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Murad, Amal Clooney accuse leaders and UN of failing Yazidis
Six years after Islamic State fighters launched an attack on Iraqs Yazidi minority, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Nadia Murad and human rights lawyer Amal Clooney accused government leaders and the United Nations on Monday of failing to bring the extremists...
Google unveils budget Pixel phone as pandemic curbs spending
Google has started selling a longdelayed budget smartphone boasting the same highquality camera and several other features available in fancier Pixel models that cost hundreds of dollars more.
Q&A: TikTok saga continues with Microsoft talks. Now what?
The latest twist in the TikTok saga is an especially strange turn in a tale filled with strange turns. Suddenly, Microsoft known primarily for work software like Windows and Office is in talks to buy the popular Chineseowned video app, which has raise...
Police apologize after girls handcuffed in stolen car mixup
Police in suburban Denver have apologized after a group of Black girls were detained, and at least two handcuffed during a weekend investigation of a stolen car. Officers later determined that the vehicle they were seeking had the same license plate numbe...
Trump wants broader role for telehealth services in Medicare
The Trump administration is taking steps to give telehealth a broader role under Medicare, with an executive order that serves as a call for Congress to make doctor visits via personal technology a permanent fixture of the program.
Isaias due to hit Carolinas, expected to regain hurricane strength
Tropical Storm Isaias was expected to regain hurricane strength on Monday as it moved up the U.S. East Coast, threatening a deadly storm surge before making landfall in North Carolina or South Carolina by Monday night.
France says it will not ratify extradition treaty with Hong Kong
France said on Monday it would not ratify a 2017 extradition treaty with Hong Kong after China introduced a controversial national security law for the global financial hub.
Norway suspends cruise ship arrivals with 100+ people on board after virus outbreak
Norway stopped all cruise ships with more than 100 people on board from disembarking at its ports from Monday, after an outbreak of COVID19 was reported late last week on a ship that had already disembarked at the port of Tromsoe.
Russia says suspected mercenaries detained by Belarus were going to Latin America
A Russian diplomat said on Monday a group of more than 30 suspected Russian mercenaries detained in Belarus last week were only passing through Minsk and were on their way to an unnamed Latin American state.
Anxious WHO implores world to 'do it all' in long war on COVID-19
The World Health Organization warned on Monday that there might never be a "silver bullet" for COVID19 in the form of a perfect vaccine and that the road to normality would be long, with some countries requiring a reset of strategy.
Long-term complications of COVID-19 signals billions in healthcare costs ahead
Late in March, Laura Gross, 72, was recovering from gall bladder surgery in her Fort Lee, New Jersey, home when she became sick again.
Kosovo prime minister says he has COVID-19
Kosovo Prime Minister Avdullah Hoti said on Sunday he has contracted COVID19 and will selfisolate at home for two weeks.
Mexico nabs 'El Marro', fuel theft king blamed for surge in drug violence
The Mexican Army and state security forces on Sunday captured Jose Antonio Yepez, a notorious drug gang leader and fuel thief blamed for fanning a surge in violence that has severely tested the government of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.
Mexico captures 'El Marro', cartel boss blamed for fueling violence
The Mexican Army and state security forces have captured Jose Antonio Yepez, a prominent drug gang leader blamed for helping to fuel a major surge in violence in the country in recent years, authorities said on Sunday.
Suspected Boko Haram militants kill 15 in northern Cameroon
Suspected militants from Islamist group Boko Haram killed 15 people and wounded six others in a grenade attack on a camp for displaced people in northern Cameroon on Sunday, a security source and a local official told Reuters.
Australia's Victoria declares disaster, sets curfew to curb COVID-19
Australia's Victoria state declared a disaster on Sunday and imposed a nightly curfew for the capital Melbourne as part of its harshest movement restrictions to date to contain a resurgent COVID19.