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China cancels Everest climbs over fears of virus from Nepal
BEIJING (AP) - China has canceled attempts to climb Mount Everest from its side of the world's highest peak because of fears of importing COVID-19 cases from neighboring Nepal, state media reported. T...
May 15, 2021

Kardashians reveal mystery behind Nori's Black Book
NEW YORK (AP) - Kardashian fans were tickled by a big reveal: A California government worker is behind a mystery social media handle that's been cranking out droll posts from North West's point of vie...
May 15, 2021

DIARY: In Gaza, bombs drop and the conflict again hits home
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - On Friday morning, a military airstrike smashed my family's farm in the northern Gaza Strip into a jagged mass of metal and splintered trees. An Israeli bomb had slammed i...
May 15, 2021

Back-to-back tornadoes kill 10 in China; over 300 injured
BEIJING (AP) - Back-to-back tornadoes killed at least 10 people in central and eastern China and left more than 300 others injured, officials and state media reported Saturday. Six people died in the ...
May 15, 2021

Israeli military accused of using media to trick Hamas
JERUSALEM (AP) - Early Friday, just after midnight, the Israeli military put out an ominous statement to the media: "IDF air and ground troops are currently attacking in the Gaza Strip." The vaguely w...
May 15, 2021

Success story Taiwan faces its worst outbreak in pandemic
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - The island of Taiwan, which has had enviable success in containing COVID-19, imposed new restrictions in its capital city on Saturday as it battled its worst outbreak since the p...
May 15, 2021

Masks off, Poles cheer reopening of bars and restaurants
WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Poles pulled off their masks, hugged their friends and made toasts to their regained freedom as restaurants, bars and pubs reopened for the first time in seven months and the gov...
May 15, 2021

Family doctors say they can answer vaccine questions, after Trudeau recommends them
Several family doctors and physician associations across Canada say they welcome questions from anyone concerned about second doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca or any other COVID-19 vaccine. Dr. Eben Strydo...
May 15, 2021

Iran's hard-line judiciary chief registers presidential run
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The hard-line cleric in charge of Iran's judiciary who also took part in a panel involved in the mass execution of thousands of prisoners in 1988 registered Saturday...
May 15, 2021

Mavericks beat Raptors to clinch top-6 spot, avoid play-in
DALLAS (AP) - Luka Doncic had his 11th triple-double of the season with 20 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists and the Dallas Mavericks guaranteed themselves a top-six finish in the Western Conference,...
May 14, 2021