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Former South Africa president testifies before commission

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) — Former South African president Jacob Zuma appeared Monday before a state commission investigating serious allegations of corruption during his tenure as head of state from 2009 to …

Hurricane Iota now a Category 5 storm near Central America

MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — Hurricane Iota rapidly strengthened Monday into a Category 5 storm that is likely to bring catastrophic damage to the same part of Central America already battered by a powerful Hurricane …

S&P 500 adds to record, Dow heads for own on vaccine hopes

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are rising Monday, with the S&P 500 adding more to its record high and the Dow Jones Industrial Average on track to erase the last of its pandemic losses, following another round of encouragi…

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Email obtained by AP: 65 WHO staff have virus, 1 cluster

GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization has recorded 65 cases of the coronavirus among staff based at its headquarters, including at least one cluster of infections, an internal email obtained by The Associated…

Hurricane Iota is now a Category 5 storm as it approaches Central America, days after Hurricane Eta

MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — Hurricane Iota is now a Category 5 storm as it approaches Central America, days after Hurricane Eta.

AP Entertainment Digest for Monday, Nov. 16, 2020

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Germany charges press office worker with spying for Egypt

BERLIN (AP) — German prosecutors say they have formally charged an employee of the government's press office with spying for an Egyptian intelligence service.

Islamist sit-in outside Pakistani capital targets France

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Thousands of supporters of a radical cleric's political party rallied on the outskirts of Islamabad on Monday demanding the Pakistani government cut diplomatic ties with France over the republishin…

2 young sisters found by themselves on Chicago street

Two young sisters were found by themselves on the street in Chicago, prompting a search Monday for their parents, police said.

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The Latest: Coronavirus infections in Russia hit new record

Coronavirus infections in Russia have hit a new record as a region in Siberia has shut down some non-essential businesses for two weeks in an effort to curb the spread of the disease.

Israelis protest EU delegation's visit to planned settlement

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli protesters shouted down a group of European diplomats on Monday who were visiting the site of a planned settlement expansion in east Jerusalem that would make it even harder to establish a …

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