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Formal start of final phase of Afghan pullout by US, NATO
KABUL - The final phase of ending America's "forever war" in Afghanistan after 20 years formally began Saturday, with the withdrawal of the last U.S. and NATO troops by the end of summer. President Jo...
May 01, 2021
Hungary reopens for people holding COVID-19 immunity cards
BUDAPEST, Hungary - Hungary on Saturday loosened several COVID-19 restrictions for people with government-issued immunity cards, the latest in a series of reopening measures that have followed an ambi...
May 01, 2021
Diplomats from 5 nations resuming Iran nuclear talks
VIENNA - High-ranking diplomats from China, Germany, France, Russia and Britain are set to resume talks Saturday focused on bringing the United States back into their landmark nuclear deal with Iran. ...
May 01, 2021
Workers protest Indonesia's labour law in May Day rallies
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Workers in Indonesia marked international labour day on Saturday with significantly less attended marches due to coronavirus restrictions but thousands still vented their anger at...
May 01, 2021
76,000 California inmates now eligible for earlier releases
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California is giving 76,000 inmates, including violent and repeat felons, the opportunity to leave prison earlier as the state aims to further trim the population of what once was...
May 01, 2021
Extreme weather kills 11, injures 102 in eastern China
BEIJING - An extreme thunderstorm hit an eastern Chinese city, leaving 11 dead and 102 injured, with strong winds causing buildings and trees to collapse. Nantong city, located in the eastern province...
May 01, 2021
How the Gaetz probe grew from sex trafficking to medical pot
ORLANDO, Fla. - When Rep. Matt Gaetz vacationed in the Bahamas in 2018, he was joined by a doctor who donated to his campaign and a former colleague in the Florida state legislature. The Republican co...
May 01, 2021
GOP seeks to convince vaccine skeptics within its own ranks
WASHINGTON - When a group of Republican doctors in Congress released a video selling the safety of the coronavirus vaccine, their message wasn't explicitly aimed at their conservative constituents, bu...
May 01, 2021
Biden to veer from Trump, Obama policies in taking on NKorea
WASHINGTON - The White House says President Joe Biden plans to veer from the approaches of his two most recent predecessors as he tries to stop North Korea's nuclear program, rejecting both Donald Tru...
May 01, 2021
Vaccine campaign begins amid virus surge in rebel-held Syria
IDLIB, Syria - A COVID-19 vaccine campaign kicked off in Syria's last rebel-held enclave on Saturday, with a 45-year-old front-line nurse becoming the first to receive a U.N.-secured jab. Nizar Fattou...
May 01, 2021
