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LISBON, Portugal – Portugal’s government has bowed to police demands for a shorter working week and early retirement, but some police labor groups aren’t happy and are promising street demonstrations. The government approved new labor regulations for the urban police force, called Policia de Seguranca Publica, on Thursday — the …

SEOUL, South Korea – North and South Korea have fixed a meeting to prepare for more reunions of families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War. South Korea’s Unification Ministry said Saturday that the first preparatory talk will be held on Sept. 7 at the border village of Panmunjom. The ministry …

BURLINGTON, Ky. – She might be a bit shaggy, but Lucy Lou wants to run for president — and she comes with political experience. The border collie has served as mayor of Rabbit Hash, an unincorporated community of 135 residents along the Ohio River in northern Kentucky, since 2008. Bobbi …