By NICOLAS DELUCA, ALMUDENA CALATRAVA and CHRISTINE ARMARIO, USHUAIA, Argentina (AP):- At the edge of Argentina in a city known as “The End of the World,” many thought they might be spared from the worst of the coronavirus pandemic. Sitting far from the South American nation’s bustling..
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By MARIA CHENG, LONDON (AP):- The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases across the planet has surpassed 40 million, but experts say that is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the true impact of the pandemic that has upended life and work around the world. The milestone was hit Monday..
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By NASSER KARIMI, TEHRAN, Iran (AP):- A decade-long U.N. arms embargo on Iran that barred it from purchasing foreign weapons like tanks and fighter jets expired Sunday as planned under its nuclear deal with world powers, despite objections from the United States, which insists the ban remains in..
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By NICK PERRY, AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP):- A day after winning a second term in a landside victory, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Sunday she sees the election result as an endorsement of her government’s efforts to stamp out the coronavirus and reboot the economy. Speaking at a..
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WASHINGTON, (AFP):- Thousands took to the streets across the United States for women's marches on Saturday, many wearing pink protest hats while issuing fervent calls against President Donald Trump and his conservative Supreme Court pick. The rallies ahead of the November 3 election were inspired..
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WASHINGTON, (AFP):- The US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer expects to file for emergency use authorisation for its Covid-19 vaccine in late November, around two weeks after the Nov 3 US presidential election, it said on Friday. The company said it hopes to move ahead with the vaccine after safety data..
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By NICK PERRY, AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP):- Polling places opened on election day in New Zealand on Saturday as Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern seeks a second term. Ardern brought homemade cheese scones to campaign volunteers in Auckland and appeared relaxed as she awaited results, which will be..
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By GEIR MOULSON, BERLIN (AP):- Record daily infection figures in Germany, the Czech Republic and Italy added to fears on Thursday that Europe is running out of chances to control its latest coronavirus outbreak. France has set a 9 p.m. curfew for many of its biggest cities as governments across the..
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By TASSANEE VEJPONGSA, BANGKOK (AP):- Thai police early Thursday dispersed a group of pro-democracy protesters who camped out overnight outside the office of the prime minister to demand his resignation, leading him to implement a “severe” state of emergency in the capital area. An Associated..
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By TASSANEE VEJPONGSA, BANGKOK, Thailand (AP):- Thai activists hope to keep up the momentum in their campaign for democratic change with a third major rally in Bangkok on Wednesday, though there are concerns about possible confrontation with police or rival government supporters. Plans for the..
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By EILEEN NG, KUALA LUMPUR (AP):- Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim met the nation’s king Tuesday in a bid to form a new government after claiming he had secured a majority in Parliament. Anwar said he would present the monarch with “strong and convincing” documentary evidence of the..
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PARIS, (AFP):- Covid-19 patients may experience more severe symptoms the second time they are infected, according to research released Tuesday confirming it is possible to catch the potentially deadly disease more than once. A study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal charts the..
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PARIS, (AFP):- Tehran, March 2018: the lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh reflects on a career that has seen her take on the most sensitive of causes in Iran, including saving juveniles from the death penalty, defending outlawed religious minorities and standing up for women's rights. "Even though this..
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STOCKHOLM, (AFP):- Work on inequality, economic psychology, auctions, health economics and labour markets are some of the favourites as Monday's economics prize closes an unusual Nobel season nearing the record of women laureates in one year. This year's final prize, officially the Sveriges..
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By KIM TONG-HYUNG, SEOUL, South Korea (AP):- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned that his country would “fully mobilize” its nuclear force if threatened as he took center stage at a military parade that unveiled what appeared to be a new intercontinental ballistic missile and other..
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By ZEKE MILLER, JONATHAN LEMIRE and JILL COLVIN, WASHINGTON (AP):- Looking to shove his campaign back on track, President Donald Trump and his team laid out an aggressive return to political activities, including a big White House event on Saturday and a rally in Florida on Monday, a week after his..
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By DALATOU MAMANE, FRANK JORDANS and VANESSA GERA, NIAMEY, Niger (AP):- The World Food Program won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for its efforts to combat hunger in regions facing conflict and hardship at a time when the coronavirus pandemic has driven millions more people to the brink of..
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By FRANK JORDANS, BERLIN (AP):- Germany is seeing a sharp jump in new coronavirus infections, raising fears the pandemic is picking up pace in a country that so far has coped better than many of its European neighbors. The country’s disease control agency, the Robert Koch Institute, on Thursday..
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By NINIEK KARMINI, JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP):- Protests in many Indonesian cities turned violent Thursday as thousands of enraged students and workers criticized a new law they say will cripple labor rights and harm the environment. Clashes between rock-throwing demonstrators and riot police broke..
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By MSTYSLAV CHERNOV and YURAS KARMANAU, STEBNYK, Ukraine (AP):- Coronavirus infections in Ukraine began surging in late summer, and the ripples are now hitting towns like Stebnyk in the western part of the country, where Dr. Natalia Stetsik is watching the rising number of patients with alarm and..
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The US recovery is losing momentum. Job growth is slowing, the economy is still down 10.7 million jobs since February, and 36% of unemployed workers are now classified..
