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Iran orders a day of business and office closures to relieve electric grid in heat wave
TEHRAN (AP) — Authorities in Iran ordered government offices and banks across much of the country to close Wednesday as ...
A shipwreck off Yemen has killed 56 migrants and left 132 missing, UN says in revised figures
The U.N. immigration agency reports that a boat carrying African migrants that capsized off Yemen's coast has killed 56 and ...
Morrocan truck drivers kidnapped by Islamic State group released in Mali
Malian authorities say four Moroccan truck drivers who were kidnapped in January in West Africa by the Islamic State group and held captive for months were released late Sunday.
Asian shares track rally on Wall Street that won back most of Friday’s wipeout
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Takeaways from AP’s report on problems in the worldwide campaign to eradicate polio
The World Health Organization has closed in on its bold goal of eradicating polio several times, but the paralytic virus is ...
The world nearly beat polio. But fake records, an imperfect vaccine and missteps aided its comeback
The World Health Organization has closed in on its bold goal of eradicating polio several times, but the paralytic virus is ...
Trump pressures China and India to stop buying cheap Russian oil
U.S. President Donald Trump is pushing China and India to stop buying oil from Russia and helping fund the Kremlin’s war ...
‘Unhealthy’ wildfire smoke billows into Seattle, Bellevue
Winds were pushing smoke toward Seattle — similar to an earlier wave over the weekend. This round of smoke will likely stick ...
How Russia reins in the internet by blocking websites and isolating it from the rest of the world
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — YouTube videos that won’t load. A visit to a popular independent media website that produces only a ...
Australia selects Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for $6.5B warship deal
Australia says it has accepted a Japanese company's bid for a lucrative and hotly contested contract to build Australian ...
Mexican ranchers struggle to adapt as a tiny parasite ravages their cattle exports to the US
The U.S. has suspended live cattle imports from Mexico due to concerns about the New World Screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite ...
Texas and California joust for political advantage, with Trump power and U.S. House majority in play
Texas Democrats prevented their state’s House of Representatives from moving forward, at least for now, with a redrawn ...