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US Supreme Court blocks Trump rule limiting mail voting, sides with Dem states
Lawmaker-elect denies wrongdoing over 'comfort women' funds
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A prominent South Korean activist who was recently elected to the National Assembly denied on Friday that she misused public donations for Korean survivors of Japanese wartime sexual slave…
Twitter adds 'glorifying violence' warning to Trump tweet
WASHINGTON (AP) — Twitter has added a warning to one of President Donald Trump's tweets about protests in Minneapolis, saying it violated the platform's rules about “glorifying violence."
Columbus protest over George Floyd's death turns violent
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Protesters angry over the
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Hungary commemorates victims of 2019 Danube boat catastrophe
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Commemorations were held Friday in Hungary for the anniversary of an accident on the Danube River in which over two dozen South Korean tourists died after their tour boat collided with a ri…
Iran says it will continue nuclear work despite US sanctions
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran said Friday its experts would continue nuclear development activities, despite sanctions imposed earlier this week on their fellow scientists by the United States.
Zookeeper critically mauled by 2 lions at shut Australia zoo
SYDNEY (AP) — Two lions mauled and critically injured a zookeeper inside their enclosure Friday at a closed Australian zoo.
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AP Explains: What's behind latest India-China border tension
NEW DELHI (AP) — Tensions along the China-India border high in the Himalayas have flared again in recent weeks.
Officer accused in Floyd's death opened fire on 2 people
A white Minneapolis police officer who knelt on George Floyd's neck opened fire on two people during his 19-year career and had nearly 20 complaints and two letters of reprimand filed against him.
Travel disruptions challenge global transplant deliveries
PETAH TIKVA, Israel (AP) — Over the past two months, as air travel ground to a halt, Mishel Zrian has crisscrossed the Atlantic and the United States dozens of times, sleeping in empty airports and unable to return…
French carmaker Renault announces 15,000 job cuts worldwide
PARIS (AP) — Struggling French carmaker Renault on Friday announced 15,000 job cuts worldwide as part of a 2 billion-euro cost-cutting plan over three years, as the company is in bad shape amid declining sales.
Police: 7 shot at Louisville protest against the killing of Breonna Taylor, a black woman shot by police in her home
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Police: 7 shot at Louisville protest against the killing of Breonna Taylor, a black woman shot by police in her home.
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Protests explode in US after cop charged with killing Floyd
Malaysia's Mahathir ousted from party amid power struggle
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia's former prime minister, Mahathir Mohamad, has been ousted from his ethnic Malay political party in the latest twist of a power struggle with his successor, but he has vowed t…