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Finland to take 130 refugees, mostly children, from Greece
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s migration ministry said Thursday Finland has agreed to take in 100 unaccompanied refugee children and 30 adults, expanding the number of European countries which have begun taking in …
Outsiders consider possibility of chaos in North Korea
TOKYO (AP) — North Korea’s collapse has been predicted — wrongly— for decades.
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Sailors become biggest cluster of infections in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sailors at a Sri Lankan naval base have become the biggest cluster of coronavirus infections in the Indian Ocean island nation with 248 testing positive for the disease, authorities said T…
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Alabama student names NASA's first Mars helicopter
NORTHPORT, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama high school student named NASA’s first Mars helicopter that will be deployed to the red planet later this summer.
Grounded Thai airline staff, hit by pay cuts, work side gigs
BANGKOK (AP) — Restrictions on air travel imposed on airlines in Thailand have brought a lot of turbulence into the lives of flight and cabin crews, but they’ve been trained to cope with emergencies. More than 200 …
Surf's down in California: Governor will close beaches
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom will order all beaches and state parks closed starting Friday after people thronged the seashore during a sweltering weekend despite his social distancing order that aims…
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Biden assault allegation prompts GOP attacks, Dem worries
WASHINGTON (AP) — A sexual assault allegation is raising Joe Biden's first big challenge as the Democrats' presidential nominee, fueling Republican attacks and leaving many in his own party in an uncomfortable bind.
Chalk marks, discipline aid mass protest in virus-era Israel
JERUSALEM (AP) — Social distancing doesn’t come naturally in Israel. But the country, known for its informal, in-your-face mentality, seems to be setting a new standard for public protests in the age of coronavirus.