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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
Connor scores twice, Jets beat Leafs in regular-season finale
WINNIPEG - Kyle Connor scored twice including the eventual winner as the Winnipeg Jets beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 on Friday in the regular-season finale for both teams. Mason Appleton and Jansen...
May 14, 2021
Prosecutors ask to drop most charges in doctor rape case
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - State prosecutors on Friday asked a judge to dismiss most sex crime charges filed against a reality TV doctor and his girlfriend, who are accused of drugging and raping severa...
May 14, 2021
