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US Supreme Court blocks Trump rule limiting mail voting, sides with Dem states
Thai activists report to police over lese majeste charges
BANGKOK (AP) — Three leaders of Thailand’s pro-democracy movement reported to police Tuesday to hear charges that they defamed the king in their calls to reform the monarchy to make it more accountable.
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Asian stocks follow Wall Street lower amid virus worries
BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets followed Wall Street lower on Tuesday as surging coronavirus infections in the United States and some other countries tempered investor optimism about development of possible vacc…
'Turning point': UK giving 1st doses of COVID-19 vaccine
LONDON (AP) — British health authorities rolled out the first doses of a widely tested and independently reviewed COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday, starting a global immunization program that is expected to gain momentum a…
'Turning point': UK giving 1st doses of COVID-19 vaccine
LONDON (AP) — U.K. health authorities rolled out the first doses of a widely tested and independently reviewed COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday, starting a global immunization program that is expected to gain momentum as m…
Gunmen kill TV cameraman in northwestern Pakistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Unidentified gunmen shot and killed a journalist in the northwestern Pakistani city of Dera Ismail Khan, police said Tuesday.
'Full warning' - older hoops coaches at work in a pandemic
Rick Barnes thought he was in the clear early in his bout with COVID-19.
Australia government gains new power to scrap foreign pacts
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The Australian Parliament on Tuesday gave the government power to cancel deals struck with foreign nations by lower levels of government that conflict with the national interest, despite …
Chinese online platform JD Health rises 50% in stock debut
BEIJING (AP) — Shares in China’s biggest online health care platform rose 50% in their Hong Kong stock market debut Tuesday, reflecting investor enthusiasm for the fledgling industry as the country emerges from the…
India farmers intensify protest against new laws with strike
NEW DELHI (AP) — A nationwide strike called by thousands of Indian farmers protesting new agriculture laws began Tuesday amid new demonstrations in the outskirts of the capital.
The Latest: Australia to extend ban on leaving country
CANBERRA, Australia — Australia is extending its ban on international cruise ships and on Australians leaving the country except under exceptional circumstances for another three months until March.
UK gives 1st doses of COVID-19 vaccine as world watches
LONDON (AP) — U.K. health authorities have rolled out the first doses of a widely tested and independently reviewed COVID-19 vaccine, starting a global immunization program that is expected to gain momentum as more…
Asian stocks follow Wall Street lower amid virus worries
BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets followed Wall Street lower on Tuesday as surging coronavirus infections in the United States and some other countries tempered investor optimism about development of possible vacc…
Chuck Yeager, 1st to break sound barrier, dies at 97
Retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Charles “Chuck” Yeager, the World War II fighter pilot ace and quintessential test pilot who showed he had the “right stuff” when in 1947 he became the first person to fly faster than s…
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AP sources: Biden picks Lloyd Austin as secretary of defense