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PULLMAN, Wash. – The president of Washington State University, Elson Floyd, has died at 59. A spokeswoman for the school, Kathy Barnard, says Floyd died Saturday morning at Pullman Regional Hospital of complications from colon cancer. Floyd went on medical leave earlier this month, and Executive Vice President Dan Bernardo …

LONDON – The recovery across the 19-country eurozone economy appears to be firming despite fears over a Greek debt default and exit from the euro. Financial information company Markit says its purchasing managers index for the eurozone — a broad gauge of business sentiment — rose to a 49-month high …

BEIJING – Disgruntled Chinese military veterans converged on Beijing to protest for what they say is the government’s failure to make good on promised pensions, medical insurance and other benefits. A website maintained by a veterans group said about 1,000 joined in a sit-in protest Tuesday at the petitions office …