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South Africa votes in election that could bring biggest shift since 1994
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JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africans began voting Wednesday in an election seen as their country’s most important in 30 years, and one ...
Haiti transitional council selects new prime minister for country
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — U.N. development specialist Garry Conille was named Haiti’s new prime minister Tuesday evening, nearly a month ...
The Latest | Fighting escalates in Rafah as Israel pushes ahead with its offensive
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Palestinian residents of the southern Gaza city of Rafah have reported an escalation of fighting Tuesday as Israeli forces pressed their assault ...
Israeli army says it used small munitions in Rafah airstrike, and fire was caused by secondary blast
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DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Israeli military says an initial investigation into a strike that sparked a deadly weekend fire ...
Pope apologizes after using vulgar term about gay men regarding church ban on gay priests
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VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis apologized Tuesday after he was quoted using a vulgar term about gay men to reaffirm the ...
North Korean rocket carrying its 2nd spy satellite explodes shortly after launch
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North Korea says its attempt to put another spy satellite into orbit has failed By HYUNG-JIN KIM, KIM TONG-HYUNG and MARI YAMAGUCHI ...
PNG landslide: More than 2,000 killed, government says
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Papua New Guinea government said a landslide Friday buried more than 2,000 people and has formally asked ...
North Korea informs Japan of satellite launch plan, a likely bid to put 2nd spy satellite into orbit
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has revealed plans to launch a satellite by early next week, Japan said Monday, an ...
Israel-Hamas war: Palestinian medics say Israeli airstrike kills 22 in Rafah
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DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinian medics said an Israeli airstrike killed at least 22 people Sunday when it hit tents ...
Papua New Guinea landslide: More than 670 people killed, UN agency estimates
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The International Organization for Migration on Sunday increased its estimate of the death toll from a massive landslide ...
