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The number of coronavirus deaths fell by 9% in the last week while new cases remained relatively stable, according to the latest weekly pandemic report release…
by The Associated Press August 10, 2022China on Wednesday repeated military threats against Taiwan while appearing to wind down wargames near the self-governing island it claims as its own territory…
by The Associated Press August 10, 2022NAIROBI, Kenya -- Fewer Kenyans voted Tuesday in an unusual presidential election where a longtime opposition leader who is backed by the outgoing president fa…
by CARA ANNA The Associated Press August 10, 2022STUTTGART, Germany -- Marine Gen. Michael Langley took over as the top U.S. commander for Africa on Tuesday, heading U.S. military operations on a continent wi…
by LOLITA C. BALDOR The Associated Press August 10, 2022MOSCOW -- A senior Russian diplomat said Tuesday that Moscow's decision to declare a freeze on U.S. inspections of its nuclear arsenals under a key arms contro…
by VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV The Associated Press August 10, 2022KYIV, Ukraine -- Powerful explosions rocked a Russian air base in Crimea and sent towering clouds of smoke over the landscape Tuesday in what may mark an escal…
by Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports August 10, 2022m Samuel Avery of Kansas City, Mo., was charged with killing his neighbor by shooting him in the head on his front porch after an argument over lawn-mowing noi…
August 10, 2022NAGASAKI -- Atomic bomb survivors and bereaved families of victims offered prayers for peace on Tuesday during the 77th ceremony marking the U.S. atomic bombin…
by The Washington Post August 10, 2022Taiwan warned Tuesday that Chinese military drills aren't just a rehearsal for an invasion of the self-governing island but also reflect ambitions to control l…
by The Associated Press August 9, 2022WASHINGTON -- The Biden administration said Monday that it was shipping its biggest yet direct delivery of weapons to Ukraine as that country prepares for a po…
by Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports August 9, 2022JOHANNESBURG -- The United States sees Africa's 54 nations as "equal partners" in tackling global problems, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in Sout…
by MOGOMOTSI MAGOME The Associated Press August 9, 2022MOSCOW -- Russia on Monday announced a freeze on U.S. inspections of its nuclear arsenals under a pivotal arms control treaty, claiming that Western sanctions …
by VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV The Associated Press August 9, 2022BEIJING -- China said Monday that it is extending threatening military exercises surrounding Taiwan that have disrupted shipping and air traffic and substantia…
by The Associated Press August 9, 2022KABUL, Afghanistan -- A top leader of the Pakistani Taliban militia was reported killed Sunday in southeastern Afghanistan, potentially dealing a serious blow …
by Pamela Constable The Washington Post August 9, 2022GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- With a cease-fire between Israel and Palestinian militants holding after nearly three days of violence, Gaza's sole power plant resume…
by FARES AKRAM and TIA GOLDENBERG The Associated Press August 9, 2022