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Bouquet-bearing public honours Philip, ignoring COVID warning
LONDON - British authorities have implored people to stay away from royal palaces as they mourn the death of Prince Philip in this time of COVID-19, but they keep coming. Not just to honour him, but t...
Apr 11, 2021
Chadians vote as Deby seeks to extend 3-decade presidency
N'DJAMENA, Chad - Chadian President Idriss Deby Itno was widely expected to win re-election Sunday, extending his three-decade-long rule in this central African nation after three top opposition polit...
Apr 11, 2021
Armed man fired shots, barricaded inside Honolulu hotel room
HONOLULU - An armed man barricaded himself inside a hotel room at a resort in Honolulu and fired shots through the door, a police official said. No one was hurt in the gunfire late Saturday at The Kah...
Apr 11, 2021
Thailand hits new daily record with nearly 1,000 virus cases
BANGKOK - Thailand's Health Ministry warned Sunday that restrictions may need to be tightened to slow the spread of a fresh coronavirus wave, as the country hit a daily record for new cases. The minis...
Apr 11, 2021
Official: Chinese vaccines' effectiveness low
BEIJING - In a rare admission of the weakness of Chinese coronavirus vaccines, the country's top disease control official says their effectiveness is low and the government is considering mixing them ...
Apr 11, 2021
The COVID-19 wasteland: searching for clues to the pandemic in the sewers
OTTAWA - When Ottawa Public Health officials are trying to decide whether restrictions in the city need to tighten up, they look to the normal markers like positive tests, patients in hospital, and ou...
Apr 11, 2021
'Rocks,' 'Nomadland' lead race for COVID-curbed BAFTA awards
LONDON - British teen drama "Rocks" and American gig-economy Western "Nomadland" lead the race for the British Academy Film Awards, which are being handed out Sunday during a pandemic-curbed ceremony....
Apr 11, 2021
21 Chinese coal miners trapped by underground flood
BEIJING - Rescuers on Sunday were trying to reach 21 coal miners who were trapped by an underground flood in China's northwest, a state news agency reported. The mine in Hutubi County in the Xinjiang ...
Apr 11, 2021
Reports: Myanmar forces kill 82 in single day in city
YANGON, Myanmar - At least 82 people were killed in one day in a crackdown by Myanmar security forces on pro-democracy protesters, according to reports Saturday from independent local media and an org...
Apr 11, 2021
Severe storm damages buildings in Florida Panhandle
PANAMA CITY, Fla. - A cluster of severe storms swept across the South early Saturday, leaving one person dead in Louisiana, toppling trees and power lines in Mississippi, dropping large hail on an Ala...
Apr 11, 2021