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US Supreme Court blocks Trump rule limiting mail voting, sides with Dem states
Tropical Storm Bertha has formed off the South Carolina coast and is expected to bring heavy rainfall
MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Bertha has formed off the South Carolina coast and is expected to bring heavy rainfall.
Japan OK's funds for $1.1 T stimulus to fight pandemic woes
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Cabinet approved a proposed 32 trillion-yen ($296 billion) supplementary budget Wednesday to help fund $1.1 trillion in measures to cushion the blow to the economy from the coronavirus pandemic…
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Global stocks turn higher on economic stimulus hopes
Global stock markets turned higher Wednesday as the European Union proposed more economic stimulus, though U.S.-Chinese tensions over Hong Kong kept some investors on edge.
India, China in tense standoff at Himalayan frontier
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Indian and Chinese soldiers are in a bitter standoff in the remote and picturesque Ladakh region, with the two countries amassing soldiers and machinery near the tense frontier, Indian offici…
US priest who founded Knights of Columbus to be beatified
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The founder of the Knights of Columbus, the influential U.S.-based lay Catholic organization, is moving a step closer to possible sainthood.
Serbia bans Montenegro flights amid escalating tensions
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbian authorities have banned Montenegro’s national carrier from operating flights out of Belgrade after the small nation's government excluded Serbia from a list of countries with which M…
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Northern India wilts under crippling heat wave
NEW DELHI (AP) — As India braces for a hotter than usual summer, many cities in the country's north are reeling under an intense heat wave with the temperatures on Wednesday crossing a scorching 45 degrees Celsius …
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Virus expands grip in many areas, as US nears 100,000 deaths
Israeli president calls Australian PM after teacher's ruling
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli President Reuven Rivlin said he spoke Wednesday with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, following an Israeli court ruling that a former teacher accused of sexually abusing her studen…
Global stocks mixed on unease over Hong Kong security law
Global stock markets were mixed Wednesday as U.S.-Chinese tensions over Hong Kong vied with optimism about recovering from the coronavirus pandemic.
Saudi police: 6 killed in shootout dispute between families
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — A shootout in a southwestern province in Saudi Arabia that local reports say was sparked by a dispute between two families has killed six people, a police spokesman said Wednesday.