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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…
Philippine court orders US Marine's early release in killing
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Philippine court has ordered the early release for good conduct of a U.S. Marine convicted in the 2014 killing of a transgender Filipino which sparked anger in the former American colon…
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Rites surrounding death change as coronavirus ravages Peru
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Every day Joselyn García lights two red candles before a marble urn that holds her mother's ashes in the living room of her wooden home in the north of Peru’s capital.
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Zimbabwe investigating deaths of 22 elephants, more expected
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — The number of elephants dying in western Zimbabwe from a suspected bacterial infection, possibly from eating poisonous plants, has risen to 22, and “more deaths are expected,” a spokesman fo…
Egyptian police: 7 suspected criminals killed in firefights
CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian police killed at least seven suspected criminals in separate firefights in the southern province of Aswan, the Interior Ministry said Wednesday.
Facebook India grilled over hate speech, allegations of bias
NEW DELHI (AP) — Facebook India executives were grilled Wednesday by members of a parliamentary committee on information technology over allegations of political bias and a role in spreading hate speech in India.
Charlie Hebdo terror attack suspects go on trial in Paris
PARIS (AP) — Thirteen men and a woman went on trial Wednesday in the 2015 attacks against the Charlie Hebdo satirical newspaper and a kosher supermarket in Paris that marked the beginning of a wave of violence by t…
Thailand hits 100 days with no local virus transmissions
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s prime minister on Wednesday congratulated the nation for having achieved 100 days without a confirmed locally transmitted case of the coronavirus, even as security along the border with My…
Cosmic Legos: Black holes merge into never before seen size
Black holes are getting stranger — even to astronomers. They've now detected the signal from a long ago violent collision of two black holes that created a new one of a size that had never been seen before.
Congo sees increase in plague, at least 10 deaths this year
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congo is seeing an upsurge in cases of the plague, as the vast Central African nation also battles outbreaks of COVID-19 and Ebola.
Pope prays for Lebanon during 1st public audience in months
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis described solidarity as the way out of the coronavirus pandemic crisis as he held his first public audience in nearly six months Wednesday after a pause brought on by Italy's outbre…
Serbia denies meddling in tense Montenegro election
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbian officials have denied that Serbia and its president have interfered in Montenegro’s parliamentary election that was narrowly won by pro-Belgrade and pro-Russian political groupings.
CORRECTS: Saudi Arabia says flights can now use its airspace to fly to and from the UAE, apparently referring to Israel
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — CORRECTS: Saudi Arabia says flights can now use its airspace to fly to and from the UAE, apparently referring to Israel.
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Global Forecast as of 23:00 GMT Wednesday, September 2, 2020