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US Supreme Court blocks Trump rule limiting mail voting, sides with Dem states
Nobel ceremonies go low-key this year because of coronavirus
STOCKHOLM (AP) — The pomp and ceremony of the Nobel prize ceremonies have been reined in this year amid measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus. There will be no glitzy banquet honoring winners in Stockholm …
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Global Forecast as of 23:00 GMT Monday, December 7, 2020
Spanish gov't: former monarch will get no special treatment
MADRID (AP) — A Spanish government official said Monday that Juan Carlos I deserves no special treatment by the legal system, amid reports the former monarch is preparing to admit alleged undeclared income.
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Global Forecast as of 23:00 GMT Monday, December 7, 2020
Romania's opposition Social Democrats win national election
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania’s opposition Social Democrats have taken a surprise lead over the governing National Liberals after a parliamentary election but appear less likely to emerge on top in what promise…
Indonesian police kill 6 supporters of firebrand cleric
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian police early Monday fatally shot six followers of a firebrand cleric who returned last month from a 3-year exile in Saudi Arabia after criminal charges against him were dropped,…
AP News in Brief at 6:04 a.m. EST
Trump cementing death penalty legacy up to Biden inaugural
Hundreds ill, 1 dead due to unidentified disease in India
NEW DELHI (AP) — At least one person has died and 200 others have been hospitalized due to an unidentified illness in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, reports said Monday.
EXPLAINER: What has Japan's Hayabusa2 mission accomplished?
TOKYO (AP) — A small capsule containing asteroid soil samples that was dropped from 220,000 kilometers (136,700 miles) in space by Japan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft landed as planned in the Australian Outback on Sunday.…
Iran says US 'got the message' on tense exchanges in Gulf
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran said Monday it was glad the United States “got the message” and modified its behavior in the Persian Gulf, after the top U.S. Navy official in the region said his forces had reached a state…
Pre-trial hearings in Brussels attacks start at NATO's ex-HQ
BRUSSELS (AP) — More than four years after suicide bombings killed 32 people and injured hundreds in the Brussels subway and airport, massive pre-trial hearings started Monday on the outskirts of the Belgian capita…
Ghana votes for president to keep reputation for stability
ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Voters lined up early in Ghana to cast their ballots in presidential and legislative elections likely to test the West African nation’s credentials as one of the most politically stable countrie…
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