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UN adopts $3.2 billion budget over US and Israel objections
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UN adopts $3.2 billion budget over US and Israel objections

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — After down-to-the-wire negotiations, United Nations members have adopted a budget for 2021 that was higher than…
OPEC, allies adjourn meeting over oil production levels
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OPEC, allies adjourn meeting over oil production levels

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Members of the OPEC oil cartel and allied countries including Russia on Monday adjourned a meeting…
Pandemic empties blue-hued Moroccan tourist town
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Pandemic empties blue-hued Moroccan tourist town

CHEFCHAOUEN, Morocco (AP) — When COVID-19 hit Morocco, the mountainous town of Chefchaouen was one of the few that registered…
An ‘orchard of bad apples’ weighs on new Afghan peace talks
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An ‘orchard of bad apples’ weighs on new Afghan peace talks

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Afghan negotiators are to resume talks with the Taliban on Tuesday aimed at finding an end to…
Qatar ruler due in Saudi Arabia for summit to end blockade
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Qatar ruler due in Saudi Arabia for summit to end blockade

AL-ULA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Qatar’s ruler was to arrive in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, following an announcement that the…
Asia Today: Virus cluster brings new measures for China city
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Asia Today: Virus cluster brings new measures for China city

BEIJING (AP) — China has designated parts of Hebei province near Beijing as a coronavirus high danger zone after 14…
Trump says he’ll ‘fight like hell’ to hold on to presidency
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Trump says he’ll ‘fight like hell’ to hold on to presidency

DALTON, Ga. (AP) — With mounting desperation, Donald Trump declared he would “fight like hell” to hold on to the…
UK prime minister orders new virus lockdown for England
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UK prime minister orders new virus lockdown for England

LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Monday a new national lockdown for England until at least mid-February…
Mexico approves AstraZeneca vaccine for emergency use
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Mexico approves AstraZeneca vaccine for emergency use

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico approved the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine for emergency use Monday, hoping to spur a halting vaccination…
Iran starts 20% uranium enrichment, seizes tanker in strait
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Iran starts 20% uranium enrichment, seizes tanker in strait

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran on Monday began enriching uranium up to 20 percent at an underground facility…
Nigerian scientist studies country’s coronavirus variant
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Nigerian scientist studies country’s coronavirus variant

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — A Nigerian scientist has spent the holiday season in his laboratory doing genetic sequencing to learn…
As post-holiday infections surge, Lebanon gears for lockdown
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As post-holiday infections surge, Lebanon gears for lockdown

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon is gearing up for a new nationwide lockdown, as officials vowed Monday to take stricter measures…
Tick-Tock: The Tokyo Olympics hit the 200-days-to-go mark
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Tick-Tock: The Tokyo Olympics hit the 200-days-to-go mark

TOKYO (AP) — Tick-Tock-Tick. The countdown clock for the postponed Tokyo Olympics hit 200 days to go on Monday. Tick-Tock-Tick.…
Extraordinary warning to Trump by 10 former Pentagon chiefs
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Extraordinary warning to Trump by 10 former Pentagon chiefs

WASHINGTON (AP) — In an extraordinary rebuke of President Donald Trump, all 10 living former secretaries of defense are cautioning…
UK rolls out AstraZeneca vaccine, touts first starter status
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UK rolls out AstraZeneca vaccine, touts first starter status

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain begins vaccinating its population on Monday with the COVID-19 shot developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca, touting…
The Latest: Thailand adds 745 virus cases, new restrictions
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The Latest: Thailand adds 745 virus cases, new restrictions

BANGKOK — Thailand registered 745 new coronavirus cases in two days on Monday with a new death reported in Bangkok,…
Washington braces for intense opening to a pivotal year
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Washington braces for intense opening to a pivotal year

REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) — The tumult of 2020 isn’t over yet. The opening week of the new year will…
Fauci: Vaccinations are ramping up in a `glimmer of hope’
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Fauci: Vaccinations are ramping up in a `glimmer of hope’

The US ramped up COVID-19 vaccinations in the past few days after a slower-than-expected start, bringing the number of shots…
Israeli prosecutors spell out allegations against Netanyahu
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Israeli prosecutors spell out allegations against Netanyahu

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli prosecutors on Sunday released an amended indictment spelling out detailed charges against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu…
Yemen’s PM says airport attack aimed to ‘eliminate’ Cabinet
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Yemen’s PM says airport attack aimed to ‘eliminate’ Cabinet

CAIRO (AP) — Yemen’s prime minister on Saturday said that a missile attack on the airport in Aden was meant…
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