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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…
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Mali soldiers detain senior officers in apparent mutiny
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Soldiers in Mali took up arms in the garrison town of Kati on Tuesday and detained senior military officers in an apparent mutiny, raising fears of a coup after several months of anti-government…
Malian soldiers in garrison town of Kati take up arms, begin detaining senior military officers in apparent mutiny.
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Malian soldiers in garrison town of Kati take up arms, begin detaining senior military officers in apparent mutiny.
In Belarus, strikes demanding president to resign continue
MINSK, Belarus (AP) — Factory workers in Belarus continued to strike on Tuesday, turning up pressure on the country's authoritarian leader to step down after winning an election they say was rigged.
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People stranded on rooftops by rain, flooding in China
BEIJING (AP) — Authorities deployed helicopters in western China on Tuesday to rescue people stranded by flooding as heavy rain swelled the Yangtze and other rivers to dangerous levels, state media reported.
Swedish diplomats leave N. Korea, but embassy remains open
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Swedish staff have left the country's embassy in North Korea but the diplomatic mission in Pyongyang remains open and is being staffed by local employees, officials said Tuesday.
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German police arrest suspected Syrian militant near Berlin
BERLIN (AP) — German authorities arrested a Syrian national Tuesday on suspicion he was a member of two militant groups that fought against the government of President Bashar Assad during the early stages of the co…
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As virus cases fall, South Africa allows liquor sales
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa, which had one of the world's strictest anti-coronavirus lockdowns for five months, relaxed its restrictions Tuesday, permitting the sales of alcohol and cigarettes in response to d…
S. Korea shuts Seoul nightspots, churches amid virus spike
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea will ban large public gatherings and shut down churches and nightspots in the greater capital area amid an alarming surge in viral infections that health officials describe as …
World shares mixed as investors eye virus counts, stimulus
Shares were mixed in Europe and Asia on Tuesday, after buying of technology stocks nudged the S&P 500 closer to the record high it set in February before the pandemic crunched the global economy.
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