International

Austria: 1 dead, 2 seriously hurt in balcony collapse

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BERLIN — A woman has died in Austria and two others were seriously injured after an apartment balcony collapsed, police said Tuesday. ...

Tanzania’s new president changes policy on COVID-19, media

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<p>NAIROBI, Kenya &mdash; Tanzania's new president appears to be taking a new, scientific approach to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.</p> ...

France opens giant stadium for vaccinations amid virus surge

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PARIS — France sought Tuesday to speed up its vaccine rollout by opening mass vaccination centers across the country, including the Stade de France...

In Israel, twin dramas point to difficult path for Netanyahu

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<p>TEL AVIV, Israel &mdash; Israel's future and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's fate wound through court and political circles on Tuesday, as the country's president...

Alleged mastermind of Honduran activist’s murder on trial

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<p>TEGUCIGALPA, Honduraspro &mdash; The trial of an alleged mastermind of the killing of Honduran environmental and Indigenous rights activist Berta Cáceres began Tuesday, five...

Myanmar’s online pop-up markets raise funds for protest

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BANGKOK — With security forces in Myanmar having shot dead at least 570 protesters and bystanders in the past two months, many of the...

North Macedonia crime ring sold passports to criminals

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SKOPJE, North Macedonia — Nine officials in North Macedonia's interior ministry were arrested Tuesday on suspicion of illegally issuing passports to overseas criminals. ...

‘Chernobyl’ and ‘Harry Potter’ actor Paul Ritter dies at 54

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<p>LONDON &mdash; Versatile British actor Paul Ritter, who appeared in the “Harry Potter” franchise and played a key figure behind nuclear disaster in “Chernobyl,”...

Israel, Palestinians at odds over deadly West Bank shooting

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JERUSALEM — Israel and the Palestinians put forth competing claims after Israeli troops shot and killed a Palestinian man early Tuesday at a temporary...

Hans Kueng, dissident Catholic theologian, dies at 93

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<p>BERLIN &mdash; Hans Kueng, a Roman Catholic theologian who was an early colleague and friend of the future Pope Benedict XVI but later fell...