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US Supreme Court blocks Trump rule limiting mail voting, sides with Dem states
7 states, DC vote amid coronavirus pandemic, social unrest
Voters are being asked to navigate curfews, health concerns and
Indonesia cancels hajj pilgrimage due to coronavirus
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia's government has decided not to participate in this year's hajj pilgrimage because of the coronavirus outbreak, an official said Tuesday.
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Global shares rise as more economies reopen for business
TOKYO (AP) — Global stock markets rose Tuesday as more economies reopened for business after long and painful shutdowns to contain the coronavirus pandemic.
World outrage grows at Floyd's death; EU 'shocked, appalled'
PARIS (AP) — French authorities banned a protest Tuesday over racial injustice and heavy-handed police tactics as global outrage over what happened to George Floyd in the United States kindled frustrations across b…
Mudslides bury homes in northeast India; 20 dead, 7 injured
GAUHATI, India (AP) — Three mudslides triggered by overnight rains buried homes in northeastern India’s Assam state, killing 20 people and injuring at least seven others, authorities said Tuesday.
Indian metropolis of Mumbai braces for rare cyclone
NEW DELHI (AP) — A cyclone in the Arabian Sea was barreling toward India's business capital Mumbai on Tuesday, threatening to deliver high winds and flooding to an area already struggling with the nation's highest …
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6 elephants killed by poachers in single day in Ethiopia
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — At least six elephants were killed in a single day by poachers in Ethiopia last week, wildlife officials said, the largest such slaughter in memory in the East African nation.
EU official calls Floyd's death an abuse of power
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s top diplomat said Tuesday the death of George Floyd was the result of an abuse of power and that the 27-nation bloc is “shocked and appalled” by it.
Global shares gain on hopes for regional economies reopening
TOKYO (AP) — Global shares are higher Tuesday on optimism about moves to reopen economies from shutdowns to contain the coronavirus pandemic.
UK lawmakers balk at order to return and end virtual voting
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s 650 lawmakers are grappling with a question familiar to millions of their compatriots: When is it safe to go back to work?
Pakistani girl dies of her injuries from Karachi plane crash
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — A Pakistani girl who was critically injured on the ground last month when a passenger plane went down in a crowded neighborhood of the port city of Karachi has died at a hospital, her relat…