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Portugal great Ronaldo fails to score in a surprising 1-1 draw against Congo at the World Cup
HOUSTON (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo delivered a pretty forgettable performance in the first match of his sixth World …
Azerbaijan, Armenia exchange prisoners as part of peace deal
MOSCOW (AP) — Azerbaijan and Armenia exchanged prisoners Monday, a move stipulated in the peace deal between the two ex-Soviet nations that ended recent fighting over the separatist territory of Nagorno-Karabakh.
At least 28 people killed in extremist attack in Niger
NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — An attack by the jihadi group Boko Haram in a village in Niger’s southeast killed at least 28 people, Niger’s government said Monday.
Battleground states vote as electors formally choose Biden
WASHINGTON (AP) — Presidential electors in key battleground states cast the votes Monday that will affirm Joe Biden as
France's Macron wants to add climate goals in constitution
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron announced a referendum to add the fight against climate change and the need to preserve the environment into the French Constitution.
Daytime darkness: Total solar eclipse wows in Latin America
CARAHUE, Chile (AP) — Thousands of people gathered in the Chilean region of La Araucanía on Monday to witness a solar eclipse, rejoicing in the rare experience even though visibility was limited because of cloudy s…
Lebanese woman gets 3 years hard labor for Israel contacts
BEIRUT (AP) — A military court in Lebanon on Monday sentenced a political activist to three years of hard labor for collaborating with Israel, Lebanon’s state-run news agency reported.
Albanians hold a peaceful protest over police shooting
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — The first peaceful protest in Albania's capital over the fatal shooting of a man by police enforcing a coronavirus curfew quickly faded away Monday following a strong police warning to avoid …
U.S. stocks turn choppy following worst week since Halloween
U.S. stock indexes are wavering between small gains and losses Monday as the country’s
Azerbaijan, Armenia begin prisoner exchange
MOSCOW (AP) — Azerbaijan and Armenia started the process of exchanging prisoners Monday, a move stipulated in the peace deal between the two ex-Soviet nations that ended recent fighting over the separatist territor…
Iran president says Israel was behind killing of scientist
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani on Monday claimed that Israel was behind the killing of a scientist who founded the Islamic Republic’s military nuclear program in the 2000s in an effort to start…
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Top US officials expected to get COVID-19 vaccine this week
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senior U.S. officials will begin receiving coronavirus vaccines this week as part of updated federal continuity of government plans that now include terrorism and pandemics as threats to the natio…
20 migrants drown after fleeing Venezuela for Trinidad
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The bodies of at least 20 migrants who were traveling by boat from Venezuela to the nearby Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago were found over the weekend, officials said.
Portland blockades come down after deal reached with family
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Barricades blocking a part of a neighborhood in Portland, Oregon, have been dismantled after a Black and Indigenous family struck a tentative deal with city officials to buy back the house the…
The Latest: Wisconsin casts its 10 electoral votes for Biden
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on