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Controversial father of Pakistan nuclear bomb dies at age 85

Controversial father of Pakistan nuclear bomb dies at age 85

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Abdul Qadeer Khan, a controversial figure known as the father of Pakistan’s nuclear bomb, died Sunday of…
Brazilians seek pre-pandemic normalcy as deaths top 600,000

Brazilians seek pre-pandemic normalcy as deaths top 600,000

SAO PAULO (AP) — Bars in Sao Paulo are full again for evening happy hours, lawmakers in the capital of…
Impact of forest thinning on wildfires creates divisions

Impact of forest thinning on wildfires creates divisions

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters and numerous studies credit intensive forest thinning projects with helping save communities like those recently…
Russian Nobel winner: Peace Prize is for my paper, not me

Russian Nobel winner: Peace Prize is for my paper, not me

MOSCOW (AP) — As editor of Novaya Gazeta, Dmitry Muratov was well aware that his independent Russian newspaper — a…
Terror & tourism: Xinjiang eases its grip, but fear remains

Terror & tourism: Xinjiang eases its grip, but fear remains

XINJIANG, China (AP) — The razor wire that once ringed public buildings in China’s far northwestern Xinjiang region is nearly…
Philippine Nobel winner Ressa calls Facebook ‘biased against facts’

Philippine Nobel winner Ressa calls Facebook ‘biased against facts’

MANILA, Oct 9 (Reuters) – Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa used her new prominence to criticize Facebook as a…
Bangladesh signs UN deal to help Rohingya refugees on island

Bangladesh signs UN deal to help Rohingya refugees on island

DHAKA, Oct 9 (Reuters) – UN officials signed a deal with Bangladesh on Saturday to help provide basic services to…
California spill not the environmental disaster first feared

California spill not the environmental disaster first feared

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — After a crude oil sheen was detected on the waters off the Southern California coast,…
UK eases travel restrictions further by slashing ‘red list’

UK eases travel restrictions further by slashing ‘red list’

LONDON (AP) — The British government said Thursday that it is to relax travel rules further next week, a move…
China’s Xi vows ‘reunification’ with Taiwan, but holds off threatening force

China’s Xi vows ‘reunification’ with Taiwan, but holds off threatening force

BEIJING, Oct 9 (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed on Saturday to realize peaceful “reunification” with Taiwan, though did…
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