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China Uproots Ethnic Minority Villages In Anti-poverty Fight
Under a portrait of President Xi Jinping, Ashibusha sits in her freshly painted living room cradling her infant daughter beside a chair labeled a gift from the government.
Officials: Georgia Deputies Shoot, Kill Knife-wielding Woman
Authorities said a woman who was armed with a knife and a blow torch was fatally shot by deputies in Georgia after she charged at them with the knife.
Palestinians Arrest Supporters Of Abbas Rival Close To UAE
Palestinian security forces have detained dozens of supporters of a rival to President Mahmoud Abbas who is based in the United Arab Emirates, his political group said Monday.
WHO Says No Change to Covid-19 Transmission Guidance After US Draft Change
The World Health Organization has not changed its policy on aerosol transmission of the coronavirus, it said on Monday after U.S. health officials published draft new guidance by mistake warning that it can spread through airborne particles.
Italy Right Seen Ahead In Regional Vote, But No Whitewash: Exit Poll
Italy's rightist bloc has won at least three of seven regions at stake in local elections, but League leader Matteo Salvini looked unlikely to end half a century of centreleft rule in Tuscany, exit polls said on Monday.
Italians Turn Out In Droves Despite Virus For Referendum
Italians turned out in droves to vote in regional elections and on a referendum on cutting the number of lawmakers by a third, despite the coronavirus pandemic and strict hygiene protocols at all polls.
Trump: Court Finalists At 4 Or 5, Announcement By Week's End
President Donald Trump says he expects to announce his pick for the Supreme Court on Friday or Saturday, after funeral services for Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Polish Ruling Coalition Has A Future, Says Junior Partner Amid Squabbles
Poland's ruling rightwing coalition should remain united, the leader of a junior partner in the alliance said on Monday, attempting to smooth tensions that threaten to wreck the government and trigger a snap election.
4 People Killed In Single-engine Airplane Crash In Texas
Four people from Louisiana were killed when their singleengine airplane crashed in a Texas pasture while attempting an emergency landing, authorities said.
Key EU States Worry South America Trade Pact May Hurt Amazon
EU countries remained divided Monday on whether to approve a preliminary free trade deal drafted last year with South American countries because of concerns related to the Amazon deforestation and the respect of European standards.
Kazakhstan Says Bird Flu Outbreak Came From Russia, No Danger To Humans
The bird flu outbreak registered in northern Kazakhstan has been caused by the same H5N8 virus strain as that recorded in Russia which presents no immediate danger to humans, Kazakh officials said on Monday.
Madrid Adopts Virus Restrictions Exposing Poor-rich Divide
Police in the Spanish capital and its surrounding towns are stopping people coming in and out of some workingclass neighborhoods that have been partially locked down to stem Europes fastest coronavirus spread.
Tropical Storm Beta Forecast To Make Landfall Monday
Tropical storm conditions were expected to begin Monday morning in parts of Texas and Louisiana as Tropical Storm Beta slowly worked its way into a part of the country that's already been drenched and battered during this year's exceptionally busy hurrica...
Whale Swims Free Of Crocodile-filled Australian River
A humpback whale has found its way back to sea weeks after it got lost in a murky, crocodileinfested river in northern Australia.
Family, Work And Opera Filled Ginsburg's Final Summer
She was seeing family. She was exercising. She was listening to opera. She was doing the work of the court. She even officiated at a wedding.
Douglas Statue Comes Down, But Lincoln Had Racist Views, Too
With the nation racing to come to grips with centuries of racial sins, officials plan to remove the Capitol lawn statue of Stephen A. Douglas, whose forceful 19th century politics helped forge modernday Illinois but who also profited from slavery.