribbean island. Diane Hodges reports.

Seth Koleno posted a hat trick, and assisted on another goal, as Bald Eagle Area raced away from Belleville Mennonite 6-0 Saturday at Alumni Stadium.

After the sixth suicide in his old battalion, Manny Bojorquez sank onto his bed. With a half-empty bottle of Jim Beam beside him and a pistol in his hand, he…

After spotting Central Mountain an early goal, the State College rallied with three scored after halftime in a 4-1 victory over the Wildcats on Saturday.

China accused Japan of threatening regional peace Saturday after Tokyo passed laws clearing Japanese troops to fight abroad for the first time since World War II, saying that its rival should learn “profound lessons from history”. Japan’s ruling coalition, led by nationalist Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, pushed the laws through in the early hours of […]