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Japan opens baseball season after 3-month pandemic delay
World
June 19, 2020
Japan opens baseball season after 3-month pandemic delay
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese baseball managed to do what American baseball has not — play ball. After a three-month delay…
China charges 2 Canadians with spying in Huawei-linked case
World
June 19, 2020
China charges 2 Canadians with spying in Huawei-linked case
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese prosecutors charged two detained Canadians with spying Friday in an apparent bid to step up pressure…
Palestinians fear displacement from an annexed Jordan Valley
Middle East
June 19, 2020
Palestinians fear displacement from an annexed Jordan Valley
FASAYIL, West Bank (AP) — For generations, the people of Fasayil herded animals on the desert bluffs and palm-shaded lowlands…
Solidarity or frugality? EU leaders discuss coronavirus plan
Economy
June 19, 2020
Solidarity or frugality? EU leaders discuss coronavirus plan
BRUSSELS (AP) — As they brace for the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, leaders of the European Union’s…
Decline in new US virus deaths may be temporary reprieve
World
June 19, 2020
Decline in new US virus deaths may be temporary reprieve
The number of deaths per day from the coronavirus in the US has fallen in recent weeks to the lowest…
Race for virus vaccine could leave some countries behind
World
June 18, 2020
Race for virus vaccine could leave some countries behind
LONDON (AP) — As the race intensifies for a vaccine against the new coronavirus, rich countries are rushing to place…
India cautions China over its claim to area of deadly clash
World
June 18, 2020
India cautions China over its claim to area of deadly clash
NEW DELHI (AP) — India on Thursday cautioned China against making “exaggerated and untenable claims” to the Galwan Valley area…
Jobless for years, Tunisians march on capital, demand work
Middle East
June 18, 2020
Jobless for years, Tunisians march on capital, demand work
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Hundreds of unemployed Tunisians from around the country tried to march on parliament Wednesday to demand…
UAE official: Israel annexation may draw calls for one state
Middle East
June 18, 2020
UAE official: Israel annexation may draw calls for one state
JERUSALEM (AP) — A senior Emirati official warned Wednesday that Israel’s planned annexation of parts of the West Bank could…
A teen’s killing stirs Black Lives Matter protests in Brazil
World
June 18, 2020
A teen’s killing stirs Black Lives Matter protests in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — When Rafaela Matos saw police helicopters over her favela and heard gunshots, she fell to…
Bolton: Trump moves in office guided by reelection concerns
World
June 18, 2020
Bolton: Trump moves in office guided by reelection concerns
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump “pleaded” with China’s Xi Jinping during a 2019 summit to help his reelection prospects,…
Arab Israeli diplomat says security guards choked him
Middle East
June 17, 2020
Arab Israeli diplomat says security guards choked him
JERUSALEM (AP) — An Arab Israeli diplomat once deployed abroad to push back against Israel’s critics says he was beaten…
Nasrallah says Lebanon should not observe US Syria sanctions
Middle East
June 17, 2020
Nasrallah says Lebanon should not observe US Syria sanctions
BEIRUT (AP) — The head of Hezbollah group on Tuesday said Lebanon should not observe new US sanctions against Syria…
Turkey moves troops against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq
Middle East
June 17, 2020
Turkey moves troops against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey said Wednesday it has airlifted troops for a cross-border ground operation against Turkey’s Kurdish rebels…
Months into virus, biggest one-day case spike worries Iran
Middle East
June 17, 2020
Months into virus, biggest one-day case spike worries Iran
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Months into Iran’s fight against the coronavirus, doctors and nurses at Tehran’s Shohadaye Tajrish Hospital still…
Poll: Americans are the unhappiest they’ve been in 50 years
World
June 16, 2020
Poll: Americans are the unhappiest they’ve been in 50 years
PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Spoiler alert: 2020 has been rough on the American psyche. Folks in the US are more…
Saudis see high hopes for 2020 upended by pandemic
Middle East
June 16, 2020
Saudis see high hopes for 2020 upended by pandemic
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — This was supposed to be Saudi Arabia’s year to shine as host of the…
Alleged Darfur militia leader appears before ICC judge
Middle East
June 15, 2020
Alleged Darfur militia leader appears before ICC judge
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — An alleged Sudanese militia leader charged with more than 50 crimes against humanity and war…
Morocco’s king, 56, undergoes successful heart surgery
Middle East
June 15, 2020
Morocco’s king, 56, undergoes successful heart surgery
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — King Mohammed VI of Morocco has undergone successful surgery in Rabat for a heart rhythm disorder,…
French leader rejects racism but colonial statues to remain
World
June 15, 2020
French leader rejects racism but colonial statues to remain
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron has vowed Sunday to stand firm against racism but also praised police and…