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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…
AP Interview: South Africa to know true virus toll in weeks
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa should know its true toll from the coronavirus pandemic within a few weeks, the government’s chief medical adviser says, as the country prepares to almost fully reopen its economy a…
Germany seeks more scrutiny of Belarus by top UN rights body
GENEVA (AP) — Germany has presented a resolution at the U.N.’s top human rights body that raises concerns about torture, “arbitrary deprivations of life,” and sexual and gender-based violence linked to Belarus' dis…
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Virus risk looming at overcrowded French universities
PARIS (AP) — Can mandatory masks offer enough protection in lecture halls so packed that late arrivals have to sit on the floor?
Asia mostly higher despite Wall Street slump, virus fears
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly higher Friday despite some investor attention shifting again to the uncertainties in global economies amid the coronavirus pandemic, as reflected in the overnight fall on Wall …
Polish ruling party forming minority govt, rejects partners
An official with Poland's conservative governing party said Friday that the country's right-wing government coalition has collapsed.
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Photos fuel concerns over in-custody death of La. Black man
Graphic photos that surfaced online this week appear to show deep bruises on the face of a Black man who died following a police chase in Louisiana last year, raising new questions about whether his injuries were c…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies at 87
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Israel returns to virus lockdown as cases mount
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel went back into a full lockdown on Friday to try to contain a coronavirus outbreak that has steadily worsened for months as its government has been plagued by indecision and infighting.
Lawyer: Texas city's police leaders must reform or resign
DALLAS (AP) — A lawyer for the family of a woman who was shot dead by a suburban Houston police officer last year during a struggle over a stun gun said Thursday that the police department’s leadership must enact “…
Peru president faces impeachment vote amid pandemic turmoil
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peruvian President Martín Vizcarra’s job went on the line Friday as opposition lawmakers pushed through an impeachment hearing criticized as a hasty and poorly timed ouster attempt in one of the c…
AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. EDT
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies at 87
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