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BERLIN – That’s one costly order. Germany’s Rocket Internet AG says it is spending 496 million euros ($561 million) to buy a 30 percent stake in Berlin-based online takeaway company Delivery Hero. The internet company said in a statement Friday that it will also buy Italy’s La Nevera Roja and …

CARACAS, Venezuela – A long-sought drug kingpin who was extradited by Colombia back to Venezuela over the objections of the U.S. has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for trafficking and money laundering. Venezuela state prosecutor Luisa Ortega Diaz said Tuesday that she will appeal for a longer sentence. …

BEIJING – A Chinese man rammed a car into a barrier in front of the U.S. Consulate in Shanghai and injured an armed police officer, officials said Friday. Shanghai police said the man, identified as 35-year-old Liu Daojie, was placed in custody and told officials that he felt he was …