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US Supreme Court blocks Trump rule limiting mail voting, sides with Dem states
French soldier killed in anti-insurgent operations in Mali
PARIS (AP) — France’s Defense Ministry said Saturday that a French soldier has been killed in Mali during operations against “armed terrorist groups.”
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Misery of Italy's migrants grows not from virus but lockdown
CASTEL VOLTURNO, Italy (AP) — They are known as “the invisibles": Undocumented African migrants who, even before the coronavirus outbreak plunged Italy into crisis, barely scraped by as day laborers, prostitutes, f…
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Western Europe relaxes virus measures, Russia numbers spike
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spaniards filled the streets Saturday to exercise outside in gorgeous spring weather for the first time in seven weeks, while German children rushed to playgrounds as countries in Western Eu…
India says 2 soldiers killed in Pakistani firing in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Two Indian soldiers were killed and another wounded in Pakistani firing in Kashmir, the Indian military said Saturday, as tensions continued to escalate along the volatile and highly militari…
Patter of tiny paws: Giant panda gives birth at Dutch zoo
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A giant panda loaned by China to a Dutch zoo as part of a breeding pair has given birth to a cub, the zoo announced Saturday.
Kim reappears in public, ending absence amid health rumors
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made his first public appearance in 20 days as he celebrated the completion of a fertilizer factory near Pyongyang, state media said Saturday, ending an abs…
'I died and came back': 12-year-old recovers from virus
COVINGTON, La. (AP) — As her desperately sick daughter was being airlifted to a hospital, Jennifer Daly was thinking about all the parts of life that still lay ahead for her 12-year-old and whether she’d ever exper…
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End of lockdown to uncork pent-up mourning for the lost
PARIS (AP) — As body after body has passed through his rubber-gloved hands, sealed in double-layered bags for disposal, Paris undertaker Franck Vasseur has become increasingly concerned about the future after the c…
Farmers markets scaling down with eye on safety due to virus
DETROIT (AP) — Johnny Gyergyou has been selling his farm’s meat, poultry and eggs at a Detroit farmers market for more than a decade, but like many of his regular shoppers, he’s been staying home in recent weeks to…
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Michigan militia puts armed protest in the spotlight
Gun-carrying protesters have been a common sight at some demonstrations calling for coronavirus-related restrictions to be lifted. But an armed militia’s involvement in an angry protest in the Michigan statehouse T…
Asia Today: Singapore to reopen some businesses May 12
BANGKOK (AP) — Singapore will allow selected businesses to reopen on May 12 in a cautious rollback of a two-month partial lockdown despite rising coronavirus infections among foreign workers.