New details emerge about teen charged with manslaughter in Florida police officer’s death
Virgilio Aguilar Mendez, the Guatemalan teen charged with aggravated manslaughter after a Florida police officer collapsed after a struggle while attempting to arrest him, is now being represented by high-profile…
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What’s life like for Russia’s political prisoners? Isolation, poor food and arbitrary punishment
TALLINN, Estonia — TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Vladimir Kara-Murza could only laugh when officials in Penal Colony No. 6 inexplicably put a small cabinet in his already-cramped concrete cell, next to…
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A ferry sinks in the Nile in Egypt, killing at least 10 people
CAIRO — A ferry carrying day laborers sank in the Nile just outside the Egyptian capital, killing at least 10 of the 15 people on board, authorities said Monday.The five who…
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Suspected illegal loggers kill 3 forest rangers on patrol in forest in central Mexico
MEXICO CITY — Suspected illegal loggers shot and killed three forest rangers on patrol and wounded a fourth in central Mexico, near the slopes of the Iztaccihuatl volcano.Police in the central state…
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Polish, Canadian leaders discuss boosting Ukrainian food exports to hungry countries outside Europe
WARSAW, Poland — The prime ministers of Canada and Poland on Monday discussed boosting exports of Ukrainian grain and other crops to the world’s poorest countries to ease protests by farmers…
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Germany’s Scholz explains his reluctance to send Taurus long-range missiles to Ukraine
BERLIN — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz made clear Monday that he remains reluctant to send Taurus long-range cruise missiles to Ukraine, pointing to a risk of his country becoming directly involved in…
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From gold records to gold coins. George Michael is now honored with a commemorative minting
LONDON — You gotta have more than “Faith” to pocket the new George Michael coin.A commemorative minting of coins that rolled out on Monday ranged in price from a couple of…
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Jamaican woman accused of throwing 5-month-old daughter from roof charged with murder
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A 27-year-old woman has been charged with murder for allegedly throwing her 5-month-old daughter from a roof late last year, Jamaican police said Sunday.Authorities said in…
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Moscow ally Serbia cracks down on anti-war Russians living in the Balkan country
ROGACA, Serbia — When Elena Koposova signed an open letter against Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, she didn’t expect a backlash in her newly adopted home state of Serbia. After all, Serbia…
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Seoul gives young doctors 4 days to end walkouts, threatening prosecutions or suspended licenses
SEOUL, South Korea — Junior doctors in South Korea have four days to end their walkouts, the government said Monday, or they could face prosecution or have their medical licenses suspended.…
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