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Gas prices climb across WA through April
MOSES LAKE — Gas prices across Washington continued their upward trajectory throughout April, mirroring national v…
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Venice remains dry as flood barriers pass 1st emergency
MILAN (AP) — Controversial and long-delayed underwater barriers passed their first emergency with flying colors on Saturday, protecting the Italian lagoon city of Venice from a tide that peaked at 125 centimeters (…
8 charged in French cryptocurrency scheme to finance jihadis
PARIS (AP) — France's anti-terrorism prosecutor’s office said Saturday that eight people have been charged for their alleged involvement in a complex scheme financing Islamic extremists in Syria through the use of …
Head of Thai zoos shot dead amid missing wildlife scandal
BANGKOK (AP) — The head of Thailand’s state zoological agency was shot dead Saturday as he was pursuing an investigation into the suspicious disappearance of rare animals from a zoo in a southern province.
Israeli navy prepares for arrival of new upgraded warships
ABOARD THE INS LAHAV (AP) — After a coronavirus-related delay, Israel’s navy is preparing for the long-awaited arrival of its next generation of missile boats — giving it a powerful new tool to defend its strategic…
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9 people missing amid heavy floods in southeastern France
PARIS (AP) — At least nine people were missing Saturday after almost a year's average rainfall fell in less than 12 hours in the mountainous area surrounding the city of Nice, in southeastern France.
Police exhume bodies of 3 Kashmir men killed by Indian army
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Government investigators on Saturday exhumed the bodies of three young men in disputed Kashmir, two weeks after the Indian military in a rare admission said its soldiers exceeded their legal …
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Trump, stricken by COVID-19, flown to military hospital
Madrid starts partial virus lockdown amid political dispute
MADRID (AP) — Madrid awoke Saturday to its first day under a partial lockdown, with police controlling travel in and out of the Spanish capital as the city and its suburbs have become Europe's biggest hot spot in t…
Vatican: Pope Benedict XVI approved bishop accord with China
ROME (AP) — The Vatican doubled down Saturday on its intent to pursue continued dialogue with China over bishop nominations, defending a deal it did with the Chinese government in 2018 as necessary to the life of t…
Outrage at anti-Semitic graffiti in Paris kosher restaurant
PARIS (AP) — An investigation has been opened after anti-Semitic graffiti was found in a kosher restaurant in the French capital, the Paris prosecutors’ office said.
Tight security, many arrests for Ethiopian Irreecha festival
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Ethiopia’s largest ethnic group, the Oromo, on Saturday celebrated the annual Thanksgiving festival of Irreecha amid tight security and a significantly smaller crowd due to political tensions an…
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