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Palau's president says China is weaponizing lucrative tourism over his refusal to break Taiwan ties

Palau's President Surangel Whipps Jr. says Beijing weaponizes tourism to the Pacific Island archipelago in an effort to force it to sever ties with Taiwan

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She fought to become a midwife. Now she’s fighting to save mothers and their babies in South Sudan

Elizabeth Nyachiew was 16 when she watched her neighbor bleed to death during childbirth

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South Sudan's security bill allowing warrantless arrests becomes law

South Sudan’s parliament says controversial security legislation allowing the arrest of people without warrants has become law even though the president has not signed it

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Thai courts that have disbanded multiple governments are accused of setting back democracy

Wednesday’s decision by Thailand’s Constitutional Court to oust Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin after just under a year in office was jarring

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US arrests reputed Peruvian gang leader wanted for 23 killings in his home country

A reputed Peruvian gang leader suspected in nearly two dozen killings in his home country has been arrested in New York by U.S. immigration authorities

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Lily Collins has found ‘Emily 2.0’ in Paris

Lily Collins, the star of the hit Netflix series “Emily in Paris,” tells The Associated Press that her confidence has grown with each season of the show, mirroring her character

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Water crisis in Mississippi capital developed during failures in oversight, watchdog says

A watchdog group says “layers of inadequate oversight and enforcement” by state and federal agencies contributed to a water crisis in Mississippi’s capital city

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As Gaza death toll passes 40,000, corpses are buried in yards, streets, tiered graves

With the death toll in Gaza surpassing 40,000 after 10 months of war, the small, densely packed territory is crammed with bodies

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Ukrainian drone attack damages 2 hangars, satellite images show, as fighting in Russia grinds on

Satellite images analyzed by the Associated Press show that a Ukrainian drone attack on Russian air bases has damaged at least two hangars

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Mediators are set to hold new Gaza cease-fire talks, hoping to head off an even wider war

International mediators are set to hold a new round of talks aimed at halting the war in Gaza and securing the release of scores of hostages

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Iran police shot a woman while trying to seize her car over hijab law violation, activists say

On a darkened road beside the Caspian Sea, Iranian police officers opened fire last month on a 31-year-old woman who had tried to speed away likely knowing they wanted to seize her vehicle

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Survey shows disaster-prone Southeast Asia is also best prepared, suggesting lessons can be learned

Southeast Asia is among the regions most prone to natural disasters, but a new analysis shows its people also feel the best equipped to deal with them

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Millions of kids are still skipping school. Could the answer be recess — and a little cash?

Years after COVID, nearly every state is still struggling with school attendance

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Wally Amos, 88, of cookie fame, died at home in Hawaii. He lost Famous Amos but found other success

The creator of the Famous Amos cookie empire has died

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Father of Spain star Lamine Yamal ‘stabbed multiple times near Barcelona’

Reports Mounir Nasraoui was in serious but stable condition

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Argentine prosecutor charges former President Fernández with committing violence against ex-partner

A federal prosecutor in Argentina has formally charged former President Alberto Fernández with committing violence against former first lady Fabiola Yáñez

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Emails show lieutenant governor's staff engaged in campaign-related matters during business hours

Emails obtained by The Associated Press show that Delaware Lt. Gov. Bethany Hall-Long’s office staff was in regular communication last year with her husband and other people involved in her campaign for governor

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San Francisco residents fed up with self-driving cars that won’t stop honking at each other

Waymo says it’s working on a fix for the problem

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Children in West and Central Africa are increasingly exposed to extreme heat, UNICEF says

UNICEF says children in West and Central Africa are increasingly exposed to extreme heat, creating health concerns

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A California fault line remains relatively unknown. It caused last week’s quake and might be the site of ‘the big one’

The 10-mile deep Puente Hills thrust fault runs beneath downtown Los Angeles and Orange County – two highly populated areas

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Hidden report reveals how workers got sick while cleaning up Ohio derailment site

The creeks around East Palestine, Ohio, were so badly contaminated by last year’s disastrous Norfolk Southern derailment that some workers became sick during the cleanup

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Not all officer video from Texas school shooting was released, Uvalde police say

Police say that not all officer video from the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting in 2022 was given to news organizations following a court order

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Feds consider rare push to break up Google for illegal monopolization

Federal officials could also recommend Google make its data available to rival companies

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The paint is dry on Banksy's animal-themed street art that appeared across London over 9 days

On the 10th day, after creating the mountain goat, elephants, pelicans, a rhinoceros and a gorilla, among other animals, Banksy rested

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