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EU unveils Africa strategy to counter China, US interest
BRUSSELS – Concerned about the growing influence of China, Russia and the United States in…
Seeking trial delay, sheriff makes false COVID-19 claim
ATHENS, Ala. – Lawyers for a longtime Alabama sheriff seeking a delay in his Monday…
Ship turned away by Asia ports carrying new crew to Alaska
JUNEAU, Alaska – A cruise ship turned away from ports in Asia over fears of…
Cruise docks at Florida port after virus test clears crew
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The Regal Princess cruise ship finally pulled into a Florida port…
Review: New NUMA Files story is a nonstop thrill ride
“Journey of the Pharaohs,” Putnam, by Clive Cussler and Graham Brown In 1074 B.C., an…
Ex-Turkish deputy PM forms new party to challenge Erdogan
ANKARA, Turkey – A one-time Turkish deputy prime minister established a new political party on…
Militant Hamas criticizes Saudi trials of members, backers
GAZA, Palestinian Territory – Hamas on Monday criticized the secretive criminal trials in Saudi Arabia…
Former Albanian prosecutor general accused of corruption
TIRANA, Albania – Albanian prosecutors on Monday charged the country’s former top prosecutor with hiding…
Business software firm Open Text buys Montreal-based XMedius for $75 million
WATERLOO, Ont. – Business software company OpenText has acquired XMedius, a provider of secure file…
Royal farewell: Harry, Meghan on final duty before new life
LONDON – It’s definitely a farewell. But will it be fond? Prince Harry and his…
Sesame’s Count wants to get young children counted in census
ORLANDO, Fla. – No other age group was under-counted more during the last once-a-decade census…
High level of Seine River concerns Paris officials
PARIS – The water level in the Seine River is rising after massive rainfall, adding…
Booker endorses Biden, says he’ll ‘restore honour’ to office
WASHINGTON – Former Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey has endorsed former…
North Korea flies out foreign diplomats amid virus fight
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of – A special North Korean flight believed to be carrying dozens…
Stocks, oil plunge over global fight for crude production
BEIJING – Global stock markets and oil prices plunged Monday after a fight among major…
Oil price war, Mecca ban are latest risks by Saudi prince
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is behind the…
Florida theme parks keep eye on virus as spring break nears
ORLANDO, Fla. – As Florida’s busy spring break season kicked off this month, coronavirus czar…
Woman convicted of crash that killed 5 kids gets 18 years
UPPER MARLBORO, Md. – A Maryland woman convicted of killing six passengers, five of them…
Biden in Mississippi, Sanders in Michigan before primaries
JACKSON, Miss. – Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden worshiped at a predominantly African American church…
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SpaceX’s 20th station shipment arrives with candy, science
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A SpaceX cargo ship arrived at the International Space Station on…
Grief, controversy mark anniversary of Ethiopian plane crash
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – The year since the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737…
UK police shoot knife-wielding man dead in London
LONDON – British police say they have shot dead a man who was brandishing two…
Alabama tornado victim’s family helps Tennesseans recover
BEAUREGARD, Ala. – The grandparents of the youngest victim of a deadly tornado in Alabama…