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Turning grief into change, movement targets racial injustice
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Turning grief into change, movement targets racial injustice

Momentum for what many hope is a sustained movement aimed at tackling racial injustice and police reforms promised to grow…
Surgical or homemade, masks mark a major shift in thinking
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Surgical or homemade, masks mark a major shift in thinking

BRUSSELS (AP) — Think about Hannibal Lecter, the psychopathic cannibal in the “Silence of The Lambs.” Or Jason Voorhees, the…
US unemployment drops unexpectedly to a still-high 13.3%
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US unemployment drops unexpectedly to a still-high 13.3%

WASHINGTON (AP) — The US unemployment rate fell unexpectedly in May to 13.3 percent — still on par with what…
Iran news agency head convicted for interviewee’s spy remark
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Iran news agency head convicted for interviewee’s spy remark

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The head of Iran’s semiofficial ISNA news agency has been convicted over publishing an…
Protests shift to memorializing Floyd amid push for change
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Protests shift to memorializing Floyd amid push for change

ATLANTA (AP) — The tenor of the protests set off by the death of George Floyd at the hands of…
Sri Lankan cafe owner feeds and shelters stranded tourists
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Sri Lankan cafe owner feeds and shelters stranded tourists

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The tourists came to see the magical waterfalls and mountain views of the lowland jungle…
Killing of Palestinian man with autism draws Floyd parallel
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Killing of Palestinian man with autism draws Floyd parallel

JERUSALEM (AP) — Eyad Hallaq liked to watch cartoons. He loved dressing up and wearing cologne. He even dreamed of…
European Central Bank nearly doubles pandemic support scheme
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European Central Bank nearly doubles pandemic support scheme

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank has boosted its pandemic emergency support program by an unexpectedly large 600…
Protests large but peaceful after new charges in Floyd case
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Protests large but peaceful after new charges in Floyd case

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Demonstrations across the US to condemn racism and police abuses remained large but mostly without the violence…
UN moves toward ending UN-AU peacekeeping in Sudan’s Darfur
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UN moves toward ending UN-AU peacekeeping in Sudan’s Darfur

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The UN Security Council voted unanimously to move ahead toward ending the joint UN-African Union peacekeeping…
Ethiopian domestic workers stranded in crisis-hit Lebanon
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Ethiopian domestic workers stranded in crisis-hit Lebanon

BEIRUT (AP) — Dozens of domestic workers gathered outside the Ethiopian consulate in Beirut on Thursday, some inquiring about flights…
Barcelona locals reclaim city from tourists during pandemic
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Barcelona locals reclaim city from tourists during pandemic

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — For florist Laura Gómez and many other Barcelona residents, the COVID-19 pandemic has one silver lining,…
Amid virus, those in India’s largest slum help one another
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Amid virus, those in India’s largest slum help one another

KOHIMA, India (AP) — There are no secrets in the tightly packed lanes of Dharavi, India’s largest slum. Everyone knows…
Tiananmen anniversary marked by crackdown, HK vigil ban
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Tiananmen anniversary marked by crackdown, HK vigil ban

BEIJING (AP) — China tightened controls over dissidents while pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong and elsewhere sought ways to mark…
Turkey, Russia cooperate on virus vaccine
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Turkey, Russia cooperate on virus vaccine

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey and Russia have agreed to cooperate in the development of a coronavirus vaccine and plan…
Netanyahu and settlers clash over West Bank annexation plans
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Netanyahu and settlers clash over West Bank annexation plans

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has harshly criticized Jewish West Bank settler leaders for disparaging President Donald…
UN: Yemen programs fighting virus might stop by end of June
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UN: Yemen programs fighting virus might stop by end of June

CAIRO (AP) — The United Nations warned Wednesday that its programs to fight the coronavirus in war-torn Yemen might have…
Syrian activists report Russian airstrikes on Idlib province
Middle East

Syrian activists report Russian airstrikes on Idlib province

BEIRUT (AP) — Russian warplanes carried out early Wednesday the first airstrikes in three months on the last remaining rebel…
Sudanese raped in crackdown wrestle with trauma a year later
Middle East

Sudanese raped in crackdown wrestle with trauma a year later

KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — A year later, Samah still wakes up terrified during the night. She sees her rapists’ faces…
UN appeal for urgent Yemen aid falls US$1 bn short amid virus
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UN appeal for urgent Yemen aid falls US$1 bn short amid virus

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A United Nations appeal Tuesday for countries to fund emergency aid in Yemen, where…
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