Vast protest in Minsk keeps up pressure on Belarus president
More than 100,000 protesters demanding the resignation of Belarus' authoritarian president rallied Sunday in a vast square in the capital, keeping up the massive outburst of dissent that has shaken the country since a disputed presidential election two weeks ago.
Vacationers, migrants drive Italy's surge in COVID cases
Sicily's governor has ordered all migrant residences on the Italian island to be shut down by Monday, part of a push-back by Italian regions alarmed by a surge in COVID-19 cases a few weeks before schools are to reopen.
Comatose Russian dissident visited by wife, aide in Germany
Alexi Navalny's wife and a top aide visited him Sunday in a Berlin hospital where the comatose Russian dissident is being treated by German doctors after a suspected poisoning.
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Asia Today: South Korea sees 11th day of 3-digit increases
South Korea counted its 11th straight day of triple-digit daily jumps in coronavirus cases Monday after social distancing restrictions were tightened nationwide.
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Japan's PM sets mark for days in office amid health concerns
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday became Japan's longest-serving leader in terms of consecutive days in office, but there was little fanfare, as he visited a hospital for another checkup amid concerns about his health.
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Rio Tinto CEO loses $3.5M over destroyed indigenous sites
Rio Tinto chief executive Jean-Sebastien Jacques will lose around $3.5 million in bonuses due to the destruction of Australian indigenous sacred sites to access iron ore, the mining company said on Monday.
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China holds another round of naval drills in South China Sea
A look at recent developments in the South China Sea, where China is pitted against smaller neighbors in multiple territorial disputes over islands, coral reefs and lagoons. The waters are a major shipping route for global commerce and are rich in fish and possible oil and gas reserves.
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Court told New Zealand shooter planned to burn down mosques
The white supremacist who slaughtered 51 worshippers at two New Zealand mosques had intended to burn down the mosques afterward, a prosecutor said in court Monday, while describing two of those praying as making heroic efforts to stop the mass shooting.
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Malaysia opens inquest into foreign teen's death near resort
A Malaysian coroner began an inquest Monday into the death of a French-Irish teen, a year after her naked body was found near a nature resort where she mysteriously vanished while on holiday.
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Asian stock markets follow Wall Street higher
Asian stock markets rose Monday after Wall Street hit a new high despite lingering unease about a possible second wave of coronavirus infections.
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'End of the world': Countdown to Beirut's devastating blast
The 10 firefighters who received the call shortly before 6 p.m. — a big fire at the nearby port of Beirut — could not know what awaited them.
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UK leader urges parents to let their kids go back to school
Britain's prime minister is asking parents to set aside their fears and send their children back to school next month when schools in Britain fully reopen for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic shut then down more than five months ago.
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Trump to host Israeli leader, UAE prince within weeks
The historic deal delivered a key foreign policy victory to President Donald Trump as he seeks re-election.
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Opera's Domingo denies abusing power, seeks to clear name
Opera legend Plácido Domingo denied ever abusing his power during his management tenure at two U.S. opera houses in an interview with The Associated Press on Sunday, as he embarks on a full-throttle campaign to clear his name after two investigations found credible accusations he had engaged in ''inappropriate conduct'' with multiple women over a period of decades.
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Colombia court calls on Uribe to testify in massacre probe
Colombia's Supreme Court is calling on powerful former President Álvaro Uribe to testify in an investigation into three massacres that could once and for all establish whether he had any ties to violent paramilitary groups.
World
Libyan commander dismisses rivals' cease-fire as 'deception'
Forces loyal to Libyan commander Khalifa Hifter on Sunday dismissed a cease-fire proposal by the U.N.-supported government as a "deception," claiming that rival militias were preparing to attack the strategic city of Sirte.
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13 die in Peru disco stampede after police lockdown raid
Thirteen people died in a stampede at a disco in Peru after a police raid to enforce the country's lockdown during the coronavirus pandemic, officials said Sunday.
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Taliban set powerful negotiating team for intra-Afghan talks
The Taliban's chief has finalized a negotiating team that is to have sweeping decision-making powers in upcoming intra-Afghan negotiations, the top Taliban negotiator told The Associated Press on Sunday.
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Iran: UN nuclear chief's visit to Tehran no link to US push
Iran said Sunday that an upcoming visit this week by the head of the U.N.'s atomic watchdog agency to Tehran has nothing to do with a U.S. push to impose so-called "snapback" sanctions on Iran — even as Tehran acknowledged a recent explosion at a major uranium enrichment site was "sabotage."
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West African leaders press for Mali president's release
West African leaders visiting Mali pressed Sunday for the release of ousted President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita amid mounting speculation that he could be flown out of the country after thousands showed support for the military coup that toppled him.
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5 dead, 11 missing as flooding hits Turkey's Black Sea coast
Five people have died in floods caused by heavy rain along Turkey's Black Sea coastline, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday.
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South Korea elevates distancing as virus nears spring levels
Churches were closed and professional baseball games were played in empty stadiums on Sunday as South Korea stepped up measures nationwide to fight a resurgence in coronavirus cases that has raised concerns that the epidemic is getting out of control.
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Iran retrieves data, cockpit talk from downed Ukraine plane
Iran has retrieved some data, including a portion of the cockpit conversations, from the Ukrainian jetliner that was accidentally downed by the Revolutionary Guard forces in January, killing all 176 people on board, an Iranian official said Sunday.
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New Austrian coronavirus measures snarl traffic at border
Traffic was backed up for as much as 12 hours on Austria's southern border after new coronavirus safety measures were imposed on all travelers entering the country, authorities said Sunday.
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