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UPDATED: Former Moses Lake doctor arrested after shootout with U.S. Marshals in Florida
STUART, Fla. — Former Moses Lake surgeon Thomas Earl Steffens, 72, has been arrested in Florida after an altercati…
Israeli lawmakers pass proposal to dissolve parliament
JERUSALEM (AP) — With support from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s main coalition partner, Israeli lawmakers on Wednesday passed a preliminary proposal to dissolve the parliament in a major step toward plunging…
Report: Climate change damaging more World Heritage sites
GENEVA (AP) — Climate change is increasingly damaging the U.N.’s most cherished heritage sites, a leading conservation agency warned Wednesday, reporting that Australia’s Great Barrier Reef and dozens of other natu…
Israeli lawmakers give preliminary approval to dissolve parliament, setting up possible fourth election in two years
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli lawmakers give preliminary approval to dissolve parliament, setting up possible fourth election in two years.
UN: Warmer world in 2020 busted weather records, hurt people
An overheating world obliterated weather records in 2020, creating an extreme year for hurricanes, wildfires, heat waves, floods, droughts and ice melt, the United Nations’ weather agency reported Wednesday.
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Brazilian bank robbers seize another city, sow chaos, death
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Heavily armed bank robbers invaded the Brazilian city of Cameta just one day after criminals struck another mid-sized city on the opposite side of the country, taking residents hostage as they…
Global Forecast-Celsius
Global Forecast as of 23:00 GMT Wednesday, December 2, 2020
Dutch police: 2 injured in stabbing in store in The Hague
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Two people were injured in a stabbing Wednesday in a shop in the center of The Hague and a suspect has fled the scene, police said.
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Global Forecast as of 23:00 GMT Wednesday, December 2, 2020
Ex-Hong Kong lawmaker asks Europe to provide 'safe haven'
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A Hong Kong pro-democracy activist who is visiting Denmark urged European nations on Wednesday to allow protesters in Hong Kong "a safe haven from the terror” of China's Communist Party.
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UK authorizes Pfizer coronavirus vaccine for emergency use
German city grieves after 5 killed in pedestrian zone attack
BERLIN (AP) — Residents of Trier placed flowers and lit candles at the base of the southwestern German city's landmark Roman gate Wednesday in tribute to the five people who were killed and more than a dozen others…
Israel transfers $1B to cash-strapped Palestinian Authority
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel transferred over $1 billion in taxes and customs duties it collects on behalf of the Palestinian Authority on Wednesday after a six-month hiatus in which the Palestinians had severed ties wi…
The Latest: Italy plans 202 million COVID-19 vaccine doses
ROME — Italy’s health minister told lawmakers on Wednesday that Italy will distribute 202.6 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines during 2021 in “an unprecedented effort that will require a huge collective commitment.…
China denies weakening sanctions enforcement on North Korea
BEIJING (AP) — China on Wednesday rejected U.S. accusations it is weakening its enforcement of U.N. sanctions against North Korea, but said more efforts are needed toward reaching a political settlement and greater…