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Guatemalan security forces break up US-bound migrant caravan
Guatemalan security forces on Monday broke up a caravan of some 4,000 Honduran migrants trying to reach the United States on a journey of thousands…
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Turkey slaps advertising ban on Twitter, Pinterest
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey on Tuesday slapped advertising bans on Twitter, Periscope and Pinterest over their non-compliance with a controversial new law that requires…
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SKorean court gives Samsung scion prison term over bribery
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Billionaire Samsung scion Lee Jae-yong was sent back to prison on Monday after a South Korean court handed him a…
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Netanyahu challenger pledges change with Biden
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s top challenger in upcoming elections is promising a tough line toward Iran and the Palestinians,…
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WHO team arrives in Wuhan to investigate pandemic origins
WUHAN, China (AP) — A global team of researchers arrived Thursday in the Chinese city where the coronavirus pandemic was first detected to conduct a…
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Nostalgia for old era challenges Tunisia’s democratic gains
MONASTIR, Tunisia (AP) — Flanked by columns of private security, Tunisian lawmaker Abir Moussi recently swept onto a stage to address an adoring crowd at…
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The leader of Europe’s largest anti-lockdown movement is facing questions about cash flowing into the group. Now, he’s called for protests to be paused.
The leader of Germany’s anti-lockdown movement has called on supporters to pause its protests until the spring. The decision coincides with press reports that question…
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Israelis protest Netanyahu amid 3rd virus lockdown
JERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of Israelis on Saturday renewed weekly demonstrations against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, calling for the long-serving leader to resign over corruption…
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Brazilian women head to Argentina to avoid abortion ban
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — With her 21st birthday fast approaching, Sara left the home she shares with her mother for her first trip on…
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South Korean tanker was boarded by armed Iran Guard forces
SEOUL (AP) — Armed Iranian Revolutionary Guard troops stormed a South Korean tanker and forced the ship to change course and travel to Iran, the…
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