U.S. combat jet crashes in South China Sea exercise, 7 hurt
BANGKOK — A U.S. Navy F35C Lightning II combat jet conducting exercises in the South China Sea crashed while trying to land on the deck of an American aircraft carrier, …
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Anti-corruption fight stalled, COVID-19 not helping, report says
BERLIN — Most countries have made little to no progress in bringing down corruption levels over the past decade, and authorities’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic in many places has …
Read MoreFire, clash at nightclub kill 19 people in Indonesia, police say
JAKARTA, INDONESIA — A nightclub in Indonesia’s West Papua province burned after two groups clashed inside the building and 19 people were killed, officials said Tuesday. One of the dead …
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23 Australians on ship delivering aid to Tonga have virus
WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND — Nearly two dozen sailors on an Australian military ship going to deliver aid to Tonga have tested positive for the coronavirus, officials said Tuesday, raising fears …
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Meat Loaf’s streams jump by 4,650 per cent following death
LOS ANGELES — Refrain from consuming Meat Loaf’s music following his death? The singer’s fans would do anything for grief, but they wouldn’t do that. Meat Loaf’s streams and sales …
Read MoreSoldiers declare military junta in control in Burkina Faso
OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO — More than a dozen mutinous soldiers declared Monday on state television that a military junta had seized control of Burkina Faso after detaining the democratically elected …
Read MoreInternet to Tonga’s main island could be restored in 2 weeks
WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND — Tonga’s main island could have its internet service restored within two weeks, although it may take much longer to repair the connection to the smaller islands, …
Read MoreTaliban spokesperson addresses hunger, women’s issues in exclusive interview
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN — A spokesperson for the Taliban is adamant that reports circulating about widespread hunger and human rights violations against women in Afghanistan are not true and that the …
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Paul Workman: An interview with the Taliban’s spokesman
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN — It’s the Canadians, he said, who should be sorry for coming to Afghanistan as an occupying force. During two decades of war in Afghanistan, Taliban fighters were …
Read MoreResearchers: Shark attacks increase after 3 years of decline
GAINESVILLE, FLA. — Shark attacks increased around the world in 2021 following three consecutive years of decline, though beach closures in 2020 caused by the COVID-19 pandemic could be making …
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