Death toll rises to 8 in Cameroon stadium crush, 38 injured
YAOUNDE, CAMEROON — Eight people have now died after a stampede outside a game at the African Cup of Nations soccer tournament in Cameroon, while another seven people are in …
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U.S. man arrested and fired after berating employees in smoothie tirade
A Connecticut man has been arrested and lost his job after video surfaced of him yelling at employees of a smoothie shop Saturday, where he claimed his son received a …
Read MoreSouth Korean officials say North Korea tested cruise missiles
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA — North Korea on Tuesday test-fired two suspected cruise missiles in its fifth round of weapons launches this month, South Korean military officials said, as it displays …
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Video will show 3 cops violated George Floyd’s rights, prosecutors say
ST. PAUL, MINN. — Witness testimony will get underway in earnest Tuesday at the federal civil rights trial of three former Minneapolis police officers accused of failing to intervene as …
Read MoreRange of sandwiches, burgers and donairs recalled
HQ Fine Foods is rexjmtzywcalling certain Quality fast foods brand and Hygaard Fine Foods Ltd. brand sandwiches because of a possible Listeria contamination. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the …
Read MoreU.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, …
Read MoreAnti-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 …
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