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Prague, Taipei deepen ties as controversial Czech visit ends

TAIPEI, Taiwan - The mayors of Prague and Taipei announced new areas of co-operation for the two sister cities, including orchestra tours, on Friday as a Czech delegation concluded a weeklong visit to...

Sep 4, 2020

Thai students turn agitators for educational reform

BANGKOK - She's 15, writes love stories and likes indie music and anime cartoons. So far so normal. But two weeks ago Benjamaporn Nivas upended traditional notions of Thai schoolkids' behaviour by lea...

Sep 3, 2020

Judge kicks Kanye West off Virginia ballot for November

RICHMOND, Va. - A judge on Thursday ordered rapper Kanye West's name removed from presidential ballots in Virginia. West was disqualified because he failed to meet a requirement that 13 people pledge ...

Sep 3, 2020

Whitmer: Gyms can open; contact sports resume, but unadvised

LANSING, Mich. - Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced Thursday that gyms can reopen after 5 1/2 months of closure and more organized sports can resume if masks are worn - lifting some coronavirus restricti...

Sep 3, 2020

Alex Trebek expects to mark 2-year cancer survival in 2021

LOS ANGELES - Alex Trebek says he's responding exceptionally well to treatment for pancreatic cancer and expects to mark his two-year survival next February. His doctor has said he's counting on that ...

Sep 3, 2020

Top stars at Venice Film Fest praise gender-neutral prizes

VENICE, Italy - Two stars at the Venice Film Festival, Cate Blanchett and Tilda Swinton, have praised the decision by the Berlin festival to award gender-neutral prizes, with Swinton predicting other ...

Sep 3, 2020

Boseman to be honoured in hometown, where he inspired others

ANDERSON, S.C. - Actor Chadwick Boseman will be mourned, honoured and celebrated Thursday in his hometown of Anderson, South Carolina, where he gave residents a deep sense of pride, event organizers s...

Sep 3, 2020

After a long slumber, U.S. cinemas awaken on pivotal weekend

STAMFORD, Conn. - With the previews about to start, a trickle of masked moviegoers made their way into one of the first U.S. screenings of "Tenet" at the Bow Tie Majestic 6 in downtown Stamford, Conne...

Sep 3, 2020

US trade deficit surges in July to highest in 12 years

WASHINGTON - The U.S. trade deficit surged in July to $63.6 billion, the highest level in 12 years, as imports jumped by a record amount. The Commerce Department reported that the July deficit, the ga...

Sep 3, 2020

Thailand reports 1st local coronavirus case in 100 days

BANGKOK - A prison inmate in Thailand has tested positive for the coronavirus in the country's first confirmed locally transmitted case in 100 days, health officials said Thursday. They identified the...

Sep 3, 2020