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Fire in western Indian hospital kills 10 infants, 7 rescued
NEW DELHI - A fire broke out in the intensive care unit of a government-run hospital in western India early Saturday, killing 10 infants, police and news reports said. A preliminary investigation sugg...
Jan 09, 2021
Asia Today: China asks residents in 2 cities to stay home
BEIJING - Chinese authorities have asked residents in two cities south of Beijing to stay home for seven days as they try to stamp out a COVID-19 outbreak in which more than 300 people have tested pos...
Jan 09, 2021
Pakistani Shiites end protests, hold funeral for 11 miners
QUETTA, Pakistan - Hundreds of Pakistani Shiites gathered Saturday to bury 11 coal miners from the minority Hazara community who were killed by the Islamic State group, ending over a week of protests ...
Jan 09, 2021
Blizzard covers Spain in white, brings Madrid to standstill
MADRID - An unusual and persistent blizzard has blanketed large parts of Spain with snow, freezing traffic and leaving thousands trapped in cars or in train stations and airports that had suspended al...
Jan 09, 2021
Virus collides with politics as German election year starts
BERLIN - The coronavirus pandemic is colliding with politics as Germany embarks on its vaccination drive and one of the most unpredictable election years in the country's post-World War II history. Af...
Jan 09, 2021
'He's on his own': Some Republicans begin to flee from Trump
NEW YORK - President Donald Trump's steadfast grip on Republicans in Washington is beginning to crumble, leaving him more politically isolated than at any other point in his turbulent administration. ...
Jan 09, 2021
UK to vaccinate out of pandemic by looking to local GPs
LONDON - British Health Secretary Matt Hancock turned up at a doctor's office in London this week to highlight the start of coronavirus vaccinations by local general practitioners. There was only one ...
Jan 09, 2021
Deadly siege focuses attention on Capitol Police
WASHINGTON - The police were badly outnumbered. Only a few dozen guarded the West front of the U.S. Capitol when they were rushed by thousands of pro-Trump demonstrators bent on breaking into the buil...
Jan 09, 2021
Videos show fatal shooting during rampage at the Capitol
WASHINGTON - The Air Force veteran killed during the storming of the Capitol was shot as she began to climb through the broken part of a door leading into an area known as the Speaker's Lobby, videos ...
Jan 09, 2021
Heavy police presence expected across Quebec as 8 p.m. curfew starts tonight
MONTREAL - Quebecers out in the street after 8 p.m. tonight can expect to be questioned by police as a month-long curfew comes into effect to control the spread of COVID-19. The province announced ear...
Jan 09, 2021
