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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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UN raises alarm over refugee killings in Uganda settlement
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The United Nations refugee agency says it is “saddened and alarmed” after at least 10 refugees were killed in an attack last week by local residents in northern Uganda amid tensions over incr…
Dutch government to unveil budget overshadowed by virus
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch government plans to invest in protecting jobs during the coronavirus crisis but warned Tuesday in a speech delivered by King Willem-Alexander ahead of the unveiling of the na…
Global stocks mixed after Wall Street rises on dealmaking
BEIJING (AP) — Global stock markets were mixed Tuesday after Wall Street rose on a flurry of corporate deals and China's economic activity improved.
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Hong Kong: No information on reported detentions in Taiwan
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said Tuesday that Taiwan has not disclosed information about the reported detentions of five Hong Kongers who may have attempted to flee there by boat to escape possible…
Bosnian Serb official jailed for war crimes dies of COVID-19
PALE, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Momcilo Krajisnik, a former top wartime Bosnian Serb official who was convicted of war crimes by a U.N. court, has died after contracting COVID-19. He was 75.
U.N.: Boat capsizes near Libya; 24 migrants presumed dead
CAIRO (AP) — The U.N. migration agency said Tuesday that a boat carrying migrants bound for Europe capsized in the Mediterranean Sea off Libya, leaving at least two dozen people drowned or missing and presumed dead…
Zimbabwe government abuses critics, allege rights groups
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Godfrey Kurauone, a Zimbabwean opposition official, sang a protest song at the funeral of a party member in July. For that, and other political charges, he spent 42 days in jail before the p…
Indonesian patrol confronts Chinese ship in economic zone
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — An Indonesian patrol ship confronted a Chinese coast guard vessel that spent almost three days in waters where Indonesia claims economic rights and are near the southernmost part of China'…
The Latest: Australian state to relax pandemic measures
MELBOURNE, Australia — Australia’s virus hot spot Victoria state says it will relax pandemic restrictions in most areas from Wednesday night.
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Greece: Rescue operation continues after migrant boat sinks
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A major search-and-rescue operation launched overnight after a migrant smuggling boat sank off the southern Greek island of Crete continued Tuesday, with survivors unable to say how many peopl…
UK unemployment edges up in July but much worse expected
LONDON (AP) — Unemployment in the U.K. edged up in July even though large sections of the British economy reopened after the coronavirus lockdown, a clear signal that the jobless rate is set to spike sharply higher…
Lottery State-by-State-All
The state-by-state winning lottery numbers through Tuesday: