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Pope Leo XIV gets into Christmas spirit with prayer for peace at Spanish Steps
ROME — Pope Leo XIV got into the Christmas spirit Monday by taking part in a very Roman papal tradition: praying f…
Police: Man shoots 7 in series of Chicago-area attacks
CHICAGO (AP) — A man killed three people and wounded four others in a series of shootings over roughly four hours that started on Chicago's South Side and ended with his death in a shootout with police in a parking…
Syria temporarily cuts supplies of fuel to meet shortages
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria’s petroleum ministry on Sunday blamed U.S. sanctions for forcing it to cut by up to 24% its distribution of fuel and diesel because of delays in arrival of needed supplies.
EXPLAINER: Why is Indonesia prone to plane crashes?
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Saturday's plane crash in Indonesia, in which a Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-500 carrying 62 people plunged into the Java Sea shortly after takeoff, has once again cast the limelight on the sa…
Protesters arrested for criticizing Kazakhstan's vote
MOSCOW (AP) — Dozens of people protesting Kazakhstan’s opposition-free election were arrested Sunday in the country’s capital and in its principal city.
Daily low flying Israeli jets over Lebanon spreading jitters
BEIRUT (AP) — Israeli military jets carried out several low flying flights over Beirut as reconnaissance drones also buzzed overhead Sunday in what has become a daily occurrence.
Chinese state media blast latest Pompeo move on Taiwan
BEIJING (AP) — China's state media lashed out at the latest move on Taiwan by the departing Trump administration, accusing U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo of “seeking to maliciously inflict a long-lasting scar …
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The Latest: England invites over 80s to get virus vaccine
LONDON — Thousands of people 80 and older have started receiving invitations to get the coronavirus vaccine in England, officials said Sunday, as Britain ramps up its national vaccination program in a bid to meet i…
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UN envoy: Britain is `gung ho' about world role after Brexit
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Britain’s new U.N. ambassador says the government is feeling “gung ho” about continuing its role as an important player on the world stage despite its exit from the European Union.
Voters in Kyrgyzstan cast ballots in early presidential vote
MOSCOW (AP) — Voters in Kyrgyzstan cast ballots Sunday in an early presidential election that will also determine how much power the next president has.
Minister: Massive power outage leaves Pakistan in the dark
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A major technical fault in Pakistan's power generation and distribution system caused a massive power outage that plunged the country into darkness overnight, the energy minister said.
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Woman in widely seen hotel confrontation charged in NYC
NEW YORK (AP) — A 22-year-old California woman who wrongly accused a Black teenager of stealing her phone and tackled him at a New York City hotel in a widely seen video was charged after returning to the city on S…
Global Forecast-Fahrenheit
Global Forecast as of 23:00 GMT Sunday, January 10, 2021