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Tom Brady wins Super Bowl No. 7, Buccaneers beat Chiefs 31-9
TAMPA, Fla. - Tom Brady made his seventh Super Bowl title look familiar - despite moving south to a new team and conference during a pandemic. Brady threw two touchdown passes to old friend Rob Gronko...
Feb 08, 2021
Bad weather halts Pakistani army search for missing climbers
ISLAMABAD - Bad weather on Monday forced Pakistani army helicopters to temporarily halt their search for three mountaineers who went missing while attempting to scale K2, the world's second-highest mo...
Feb 08, 2021
Bad weather halts Pakistani army search for missing climbers
ISLAMABAD - Bad weather on Monday forced Pakistani army helicopters to temporarily halt their search for three mountaineers who went missing while attempting to scale K2, the world's second-highest mo...
Feb 08, 2021
Mysterious monolith pops up near Turkish World Heritage site
ISTANBUL - Turkish authorities are investigating the appearance of a mysterious monolith in southeastern Turkey. The metal block was found by a farmer on Friday in Sanliurfa province with old Turkic s...
Feb 08, 2021
US plans to reengage with UN rights council, reversing Trump
WASHINGTON - The United States announced plans Monday to reengage with the much-maligned U.N. Human Rights Council that former President Donald Trump withdrew from almost three years ago, as the Biden...
Feb 08, 2021
In Denmark, some school classes resume amid lockdown easing
COPENHAGEN - Danish schools on Monday resumed teaching younger children - from pre-school to the fourth grade - as Denmark has seen a steady reduction in COVID-19 infection numbers in recent weeks. Ho...
Feb 08, 2021
Water fired at crowd as anti-coup protests swell in Myanmar
YANGON, Myanmar - Police fired a water cannon Monday at hundreds of protesters in Myanmar's capital who are demanding the military hand power back to elected officials, as demonstrations against last ...
Feb 08, 2021
Australian leader dismisses reports of China-built city
CANBERRA, Australia - The Australian prime minister on Monday dismissed as "speculative" reports that a Chinese company plans to build a new industrial island city near Australia's porous sea border w...
Feb 08, 2021
Trump impeachment trial to open with sense of urgency, speed
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump's historic second impeachment trial is opening this week with a sense of urgency - by Democrats who want to hold the former president accountable for the violent U.S. Capitol...
Feb 08, 2021
Pope seeks 'Copernican revolution' for post-COVID economy
ROME - Pope Francis urged governments on Monday to use the coronavirus crisis as a revolutionary opportunity to create a world that is more economically and environmentally just - and where basic heal...
Feb 08, 2021