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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…
Death toll from the coronavirus goes over 50,000 in the Middle East as the pandemic continues
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Death toll from the coronavirus goes over 50,000 in the Middle East as the pandemic continues.
Prison inmate tests positive in Thailand's 1st confirmed local coronavirus case since May
BANGKOK (AP) — Prison inmate tests positive in Thailand's 1st confirmed local coronavirus case since May.
Hurricane Nana makes landfall in Belize with wind, rain
PUNTA GORDA, Belize (AP) — Hurricane Nana made landfall in Belize, pelting a relatively sparsely populated stretch of the country's coast with heavy rain and wind before weakening to a tropical storm.
The Latest: Hong Kong's mass testing finds only few cases
HONG KONG — Only six people in Hong Kong have tested positive for the coronavirus out of a batch of 128,000 residents who had undergone the mass-testing program that began on Tuesday.
The Latest: One of Europe's biggest brothels goes bust
BERLIN — One of Europe’s biggest brothels has filed for bankruptcy after being unable to operate for months due to coronavirus restrictions.
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Turkey says Russia will hold live-fire exercises in Med
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey has announced that Russia will hold live-fire naval exercises in the eastern Mediterranean, amid escalating tensions between Turkey and its coastal neighbors Greece and Cyprus over righ…
Defendants acquitted in slayings of Slovak reporter, fiancee
PEZINOK, Slovakia (AP) — A panel of judges in Slovakia has acquitted a businessman accused of masterminding the slayings of an investigative journalist and his fiancee.
Livestock ship carrying 42 crew sinks off Japan's coast
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese rescuers were searching Thursday for a livestock ship that a survivor said sank with 42 crew members aboard during rough weather off a southern Japanese island, the coast guard said.
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Colombia arrests 3 Venezuelans tied to anti-Maduro plot
MIAMI (AP) — Police in Colombia have arrested three Venezuelans who were part of a failed plot organized by a former U.S. Green Beret to sneak across the border and oust President Nicolás Maduro, The Associated Pre…
UK public tribunal to probe Uighur genocide allegations
LONDON (AP) — A prominent British human rights lawyer is convening an independent tribunal in London to investigate whether the Chinese government’s alleged rights abuses against Uighur Muslims in the far western X…
The Latest: Australian mom handcuffed at home for incitement
MELBOURNE, Australia — A pregnant woman says she didn’t know she had broken any law when she was handcuffed by police in front of her children in her Australian home and led away in pajamas for allegedly inciting a…
Australian mom handcuffed for advocating against lockdown
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A pregnant woman said Thursday she didn’t know she had broken any law when she was handcuffed by police in front of her children in her Australian home and led away in pajamas for allege…