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Lawmakers throw pig guts, punches on Taiwan parliament floor
World
November 27, 2020
Lawmakers throw pig guts, punches on Taiwan parliament floor
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Lawmakers in Taiwan got into a fist fight and threw pig guts at each other Friday…
Students in Burkina Faso fear extremists more than COVID-19
World
November 27, 2020
Students in Burkina Faso fear extremists more than COVID-19
DORI, Burkina Faso (AP) — Balkissa Barro’s been waiting for months to go back to school, but now that she…
Low-cost carrier FlyDubai begins Israel flights after deal
Middle East
November 27, 2020
Low-cost carrier FlyDubai begins Israel flights after deal
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The low-cost carrier FlyDubai began regular flights to Tel Aviv on Thursday, the latest…
Ethiopians flee Tigray capital in fear of imminent assault
World
November 27, 2020
Ethiopians flee Tigray capital in fear of imminent assault
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — People continued to flee the capital of Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region in fear of an imminent…
Pilots, civilians given life terms over Turkey’s 2016 coup
Middle East
November 27, 2020
Pilots, civilians given life terms over Turkey’s 2016 coup
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A Turkish court sentenced hundreds of military and civilian personnel at an air base to life…
UN agency: Israel’s Gaza blockade has devastated economy
Egypt
November 26, 2020
UN agency: Israel’s Gaza blockade has devastated economy
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s blockade of the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip has cost the seaside territory as much as US$16.7 billion…
Argentine soccer great Diego Maradona dies at 60
World
November 26, 2020
Argentine soccer great Diego Maradona dies at 60
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Diego Maradona, the Argentine soccer great who scored the “Hand of God” goal in 1986…
Greek civil servants on 24-hour strike
World
November 26, 2020
Greek civil servants on 24-hour strike
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Civil servants in Greece have walked off the job in a 24-hour strike expected to disrupt…
Sadiq al-Mahdi, Sudan’s former prime minister, dies of virus
Middle East
November 26, 2020
Sadiq al-Mahdi, Sudan’s former prime minister, dies of virus
CAIRO (AP) — Sadiq al-Mahdi, Sudan’s last democratically elected prime minister and leader of the country’s largest political party, has…
Americans risk traveling over Thanksgiving despite warnings
World
November 26, 2020
Americans risk traveling over Thanksgiving despite warnings
Millions of Americans took to the skies and the highways ahead of Thanksgiving at the risk of pouring gasoline on…