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Separatist attack kills 10 in northwestern Cameroon, regional governor says

Separatist attack kills 10 in northwestern Cameroon, regional governor says

YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — Armed separatists wearing military uniforms killed 10 civilians and wounded three in an attack at a crowded intersection in Cameroon's volatile northwest, the regional governor said on Monday.
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Lack of funding forces UN to slash food program in Haiti amid a surge in malnutrition

Lack of funding forces UN to slash food program in Haiti amid a surge in malnutrition

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The U.N.’s World Food Program announced Monday that it is facing a shortage of funds and won’t be able to help 100,000 people in Haiti this month who urgently need assistance. The 25% cut comes as a record 4.
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Spotlight on judge in Trump documents case intensifies following controversial earlier ruling

Spotlight on judge in Trump documents case intensifies following controversial earlier ruling

MIAMI (AP) — A month after former President Donald Trump was charged with mishandling classified documents, the judge presiding over the case is set to take on a more visible role as she weighs competing requests on a trial date and hears arguments t
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South Korea's death toll from destructive rainstorm grows to 40 as workers search for survivors

South Korea's death toll from destructive rainstorm grows to 40 as workers search for survivors

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Heavy downpours lashed South Korea for a ninth day on Monday as rescue workers struggled to search for survivors in landslides, buckled homes and swamped vehicles in the most destructive storm to hit the country this year.
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Pope Benedict's ex-secretary won't get a permanent job in his new German archdiocese

Pope Benedict's ex-secretary won't get a permanent job in his new German archdiocese

BERLIN (AP) — The longtime secretary to the late Pope Benedict XVI won't be given a permanent job in the German archdiocese where he has settled, but will lead regular services at Freiburg's cathedral and can take on “individual assignments” such as
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2 die when their dirt bike collides with SUV; neither was wearing a helmet

2 die when their dirt bike collides with SUV; neither was wearing a helmet

WAREHAM, Mass. (AP) — Two people died over the weekend when the dirt bike they were riding collided with an SUV near a shopping plaza in Massachusetts, authorities said. The victims of the crash in Wareham just before 11 p.m.
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Hong Kong schools and stock market are closed as Typhoon Talim sweeps toward China

Hong Kong schools and stock market are closed as Typhoon Talim sweeps toward China

HONG KONG (AP) — Schools and the stock market were closed in Hong Kong on Monday as Typhoon Talim sideswiped the city and headed toward the Chinese mainland and the island province of Hainan.
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UN says the Taliban have further increased restrictions on Afghan women and girls

UN says the Taliban have further increased restrictions on Afghan women and girls

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Taliban authorities have further increased restrictions on women and girls in Afghanistan in recent months, including in education and employment, the U.N. said in a report on the human rights situation issued Monday.
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‘Heal Me with Your Mouth. The Art of Kissing.' An old book sparks a new controversy in the Vatican

‘Heal Me with Your Mouth. The Art of Kissing.' An old book sparks a new controversy in the Vatican

LA PLATA, Argentina (AP) — Three decades ago, when he was a parish priest in Argentina, the man named by Pope Francis to be the Catholic Church’s new guardian of doctrinal orthodoxy wrote a short book about kissing and the sensations it evokes.
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Singapore's prime minister says Parliament speaker and lawmaker quit over extramarital affair

Singapore's prime minister says Parliament speaker and lawmaker quit over extramarital affair

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Singapore's speaker of parliament and another lawmaker from the ruling party have resigned over their yearslong extramarital affair, the country’s prime minister said Monday.
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