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US Supreme Court blocks Trump rule limiting mail voting, sides with Dem states
Last British governor says Hong Kong 'betrayed' by China
HONG KONG (AP) — The last British governor of Hong Kong said China has betrayed the semi-autonomous territory by tightening control over the city it had promised could keep freedoms not found on the mainland.
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AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT
Memorial Day weekend draws crowds and triggers warnings
Hong Kong police fire volleys of tear gas at protesters
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong police fired volleys of tear gas in a popular shopping district as hundreds took to the streets Sunday to march against China's proposed tough national security legislation for the city.
Wuhan lab head calls virus leak claims 'pure fabrication'
NEW YORK (AP) — Claims promoted by the Trump administration that the global coronavirus pandemic originated at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in the central Chinese city are a “pure fabrication," the institute's d…
Hong Kong police fire tear gas in popular shopping district as hundreds protest China's proposed national security law
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong police fire tear gas in popular shopping district as hundreds protest China's proposed national security law.
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NKorea's Kim holds meeting to discuss bolstering nuke forces
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un convened a key military meeting to discuss bolstering its nuclear arsenal and putting the country’s strategic armed forces on a high alert, state media rep…
Last British governor says Hong Kong 'betrayed' by China
HONG KONG (AP) — The last British governor of Hong Kong said China has betrayed the semi-autonomous territory by tightening control over the city it had promised could keep freedoms not found on the mainland.
AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. EDT
Holiday amid pandemic: Americans divided on how to respond
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT
Holiday amid pandemic: Americans divided on how to respond
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Asia Today: More Australians use virus app; 3 cases in China
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Six million Australians have downloaded a mobile phone app that helps health authorities trace coronavirus infections, officials said Sunday.
Soaring infections dampen Eid festivities in Southeast Asia
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Millions of Muslims in Indonesia are marking a muted and gloomy holiday of Eid al-Fitr, the end of the fasting month of Ramadan — a usually joyous three-day celebration that has been signi…
1st Iranian ship reaches Venezuela with no sign of US threat
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The first of five tankers loaded with gasoline sent from Iran reached Venezuelan waters late Saturday, expected to temporarily ease the South American nation’s fuel crunch while defying Tr…