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Mexico sees homicides rise by 9.7% in first quarter
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Officials say homicides in Mexico rose by 9.7% in the first quarter of 2019 compared to the same period of 2018. The 8,493 killings in the first three months of 2019…
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Sri Lanka victims: Citizens of at least 9 countries killed
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — At least 290 people were killed in a series of nine bombings of churches and hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday. Sri Lankan authorities say 39 foreign tourists died…
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Nigeria oil output to decrease 8 percent daily after fire
WARRI, Nigeria (AP) — An oil company in Nigeria is declaring a “force majeure” shutdown after a fire. The temporary closure is expected to cut Nigeria’s oil production by about 8 percent per day. Aiteo…
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Philippine quake knocks over building, at least 3 dead
PORAC, Philippines (AP) — A strong earthquake killed three people and trapped at several others Monday in a collapsed building that housed a supermarket in a northern Philippine province, where an international airport terminal was…
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The Latest: American killed in Sri Lanka was ‘big-hearted’
Sri Lanka’s minister of tourism says 39 foreign tourists were killed in the Easter Sunday attacks on churches and hotels, while another 28 were wounded.
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New Ukrainian leader’s campaign had pages from sitcom script
MOSCOW (AP) — The president-elect of Ukraine does not have a political record that foreign governments and companies can search for clues. For now, a 51-episode TV sitcom might offer the clearest view of what…
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US says no more sanctions waivers for importing Iranian oil
The Trump administration on Monday told five nations — Japan, South Korea, Turkey, China and India — that they will no longer be exempt from U.S. sanctions if they continue to import oil from Iran.
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Homeless activists outside Notre Dame demand ‘a roof too’
PARIS (AP) — Dozens of public housing advocates protested outside the gutted Notre Dame in Paris Monday to demand that France’s poorest be remembered after donors pledged $1 billion to rebuild the cathedral and its…
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The Latest: Iran brushes off US decision on sanction waivers
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on U.S. sanctions on countries importing Iranian oil (all times local): 12:05 p.m. Iran has brushed off the Trump administration’s decision to stop exempting countries from U.S. sanctions on its…
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Polish church condemns beating of Jewish effigy in Poland
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The Catholic Church in Poland poured scorn Monday on an anti-Semitic ritual enacted over the Easter holiday that involved an effigy of Judas represented by a stereotypical Jew being hanged, burned…
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As oil surges, US stocks drift sideways in another muted day
NEW YORK (AP) — The price of crude oil surged Monday after the U.S. government moved to further block Iranian oil exports. That helped to lift energy stocks, but losses elsewhere in the market held…
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US voices disappointment at delay in Afghan talks
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called Afghanistan’s president over the weekend to express Washington’s disappointment over the indefinite postponement of Afghan talks with the Taliban, according to a statement released…
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Myanmar Supreme Court to rule on appeal of Reuters reporters
NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar’s Supreme Court is to rule Tuesday on the appeal of two Reuters journalists who were sentenced to seven years in prison for their reporting on the military’s brutal crackdown on…
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Darfur justice could prove elusive despite al-Bashir’s fall
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir, driven from power and now languishing in a prison where his opponents were once jailed and tortured, is more vulnerable than ever to a decade-old international arrest…
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The Latest: UK intercepts total of 36 migrants in Channel
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — The Latest on the flow of migrants in Europe (all times local): 6:15 p.m. British officials have intercepted a total of 36 migrants trying to cross the English Channel in small…
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