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100 years old: Low key centenary for Northern Ireland
LONDON - Queen Elizabeth II stressed the need for "reconciliation, equality and mutual understanding" as she sent her "warmest best wishes" to the people of Northern Ireland on Monday to mark what is ...
May 03, 2021
Pakistani journalists' group vows to fight for press freedom
ISLAMABAD - The media is facing growing censorship, attacks and harassment in Pakistan that are threatening freedom of the press, a committee of journalists said Monday. The government said there are ...
May 03, 2021
At least 26 die when speedboat overturns in Bangladesh river
DHAKA, Bangladesh - A speedboat carrying about 30 passengers overturned after hitting a sand-laden cargo boat in a Bangladeshi river on Monday, leaving at least 26 people dead, an official said. The s...
May 03, 2021
Puerto Rican boxer turns himself in after lover found dead
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Puerto Rican boxer Flix Verdejo turned himself in to federal agents Sunday night just hours to face federal charges after authorities identified the body of a dead woman as his...
May 03, 2021
Tokyo Games need 500 nurses; nurses say needs are elsewhere
TOKYO - Some nurses in Japan are incensed at a request from Tokyo Olympic organizers to have 500 of them dispatched to help out with the games. They say they're already near the breaking point dealing...
May 03, 2021
Russia lags behind others in its COVID-19 vaccination drive
MOSCOW - While at the Park House shopping mall in northern Moscow, Vladimir Makarov saw it was offering the coronavirus vaccine to customers, so he asked how long it would take. "It turned out it's si...
May 03, 2021
New Zealand leader Ardern takes tougher stance on China
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern took a tougher stance on China's human rights record Monday by saying it was getting harder to reconcile differences as China's role...
May 03, 2021
Apple's app store goes on trial in threat to 'walled garden'
SAN RAMON, Calif. - On Monday, Apple faces one of its most serious legal threats in recent years: A trial that threatens to upend its iron control over its app store, which brings in billions of dolla...
May 03, 2021
Russia, facing lags, turns to China to produce Sputnik shots
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Russia is turning to multiple Chinese firms to manufacture the Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine in an effort to speed up production as demand soars for its shot. Russia has announced thr...
May 03, 2021
Tokyo Games need 500 nurses; nurses say needs are elsewhere
TOKYO - Some nurses in Japan are incensed at a request from Tokyo Olympic organizers to have 500 of them dispatched to help out with the games. They say they're already near the breaking point dealing...
May 03, 2021