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Gas prices climb across WA through April
MOSES LAKE — Gas prices across Washington continued their upward trajectory throughout April, mirroring national v…
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UK announces plans to help workers hit by pandemic
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s treasury chief on Thursday announced a new income support program to help workers hurt by the coronavirus pandemic, responding to pressure from businesses and labor unions to step in with mo…
Many more likely sought US jobless aid as layoffs persist
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government will provide its latest snapshot Thursday of the pace of layoffs, which have remained elevated but have been declining as some sectors of the economy have rebounded in the six …
Seoul: North Korea kills S. Korean official, burns his body
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea said Thursday that North Korean troops fatally shot a South Korean government official who may have attempted to defect and set his body on fire after finding him on a floating…
UN watchdog: 'Staggering' $36M embezzled in South Sudan
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The United Nations commission on human rights in South Sudan says “a staggering $36 million” has been misappropriated by government officials and senior politicians since 2016 as widespread corr…
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Palm oil labor abuses linked to world’s top brands, banks
Quarantine ordered for 2,500 students at elite Swiss school
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Swiss authorities ordered 2,500 students at an elite hospitality management school to quarantine themselves due to a coronavirus outbreak allegedly linked to off-campus partying, the la…
UK to announce plans to help workers hit by pandemic
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s top treasury official plans to announce a new program to help workers hurt by the coronavirus pandemic Thursday, responding to pressure from businesses and labor unions to step in with more …
Troublesome South African baboon evicted for raiding homes
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Kataza already had a lengthy rap sheet with Cape Town authorities, so when he organized a band of others to raid a series of suburban homes, he was captured. Now he sleeps at a local …
88 whales rescued from Australia's worst mass beaching
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Authorities have rescued 88 pilot whales and are attempting to free 20 others that survived Australia’s worst mass stranding, as crews prepare to remove 380 decomposing carcasses from the…
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Global shares fall as caution sets in after Wall St retreat
Global shares were lower Thursday as caution set in after a retreat on Wall Street driven by a decline in technology shares.
Israel tightens second lockdown as virus cases soar
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel on Thursday moved to further tighten its second countrywide lockdown as coronavirus cases continued to soar, ordering all nonessential businesses to close and requiring people to stay within…
Hong Kong activist Wong arrested over unauthorized assembly
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong said he was arrested again Thursday for allegedly participating in an unauthorized assembly last October.
Seoul: North Korea kills SKorean official, burns his body
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea said Thursday North Korean troops fatally shot a South Korean government official who may have attempted to defect and set his body on fire, after they found him on a floating …