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Chance Perdomo, star of ‘Chilling Adventures of Sabrina’ and ‘Gen V,’ dies in motorcycle crash at 27

Published On: March 31, 2024 11:03 AM NPT By: Associated Press

Actor Chance Perdomo, who rose to fame as a star of “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” and “Gen V,” has died at age 27 following a motorcycle crash.

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Syria reports Israeli airstrikes near the city of Aleppo. A war monitor says 44 people are dead

Published On: March 30, 2024 01:46 PM NPT By: Associated Press

BEIRUT (AP) — The Syrian army says Israeli airstrikes on Friday near the northern city of Aleppo killed or wounded “a number of” people and caused damage. A war monitor said the strikes killed 44, most of them Syrian troops.

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A growing number of Americans end up in Russian jails. The prospects for their release are unclear

Published On: March 30, 2024 07:45 AM NPT By: Associated Press

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A journalist on a reporting trip in a Ural Mountains city. A corporate security executive traveling to Moscow for a wedding. A dual national returning to her hometown in Tatarstan to visit her family.

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China wins WTO dispute with Australia over steel products

Published On: March 27, 2024 01:55 PM NPT By: Associated Press

SYDNEY (AP) — China has won a nearly three-year-long dispute with Australia at the World Trade Organization over tariffs on steel products that began during a low point of bilateral relations between the countries, and Australia’s trade minister said Wednesday his government accepted the ruling.

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Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapses after ship struck it, sending vehicles into water

Published On: March 26, 2024 01:51 PM NPT By: Associated Press

BALTIMORE, March 26: A portion of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed after a large boat collided with it early Tuesday morning, and multiple vehicles fell into the water. Authorities were trying to rescue at least seven people.

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UN demand for Gaza cease-fire provokes strongest clash between US and Israel since war began

Published On: March 26, 2024 08:10 AM NPT By: Associated Press

UNITED NATIONS, Marc 26: The United Nations Security Council on Monday issued its first demand for a cease-fire in Gaza, with the U.S. angering Israel by abstaining from the vote. Israel responded by canceling a visit to Washington by a high-level delegation in the strongest public clash between the allies since the war began.

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4 men charged in Moscow attack, showing signs of beatings at hearing as court says 2 accept guilt

Published On: March 25, 2024 11:05 AM NPT By: Associated Press

MOSCOW (AP) — Four men accused of staging the Russia concert hall attack that killed more than 130 people appeared before a Moscow court Sunday showing signs of severe beatings as they faced formal terrorism charges. One appeared to be barely conscious during the hearing.

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Putin says gunmen who raided Moscow concert hall tried to escape to Ukraine. Kyiv denies involvement

Published On: March 24, 2024 09:30 AM NPT By: Associated Press

MOSCOW (AP) — The suburban Moscow music hall where gunmen opened fire on concertgoers was a blackened, smoldering ruin Saturday as the death toll in the attack surpassed 130 and Russian authorities arrested four suspects. President Vladimir Putin claimed they were captured while fleeing to Ukraine.

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The death toll rises to 115 in an attack on a Moscow concert hall

Published On: March 23, 2024 04:02 PM NPT By: Associated Press

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian officials say the death toll has risen to 115 in an attack by assailants who burst into a concert hall and sprayed the crowd with gunfire.

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Russia says 60 dead, 145 injured in concert hall raid; Islamic State group claims responsibility

Published On: March 23, 2024 10:30 AM NPT By: Associated Press

MOSCOW (AP) — Assailants burst into a large concert hall in Moscow on Friday and sprayed the crowd with gunfire, killing over 60 people, injuring more than 100 and setting fire to the venue in a brazen attack just days after President Vladimir Putin cemented his grip on power in a highly orchestrated electoral landslide.

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Kate, Princess of Wales, reveals she has cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy

Published On: March 23, 2024 09:51 AM NPT By: Associated Press

LONDON (AP) — Kate, the Princess of Wales, has cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy, she revealed Friday in a stunning announcement that followed weeks of speculation about her health and whereabouts.

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Ariana Grande and Dalton Gomez are officially divorced

Published On: March 19, 2024 01:01 PM NPT By: Associated Press

LOS ANGELES, March 19: Ariana Grande and Dalton Gomez are now divorced.

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‘Kung Fu Panda 4’ repeats at No. 1 on the box office charts

Published On: March 18, 2024 02:43 PM NPT By: Associated Press

“ Kung Fu Panda 4 ” stayed at the top of the North American box office in its second weekend in theaters. The Universal and DreamWorks Animation movie earned $30 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.

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Palestinian leader appoints longtime adviser as prime minister in the face of calls for reform

Published On: March 15, 2024 10:41 AM NPT By: Associated Press

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has appointed his longtime economic adviser to be the next prime minister in the face of U.S. pressure to reform the Palestinian Authority as part of Washington’s postwar vision for Gaza.

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Paul Alexander thrived while using an iron lung for decades after contracting polio as a child

Published On: March 14, 2024 08:35 AM NPT By: Associated Press

DALLAS, March 14: Confined to an iron lung after contracting polio as a child, Paul Alexander managed to train himself to breathe on his own for part of the day, earned a law degree, wrote a book about his life, built a big following on social media and inspired people around the globe with his positive outlook.

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An explosion in a building outside Beijing kills 1 person and injures 22

Published On: March 13, 2024 10:32 AM NPT By: Associated Press

BEIJING, March 13: Rescuers were responding to a suspected gas leak explosion Wednesday in a building in northern China that has killed one person and injured 22, authorities said.

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India’s new citizenship law that excludes Muslims has them worried. Here’s what it says

Published On: March 12, 2024 02:27 PM NPT By: Associated Press

NEW DELHI (AP) — India has implemented a controversial citizenship law that has been widely criticized for excluding Muslims, a minority community whose concerns have heightened under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist government.

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Protests drove Nepal’s king off the throne 16 years ago. Now, protests are trying to bring him back

Published On: March 12, 2024 02:22 PM NPT By: Associated Press

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Sixteen years ago, mass protests in Nepal forced then-King Gyanendra Shah to give up the throne and clear the way for a republic. Now, a new wave of protest is trying to bring him back.

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China’s congress ends with a show of unity behind Xi’s vision for national greatness

Published On: March 11, 2024 01:38 PM NPT By: Associated Press

BEIJING (AP) — China’s national congress was concluding its annual session Monday with the usual show of near-unanimous support for plans designed to carry out ruling Communist Party leader Xi Jinping’s vision for the nation.

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China says economy got a strong start in 2024, sets sights on latest technology, upgrading factories

Published On: March 7, 2024 10:15 AM NPT By: Associated Press

BEIJING (AP) — China has plenty of room to maneuver to attain its annual target for robust economic growth of about 5% after a strong start for the year, top economic officials said Wednesday, though they acknowledged it’s a challenge.

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