Brazilian police investigating the discovery of a boat full of corpses say the dead were likely African migrants from Mali and Mauritania. Fishermen off Brazil’s northern coastal state of Pará had …
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By RENATA BRITO
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4/16/24
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One of Copenhagen’s oldest buildings is on fire and its iconic spire has collapsed. The roof of the 17th-century old Stock Exchange, or Boersen, that was once Denmark’s financial center, was …
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4/16/24
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A teenager has been accused of wounding a Christian bishop and priest during a church service in a second high-profile knife attack to rock Sydney in recent days. Authorities have declared the church …
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By MARK BAKER and ROD McGUIRK
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4/16/24
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Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says police have seized the largest haul of methamphetamine in the country in years without anybody being killed, in a subtle criticism of his …
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4/16/24
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NEW DELHI (AP) — Raj Sud, 94, has voted in almost every election held in independent India, bearing witness to the eventful journey of a diverse, and now the world’s most populous, democracy over …
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By MANISH SWARUP
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4/16/24
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Israel’s military chief says Israel will respond to Iran’s weekend missile strike. But he has not elaborated on when and how. Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi said Monday that Israel is still considering …
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By JOSEF FEDERMAN
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4/15/24
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Russia and Ukraine are trading blame before the United Nations Security Council for the attacks on Europe's largest nuclear power plant. The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency says the …
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By MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN
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4/15/24
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The mayor of Colombia’s capital has announced new measures to reduce water consumption in the city of eight million people, where a drought associated with the El Niño weather pattern has already …
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By MANUEL RUEDA
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4/15/24
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Ukraine’s foreign minister says the success of Israel and its allies in largely thwarting a massive Iranian missile and drone attack shows what Ukraine could achieve against Russian aerial barrages …
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By SUSIE BLANN and ILLIA NOVIKOV
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4/15/24
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An independent experts commission has recommended that abortion in Germany should no longer fall under the country’s penal code and be made legal during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. Currently, …
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By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER
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4/15/24
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A civil lawsuit demanding damages for alleged racial discrimination by police in Japan has opened in Tokyo District Court. The case filed by three residents of Japan of overseas ancestry, including …
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By YURI KAGEYAMA
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4/15/24
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Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will relinquish his office on May 15 and hand the post to his deputy Lawrence Wong, his office said Monday. Lee, 72, will formally advise the city-state’s …
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4/15/24
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The people killed and wounded by an assailant at a Sydney shopping mall were mostly women. Ashlee Good died saving her wounded baby. Dawn Singleton worked at a fashion boutique and was soon to be …
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4/15/24
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The country in which China has gained most influence in the South Pacific, Solomon Islands, goes to the polls on Wednesday in an election that could shape the region’s future. Prime Minister Prime …
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By ROD McGUIRK
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4/15/24
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Croatia holds an early parliamentary election Wednesday following a campaign that was marked by heated exchanges between the country’s two top officials. The ballot pits the ruling conservative …
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By DUSAN STOJANOVIC
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4/15/24
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Pakistani police are investigated the shooting death of a suspect in the killing of accused Indian spy Sarabjit Singh in prison in 2013. Amir Tamba was killed Saturday by gunmen who entered his home …
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4/14/24
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More than 250 survivors of the suicide bombing that killed 22 people at a 2017 Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England are taking legal action against Britain’s domestic intelligence agency. …
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4/14/24
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Iran’s dramatic aerial attack on Israel follows years of enmity between the countries and marks the first time Iran has launched a direct military assault on Israel. The hostility between the …
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4/14/24
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Iran’s unprecedented attack on Israel marks a change in approach for Tehran, which had relied on proxies across the Middle East since the start of the Israel-Hamas war in October. All eyes are now …
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By KAREEM CHEHAYEB
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4/14/24
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Thousands of Polish opponents of abortion are marching in Warsaw to protest recent steps by the new government to liberalize the predominantly Catholic nation's strict laws and allow termination of …
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By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA
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4/14/24
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