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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.”
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.
W. Europe relaxing virus measures, but Russian 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…
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Russia, Pakistan virus cases spike as others ease controls
Kazakhstan removes ex-president's daughter as senate speaker
MOSCOW (AP) — The daughter of Kazakhstan’s former president, once viewed as his heir-apparent, has been dismissed from her post as speaker of the country’s senate.
Rise in virus cases in crowded Indian jails prompts concerns
NEW DELHI (AP) — The spreading of the coronavirus in India's notoriously crowded prisons has prompted authorities to impose jail lockdowns and release thousands of pretrial detainees on parole, as health experts wo…
2 Houston police officers critically injured in copter crash
HOUSTON (AP) — Two Houston officers aboard a police helicopter were critically injured when the aircraft crashed at an apartment complex early Saturday, the department said.
2 Houston police officers hospitalized in helicopter crash
HOUSTON (AP) — A Houston police helicopter crashed, resulting in the hospitalization of two officers on board, the department said early Saturday.
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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.
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…
Russia, Pakistan virus cases spike as others ease controls
BEIJING (AP) — Russia and Pakistan reported their biggest one-day jumps in new coronavirus infections as some other countries and U.S. states where case numbers are stabilizing allowed businesses and public activit…
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Weary Moroccan medics fight virus, nightmares and tears
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — When Moroccan nurse Mofadal Ahyane lost his first patient to COVID-19, he had a recurring nightmare: His patient in agony slips from his body, which gradually transforms into Ahyane's own fath…