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Polish president leads ceremonies to Warsaw ghetto fighters

Polish president leads ceremonies to Warsaw ghetto fighters

WARSAW, Poland (AP) – Poland’s president on Tuesday led state ceremonies honoring the heroes of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising, young Jews who took up arms to fight against the Nazi German occupiers during World War II rather than be transported to a death camp. President Andrzej Duda led the ceremonies …

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UN chief condemns deadly Taliban attack in Kabul

UN chief condemns deadly Taliban attack in Kabul

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) – The Latest on the militant assault on an Afghan government security compound in Kabul (all times local): 5:45 p.m. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has sent his condolences to the victims and their families following the Taliban attack on a government security agency in Kabul that killed …

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Next steps in impeachment push against Brazilian president

Next steps in impeachment push against Brazilian president

Brazilian legislators pushing to remove President Dilma Rousseff for alleged fiscal irregularities won a major victory Sunday in the lower house of Congress, gaining a 367-137 vote in favor of her impeachment. A look at what happens now: NEXT STEP: The measure now goes to the Senate, which must decide …

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Fights loom after Brazil’s lower chamber OKs impeachment

Fights loom after Brazil’s lower chamber OKs impeachment

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) – For the second time in under a quarter century, Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies voted to open impeachment proceedings against a democratically elected leader, dealing a devastating blow to President Dilma Rousseff, whose left-leaning Workers’ Party came to power 13 year ago on the promise of improving …

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In quake-devastated Ecuador, loss piles up amid the rubble

In quake-devastated Ecuador, loss piles up amid the rubble

PORTOVIEJO, Ecuador (AP) – It was supposed to be a family reunion to celebrate a young relative’s start of college. But the gathering ended in tragedy when a collapsing building crushed 17-year-old Sayira Quinde, her mother, father and toddler brother in their rusting Chevy Blazer. A grief-stricken aunt, Johana Estupinan, …

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US forces deliver aid to Japanese quake-hit areas; 42 dead

US forces deliver aid to Japanese quake-hit areas; 42 dead

MINAMIASO, Japan (AP) – U.S. airlifts delivered water, bread, ready-to-eat food and other emergency supplies Monday to a remote area of southern Japan stricken by two powerful earthquakes, as local rescuers searched for nine people still reported missing. Authorities said at least 42 people died and more than 1,000 were …

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Indonesia takes step toward reckoning with ’65-66 atrocities

Indonesia takes step toward reckoning with ’65-66 atrocities

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) – Indonesia on Monday convened an unprecedented discussion of anti-communist massacres in 1965-66 that brought together survivors and representatives of the military that orchestrated the atrocities. Protesters who say the two-day conference will help revive communism scuffled with police outside the tightly guarded venue, in a sign …

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Oculus reacts to virtual reality privacy questions

Oculus reacts to virtual reality privacy questions

BURBANK, Calif. (AP) – An executive from virtual reality company Oculus says consumers shouldn’t be concerned about an invasion of their privacy when using the Oculus Rift. Jason Rubin , Oculus’ head of worldwide studios, is downplaying questions raised about the VR system’s privacy policy. “It’s a new medium,” said …

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Pope brings 12 Syrian refugees to Italy in lesson for Europe

Pope brings 12 Syrian refugees to Italy in lesson for Europe

MORIA, Greece (AP) – Pope Francis gave Europe a concrete lesson Saturday in welcoming refugees by bringing 12 Syrian Muslims to Italy aboard his charter plane after an emotional visit to the Greek island of Lesbos, which has faced the brunt of Europe’s migration crisis. Refugees on the overwhelmed island …

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Grim new details of IS destruction in Syria’s Palmyra museum

Grim new details of IS destruction in Syria’s Palmyra museum

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) – The first foreign experts who visited the museum in Palmyra after it was taken over from Islamic State militants said they spent a week collecting fragments of priceless broken sculptures from the museum grounds and preparing them for transportation to Damascus in a rescue mission they …

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