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NewSRINAGAR, India (AP) — Shops and businesses have shut in several parts of Kashmir to denounce new laws by India that allow its nationals to buy…
Continue Reading Unrest erupts over police killing of Black man near Portland
NewVANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — Tensions have boiled over in a southwestern Washington city near Portland, Oregon, following a vigil for a Black man shot…
Continue Reading Tanzania, once envy of the region, watches democracy slide
NewNAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — That Tanzania’s populist President John Magufuli has been declared the overwhelming winner of Wednesday’s election…
Continue Reading Chinese manufacturing expands in October but at slower pace
NewBEIJING (AP) — China’s manufacturing activity expanded in October for the eighth straight month, though at a slightly slower rate than in…
Continue Reading Georgians vote in hotly contested parliamentary elections
NewTBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Voters in Georgia will cast ballots Saturday in a parliamentary election hotly contested between the governing party,…
Continue ReadingFC Cincinnati plays Atlanta United FC on 3-game road skid
NewFC Cincinnati (4-13-4, 14th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Atlanta United FC (5-12-4, 13th in the Eastern Conference) Atlanta; Sunday, 7 p.m. EST…
Continue ReadingPhiladelphia plays Columbus on defensive hot streak
NewPhiladelphia Union (13-3-5, first in the Eastern Conference) vs. Columbus Crew SC (10-5-5, third in the Eastern Conference) Columbus, Ohio; Sunday,…
Continue Reading Death toll reaches 27 in quake that hit Turkey, Greek island
NewIZMIR, Turkey (AP) — Rescue teams have plowed through concrete blocks and debris of eight collapsed buildings in search of survivors of a powerful…
Continue Reading Asia Today: Australia to spend on vaccines for wider region
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia has announced it will spend $351 million to secure COVID-19 vaccines for the Pacific and Southeast Asia as…
Continue Reading Pandemic takes center stage in Australia’s Queensland vote
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — The response to the coronavirus pandemic is a central theme as Australia’s tourist-popular Queensland state votes for…
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