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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…
The Latest: Oxford vaccine trial continues amid death report
LONDON — The University of Oxford says the late-stage trial of its COVID-19 vaccine in Brazil will continue following reports of a participant's death.
Spain lawmakers set to reject far-right no-confidence motion
MADRID (AP) — Spanish lawmakers on Thursday were set to reject a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez that was called by far-right party Vox over what it says was the government's poor handling…
Forecasters: Hurricane Epsilon should sideswipe Bermuda
MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Epsilon's maximum sustained winds dropped slightly as it moved northwest over the Atlantic Ocean on a path that should sideswipe Bermuda on Thursday.
Turkey slams joint declaration by Cyprus, Greece and Egypt
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday slammed a joint statement by Greece, Cyprus and Egypt that condemns Turkish energy exploration in the eastern Mediterranean and numerous “provocations” that the…
Rights group condemns Egypt's execution of 49 people in Oct.
CAIRO (AP) — A leading international human rights group on Thursday condemned Egypt's execution of 49 people so far this month — some arrested during a deadly crackdown on a mass protest in 2013 — and urged authori…
Ex-PM Hariri asked to form new gov't in crisis-hit Lebanon
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s president asked former premier Saad Hariri to form the country’s next government Thursday after he secured enough votes from lawmakers - bringing back an old name to lead the country out of …
EU awards human rights prize to Belarus opposition
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on Thursday awarded its top human rights prize to the Belarus opposition movement and its leader, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, for their challenge to President Alexander Lukashenko’s…
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Leading European lawmaker says the EU has awarded its top human rights prize to the Belarus opposition movement
BRUSSELS (AP) — Leading European lawmaker says the EU has awarded its top human rights prize to the Belarus opposition movement.
Vatican, China extend accord on bishop nominations over strong opposition from White House, conservative Catholics
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Vatican, China extend accord on bishop nominations over strong opposition from White House, conservative Catholics.
Hariri to return to head Lebanon's Cabinet with slim support
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon's President Michel Aoun began crucial consultations with lawmakers Thursday to name a new prime minister. The process was widely expected to bring back an old name, former premier Saad Hariri,…
Heavy rain causes landslide in Indonesia, killing 11 miners
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Intense rains caused a landslide at a coal mine on Indonesia's Sumatra island that killed 11 miners, authorities said Thursday.
Mixed Philippine reaction on pope nod on gay civil unions
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Pope Francis’ endorsement of same-sex civil unions drew mixed reactions Thursday in the Philippines, Asia’s bastion of Catholicism, with a retired bishop saying he was scandalized by it w…
Global stocks follow Wall St. lower on lack of US aid plan
BEIJING (AP) — Global stocks and U.S. futures declined Thursday as investors watched Washington for signs of whether political leaders can agree on an economic aid plan in the two weeks before the Nov. 3 presidenti…
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