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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…
Spain PM declares national state of emergency over outbreak
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has declared a second nationwide state of emergency in hopes of stemming a resurgence in coronavirus infections.
Israeli government approves Bahrain normalization deal
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli Cabinet approved the normalization deal with the Arab Gulf state of Bahrain on Sunday, a week after the two countries agreed to establish formal diplomatic ties.
Thousands rally in Iraq to mark one year of protests
BAGHDAD (AP) — Thousands of protesters took to the streets on Sunday to mark one year since mass anti-government demonstrations swept Baghdad and Iraq's south, sparking calls to end to rampant corruption.
Malaysia's king rejects PM's proposal to declare emergency
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia's king on Sunday rejected a proposal by embattled Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin to declare a state of emergency to fight a new outbreak of the coronavirus.
Polish women protest new abortion restriction in churches
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Women's rights activists in Poland staged protests during Sunday church services in the predominantly Roman Catholic nation against a tightening of the nation's already restrictive abortion la…
Pope names 13 new cardinals, includes WDC Archbishop Gregory
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Sunday named 13 new cardinals, including Washington D.C. Archbishop Wilton Gregory, who would become the first Black U.S. prelate to earn the coveted red hat.
At least 14 civilians killed by booby traps in Egypt’s Sinai
EL-ARISH, Egypt (AP) — More than a dozen civilians, including women and children, were killed in Egypt’s restive northern Sinai Peninsula over the past two weeks from explosive devices laid down in their homes by m…
Pope Francis names 13 new cardinals, including Washington D.C. Archbishop Wilton Gregory
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis names 13 new cardinals, including Washington D.C. Archbishop Wilton Gregory.
Hundreds march in Taiwan to support 12 arrested Hong Kongers
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Hundreds of people marched in Taiwan's capital on Sunday to demand the release of 12 Hong Kong anti-government protesters who were arrested by mainland Chinese authorities in August.
The Latest: New US virus cases top 83,700 for 2nd day in row
BALTIMORE — A day after the U.S. set a daily record for new confirmed coronavirus infections, it came very close to doing it again.
The Latest: Germany's health agency attacked; cases double
BERLIN — Several people attacked Germany’s national disease control center with incendiary devices early Sunday, Berlin police reported.
Thai protesters rally ahead of parliamentary debate
BANGKOK (AP) — Thousands of pro-democracy protesters gathered in Thailand's capital again on Sunday, seeking to keep up pressure on the government a day before a special session of Parliament that was called to try…
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Spain PM works on new state of emergency to curb outbreak
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez called a Cabinet meeting Sunday to prepare a new state of emergency to stem surging coronavirus infections, a move that could impose curfews and other re…