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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…
Typhoon adds to southern China's rain and flooding woes
BEIJING (AP) — China suffered a double blow Wednesday of flooding and landslides from unusually heavy seasonal rains and a typhoon that came ashore on its southern coast.
Iran surpasses 20,000 confirmed deaths from the coronavirus
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran surpassed 20,000 confirmed deaths from the coronavirus on Wednesday, the health ministry said — the highest death toll for any Middle East country so far in the pandemic.
The Latest: Iran passes 20,000 coronavirus deaths
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran has surpassed 20,000 confirmed deaths from the coronavirus.
The Latest: Polish hospital says it'll soon run out of beds
WARSAW, Poland — The director of a major Polish hospital has warned that his facility is at risk of running out of beds for coronavirus patients.
Officials: Bomb attacks in Kabul, north Afghanistan kill 4
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Bomb attacks in Kabul and northern Afghanistan on Wednesday killed at least four people and wounded 13, officials said.
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German news agency dpa: Prosecutors say a series of crashes on a city highway was an Islamic extremist attack
BERLIN (AP) — German news agency dpa: Prosecutors say a series of crashes on a city highway was an Islamic extremist attack.
Prosecutors: Berlin crashes were Islamic extremist attack
BERLIN (AP) — A series of crashes caused by a 30-year-old Iraqi man on a Berlin highway was an Islamic extremist attack, prosecutors told the German news agency dpa on Wednesday.
World shares mixed after S&P 500 logs all-time high
World share prices were mixed Wednesday after the S&P 500 logged a fresh all-time high, with European indexes opening little changed and U.S. futures slightly lower.
Suspected Norway spy didn't work on defense projects
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A man who is in custody in Norway suspected of spying for Russia was heading an industry project on 3D printing and had no security clearance and didn’t work on projects for the defense i…
Series of crashes leads to shutdown of Berlin highway
BERLIN (AP) — Berlin authorities said Wednesday the city's highway is still shut down after a series of crashes the previous night that were allegedly all caused by one man.
EU leaders seek to ramp up pressure on Belarus president
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders put on a show of support Wednesday for people protesting in Belarus, underlining their concern during an emergency teleconference about the country's contested presidential el…
Mali soldiers behind coup take to airwaves, promise handover
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — The Malian soldiers who forced President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita to resign in a coup promised early Wednesday to organize new elections after their takeover was swiftly condemned by the internati…
Belarus challenger urges EU to support 'awakening' country
MINSK, Belarus (AP) — The Belarusian opposition leader has called on European leaders not to recognize “fraudulent elections" that extended the rule of authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko and sparked unpre…
WHO warns against ‘vaccine nationalism,’ urges world leaders to share
The World Health Organization is asking leaders of its 194 member states to sign on to the COVAX Global Vaccines Facility agreement, which would commit wealthier countries to share COVID-19 inoculations with develo…