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US Navy official says 'uneasy deterrence' reached with Iran
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The top U.S. Navy official in the Mideast said Sunday that America has reached an "uneasy deterrence" with Iran after months of regional attacks and seizures at sea, even...
Dec 06, 2020
Saudi prince strongly criticizes Israel at Bahrain summit
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - A prominent Saudi prince harshly criticized Israel on Sunday at a Bahrain security summit that was remotely attended by Israel's foreign minister, showing the challenges ...
Dec 06, 2020
Most of California to enter sweeping new virus lockdown
SAN FRANCISCO - The vast region of Southern California, much of the San Francisco Bay area and a large swath of the Central Valley are about to be placed under a sweeping new lockdown in an urgent att...
Dec 05, 2020
Ex-NFL player Burfict arrested in Vegas on battery charge
LAS VEGAS - Former NFL player Vontaze Burfict, a linebacker who in 2019 received the most severe punishment in league history for an on-field infraction, was arrested Saturday in Las Vegas, according ...
Dec 05, 2020
Trump orders most American troops to leave Somalia
WASHINGTON - The Pentagon said Friday it is pulling most U.S. troops out of Somalia on President Donald Trump's orders, continuing a post-election push by Trump to shrink U.S. involvement in counterte...
Dec 05, 2020
UN health chief: World can start dreaming of pandemic's end
TANZANIA, Tanzania - The U.N. health chief declared Friday that positive results from coronavirus vaccine trials mean the world "can begin to dream about the end of the pandemic," but he said rich and...
Dec 05, 2020
Swiss slopes buzz as those of neighbours sit idle in pandemic
GENEVA - Two weeks after beating COVID-19, Thierry Salamin huffs as his ski boots crunch through Swiss snow near the Matterhorn peak, readying for a downhill run with his mood as bright as his blue an...
Dec 05, 2020
Romania: Election expected to usher in 'European' generation
BUCHAREST, Romania - Romanians will vote Sunday in a legislative election expected to restore some measure of stability in a country with one of the European Union's highest emigration rates, and brin...
Dec 05, 2020
Moscow opens dozens of coronavirus vaccination centres
MOSCOW - The city of Moscow opening 70 vaccination facilities where thousands of doctors, teachers and others in high-risk groups had signed up to receive COVID-19 vaccines starting Saturday, a precur...
Dec 05, 2020
Crunch UK-EU talks on post-Brexit ties to resume Sunday
LONDON - The European Union and the United Kingdom decided Saturday to press on with negotiating a post-Brexit trade deal, with all three key issues still unresolved ahead of a year-end cutoff. Europe...
Dec 05, 2020
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