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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…
West African leaders hold virtual talks on Mali after coup
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — The heads of state of the West African economic bloc are holding a virtual extraordinary summit Friday to discuss Mali after negotiations with the junta that
Russia expels Norwegian diplomat, blasts 'destructive line'
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's Foreign Ministry announced the expulsion of a Norwegian diplomat in response to a similar move by Norway last week.
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Greece starts more training exercises amid Turkey tension
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece and the United Arab Emirates have begun joint air force training exercises in the eastern Mediterranean, in the latest build-up of military forces in the region where Greece and Turkey …
Rights groups call for release of Jordanian cartoonist
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Press freedom groups are calling for the release of a cartoonist who was arrested in Jordan for criticizing the agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates to normalize relation…
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Trump lashes Biden, defies pandemic on White House stage
The Latest: Merkel warns of pandemic difficulties to come
BERLIN — Chancellor Angela Merkel is cautioning that the coronavirus crisis will make life more difficult in the coming months than it has been over the summer and is calling on Germans to continue taking the threa…
Consultations to name new PM in Lebanon to begin on Monday
BEIRUT (AP) — The office of Lebanon’s president said Friday that binding consultations with members of Parliament to designate a new prime minister will begin early next week.
Israel lists El Al flight taking off Monday for Abu Dhabi, which would be first commercial passenger flight to UAE
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israel lists El Al flight taking off Monday for Abu Dhabi, which would be first commercial passenger flight to UAE.
Protesters confront Rand Paul about Breonna Taylor after RNC
WASHINGTON (AP) — A crowd of protesters surrounded U.S. Sen. Rand Paul as he was leaving the White House following the Republican National Convention early Friday, shouting for the legislator from Kentucky to ackno…
Police say lightning kills 10 children in remote Uganda town
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ten children have been killed in a lightning strike in a remote Ugandan town near the Congo border, Ugandan police said Friday.
Man killed by polar bear on Norway's Arctic Svalbard islands
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A polar bear attacked a camping site and killed a foreign national in the remote Svalbard Islands on Friday, authorities on an Arctic island said, adding the animal was killed.
Monsoon rains wreek havoc in Pakistani port city, killing 20
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Heavy rains hit Pakistan’s financial capital Karachi for a fifth straight night, bringing more flooding and killing at least 20 more people, officials said Friday, as rescuers evacuated peo…
South Africa ends ban on cigarettes, but smuggling may stay
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Cigarette smuggling boomed in South Africa during its nearly five-month ban on legal sales as part of anti-COVID-19 measures, and even though legal sales are once again permitted, many in the to…
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