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Newlywed militant suspects blamed in Indonesia church attack
MAKASSAR, Indonesia - A recently married couple with suspected militant links used pressure cooker bombs to blow themselves up outside a Roman Catholic cathedral during Palm Sunday Mass, Indonesian of...
Mar 29, 2021
Happy Monday? England embarks on major easing of lockdown
LONDON - It's being dubbed Happy Monday. England is embarking on a major easing of its latest coronavirus lockdown that came into force at the start of the year, with families and friends able to meet...
Mar 29, 2021
Obama family matriarch has died in a Kenyan hospital at 99
NAIROBI, Kenya - Sarah Obama, the matriarch of former U.S. President Barack Obama's Kenyan family has died, relatives and officials confirmed Monday. She was at least 99 years old. Mama Sarah, as the ...
Mar 29, 2021
Paris court convicts, fines pharma firm for deadly diet pill
PARIS - A Paris court handed millions of euros (dollars) in fines to a French pharmaceutical company on Monday for its role in one of the nation's biggest modern health scandals, finding it guilty of ...
Mar 29, 2021
Merkel faults German 'perfectionism' for current virus woes
BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel has blamed her country's difficulties during the coronavirus pandemic - from the slow vaccine rollout to the back-and-forth over lockdown rules - partly on "a ...
Mar 29, 2021
China pressures brands to reject reports of Xinjiang abuses
BEIJING - China stepped up pressure Monday on foreign shoe and clothing brands to reject reports of abuses in Xinjiang, telling companies that are targeted by Beijing for boycotts to look more closely...
Mar 29, 2021
Tributes paid to Czech billionaire killed in chopper crash
PRAGUE, Czech Republic - Politicians and friends in the Czech Republic have paid tribute to Petr Kellner, the country's richest man, who was killed in a helicopter crash in Alaska. He was 56. Kellner ...
Mar 29, 2021
AP sources: SolarWinds hack got emails of top DHS officials
Suspected Russian hackers gained access to email accounts belonging to the Trump administration's head of the Department of Homeland Security and members of the department's cybersecurity staff whose ...
Mar 29, 2021
Indians gather for Holi celebrations as virus cases surge
NEW DELHI - Hindus threw colored powder and sprayed water in massive Holi celebrations Monday despite many Indian states restricting gatherings to try to contain a coronavirus resurgence rippling acro...
Mar 29, 2021
MLSE launches new 'digital arena" for Toronto Raptors, Maple Leafs
TORONTO - The pandemic has forced all businesses to pivot, including Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment in the absence of people in the stands.While Toronto Raptors and Maple Leafs games go on, fans ...
Mar 29, 2021
