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Official confirms man now linked to 5 deaths
NEW YORK - Authorities are still investigating claims made by a man charged in a New Jersey slaying who has said he killed a total of 16 people in multiple states, though a law enforcement official co...
Mar 22, 2021

Eight activists jailed in Shenzhen returned to Hong Kong
HONG KONG - Eight activists detained at sea as they sought to flee Hong Kong by speedboat have finished serving jail sentences in China and were handed over Monday to authorities in Hong Kong, where t...
Mar 22, 2021

Jury selection in 3rd week for ex-cop's trial in Floyd death
MINNEAPOLIS - Jury selection enters a third week Monday for a former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd's death. Thirteen jurors have been seated for Derek Chauvin's trial on murder an...
Mar 22, 2021

Tool created to aid cleanup from Microsoft hack in broad use
WASHINGTON - A tool designed to help businesses protect themselves from further compromises after a global hack of Microsoft email server software has been downloaded more than 25,000 times since it w...
Mar 22, 2021

King and queen of Belgium commemorate Brussels attacks
BRUSSELS - The king and queen of Belgium paid tribute Monday to the victims of the suicide bombings that killed 32 people and injured hundreds more in the Brussels subway and airport exactly five year...
Mar 22, 2021

Greece orders private doctors to join COVID-19 battle
ATHENS, Greece - Greece's health minister is requisitioning the services of private sector doctors from certain specialties in the wider Athens region to help fight a renewed surge in coronavirus infe...
Mar 22, 2021

Japan charges Americans with helping Ghosn flee, jump bail
TOKYO - Japanese prosecutors charged two Americans, Michael Taylor and his son Peter, Monday in the escape of former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn to Lebanon, while he was out on bail. Tokyo District P...
Mar 22, 2021

Dozens of towns isolated by flooding in Australian state
CANBERRA, Australia - Hundreds of people have been rescued from floodwaters that have isolated dozens of towns in Australia's most populous state New South Wales and forced thousands to evacuate their...
Mar 22, 2021

Germany looks set to extend lockdown measures again
BERLIN - German authorities are expected to extend lockdown measures again on Monday and possibly tighten some restrictions as they face a steady rise in new coronavirus infections. Chancellor Angela ...
Mar 22, 2021

Israeli election seen as referendum on divisive Netanyahu
JERUSALEM - Israelis vote Tuesday in their fourth parliamentary election in just two years. Once again, the race boils down to a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Netanyahu, who has ser...
Mar 22, 2021