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US Supreme Court blocks Trump rule limiting mail voting, sides with Dem states
Japan’s pandemic deaths low, but future success uncertain
TOKYO (AP) — Japan has kept its deaths from the new coronavirus low despite a series of missteps that beg the question of whether it can prevent future waves of infections.
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT
`Get your knee off our necks!': Floyd mourned in Minneapolis
Asia Today: 39 new cases in S. Korea; China defends record
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea on Friday reported 39 new cases of the coronavirus as infections continued to spike after rigid social distancing rules were relaxed.
Floyd protesters in Indiana marched by armed residents
Protesters in a rural Indiana city who took to the streets to condemn racism and police killings of black people encountered bystanders who were holding rifles during the demonstration.
Park police: Cyclist filmed assaulting people posting signs
BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — Park police in Maryland are looking for a man after a video appeared to show him violently grab an object from a child who was posting signs protesting the death of George Floyd.
New Zealand military buys 5 Lockheed Hercules planes for $1B
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand's military said Friday it will buy five Super Hercules transport planes from Lockheed Martin for $1 billion.
The Latest: Brazil has new high in COVID deaths, with 1,473
RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil has reported 1,473 more COVID-19 deaths, the biggest 24-hour increase in the country's death toll since the outbreak began. That’s equal to more than one death per minute, and means the coun…
'Peaceful' protesters in Indiana marched by armed residents
Protesters in a rural Indiana city who took to the streets to condemn racism and police killings of black people encountered bystanders who were holding rifles during the demonstration.
The Latest: 39 new virus cases in South Korea, most in Seoul
SEOUL, South Korea __ South Korea has reported 39 new cases of the coronavirus over a 24-hour period, a continuation of an upward trend in new infections in the Asian country.
Anger rising in Mexico over alleged police brutality death
MEXICO CITY (AP) — As protests rock the United States over allegations of police abuses, anger built in Mexico on Thursday over its own police brutality case: a young man allegedly beaten to death after officers de…
AP News in Brief at 9:04 p.m. EDT
`Get your knee off our necks!': Floyd mourned in Minneapolis
Mexico leader urges calm after jump in reported COVID deaths
MEXICO CITY (AP) — President Andrés Manuel López Obrador urged the country to remain calm Thursday as Mexico registered the second straight day of escalating coronavirus death numbers that rivaled those coming out …
Worrying over future, Hong Kong defies ban to mark Tiananmen
HONG KONG (AP) — Thousands of people in Hong Kong defied a police ban Thursday evening, breaking through barricades to hold a candlelight vigil on the 31st anniversary of China's crushing of a democracy movement ce…
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The Latest: China reports 5 new coronavirus cases, no deaths
BEIJING — China is reporting five new confirmed coronavirus cases, all of them brought by Chinese citizens from outside the country.