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US Supreme Court blocks Trump rule limiting mail voting, sides with Dem states
The Latest: Germany defends vaccine campaign, procurement
BERLIN — Chancellor Angela Merkel’s spokesman says impatience in Germany with what is widely being perceived as a slow start to coronavirus vaccinations is understandable, but things will improve.
Hundreds demonstrate over fatal Minneapolis police shooting
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Hundreds of protesters marched in Minneapolis to demand justice in the fatal police shooting of a 23-year-old man, the city’s first police-involved death since George Floyd died after being restr…
Mexico's president reaches the people with morning show
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Retired auditor Rafael Silva pours himself a cup of coffee and turns on his television at 7:00 a.m. each weekday morning to watch. Also in Mexico City, Amalia Meléndrez tunes in after her morning…
South Africa testing whether vaccines work against variant
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Scientists in South Africa are urgently testing to see if the vaccines for COVID-19 will be effective against the country's variant virus.
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Malaysia coroner: No foul play in death of French-Irish teen
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A Malaysian coroner ruled Monday that the death of a French-Irish teenager whose body was found near a Malaysian jungle resort where she vanished while on vacation was most likely a mi…
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UK first in world to start using Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine
LONDON (AP) — The U.K. on Monday became the first nation in the world to start using the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Oxford University and drugmaker AstraZeneca, ramping up a nationwide inoculation program as ris…
Iranian semiofficial news agencies say authorities arrest crew of seized South Korean-flagged tanker
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian semiofficial news agencies say authorities arrest crew of seized South Korean-flagged tanker.
Negligence claims filed in shootings amid Wisconsin protest
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Claims filed on behalf of two men shot by an Illinois teen during a night of protests over a police shooting in Kenosha, Wisconsin, allege the city and Kenosha County were negligent in their re…
Pakistani Shiites rally against killing of coal miners by IS
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Hundreds of Pakistani minority Shiites blocked a key highway Monday on the outskirts the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta for a second straight day to protest the killing of 11 coal min…
Iran starts 20% uranium enrichment, seizes South Korean ship
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran began enriching uranium Monday to levels unseen since its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers and also seized a South Korean-flagged tanker near the crucial Strait of Hormuz,…
Iranian state television says Tehran seized South Korean-flagged tanker over alleged 'oil pollution'
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian state television says Tehran seized South Korean-flagged tanker over alleged 'oil pollution.'
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As post-holiday infections surge, Lebanon gears for lockdown
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon is gearing up for a new nationwide lockdown, as officials vowed Monday to take stricter measures against the coronavirus following the holiday season, which saw a large increase in infections …