Turkish man strikes up 37-year friendship with swan
EDIRNE, Turkey — An unusual friendship between a Turkish man and a swan he rescued has endured for decades.
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Venezuelan migrants welcome new Colombian protection measure
BOGOTA, Colombia — Venezuelan migrants in Colombia welcomed a historic decision by that country to grant them protection for the next 10 years and...
South Africa’s Ramaphosa urges support for vaccination drive
JOHANNESBURG — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa urged support for his government’s efforts to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic as it struggles to implement...
Online retailer Boohoo buys 3 fashion brands from Arcadia
<p>LONDON — British online fashion retailer Boohoo has bought three clothing brands owned by the collapsed Arcadia retail group for 25.2 million pounds ($34.5...
Dutch govt offers gesture of appreciation to Srebrenica vets
<p>THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The Dutch government said Wednesday that it will pay veterans of a United Nations peacekeeping mission that failed to prevent...
Puerto Rico prepares to reopen schools 1 year after pandemic
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rico officials announced Monday that five grades will return to in-person classes next month as the U.S. territory...
AP Exclusive: Man recounts torture in Maduro’s Venezuela
CARACAS, Venezuela — The ransom calls began soon after Carlos Marrón learned his father hadn’t returned from his evening walk. The kidnappers wanted to...
5 found dead after stabbings, fire at house in Germany
BERLIN — Emergency services found five bodies after a fire at a house in western Germany, and investigators said Saturday they believe that a...
Desperation grows in battered Honduras, fueling migration
<p>SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras — Nory Yamileth Hernández and her three teenage children have been living in a battered tent under a bridge on...
Turkish sailors abducted by pirates return home from Nigeria
<p>ANKARA, Turkey — Fifteen Turkish sailors who were kidnapped by pirates off west Africa last month returned to Turkey on Sunday. </p>
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