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Mozambique cyclone death toll up to 598; cholera spreads
JOHANNESBURG - Authorities say the death toll in Mozambique from last month's cyclone has risen to 598 while humanitarian workers race to contain a cholera outbreak in the storm's wake. The World Heal...
Apr 02, 2019
Algeria: Skepticism greets president's planned exit
ALGIERS, Algeria - Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's long-awaited announcement of his departure has fallen flat, as protesters and opposition figures say it doesn't go far enough to satisfy de...
Apr 02, 2019
In the news today, April 2
Four stories in the news for Tuesday, April 2 --- MOTHER SAYS BABY NAMED AFTER BRONCOS PLAYER A Saskatchewan woman who named her baby after a hockey player killed in the Humboldt Broncos cra...
Apr 02, 2019
Police identify one of four suspects in alleged kidnapping of Chinese student
Police investigating the alleged abduction of a Chinese student from a parking garage north of Toronto said they've managed to identify one of the four suspects wanted in the case. York Regional Polic...
Apr 02, 2019
B.C. receives two money laundering reports after reviews of real estate, cars
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is examining two reports on money laundering that it hopes will help stop the flow of dirty money through real estate, luxury cars and horse racing...
Apr 02, 2019
Israel, Hamas take first steps toward Gaza cease-fire deal
JERUSALEM - A cease-fire deal appeared to take hold between Israel and Gaza's Hamas rulers on Sunday, with Israel expanding the permitted fishing zone and easing some tight restrictions on movement th...
Apr 02, 2019
Ukraine comedian leads presidential election, runoff likely
KIEV, Ukraine - Early results in Ukraine's presidential election showed a comedian with no political experience with a sizable lead over 38 rivals but far from a first-round victory, while the incumbe...
Apr 02, 2019
US struggling with growing number of asylum seekers
WASHINGTON - Border officials are aiming to more than quadruple the number of asylum seekers sent back over the southern border each day, a major expansion of a top government effort to address the sw...
Apr 02, 2019
Pakistan, India trade fire in disputed Kashmir: 7 people die
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan and India traded fire in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, leaving seven people dead - three Pakistani soldiers, a Pakistani villager, an Indian woman and a girl and a mem...
Apr 02, 2019
Japan gov't says era name translates as 'beautiful harmony'
TOKYO - Japan's government said Tuesday that the official translation of the era name for the new emperor will be "Beautiful Harmony," setting off confusion while offices rush to make changes before C...
Apr 02, 2019