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Police hunt man who took platypus from the wild, showed it off to commuters on train
The suspected platypus thief could face a maximum penalty of $431,250.
April 06, 2023SKorea, US, Japan call for support of ban on NKorea workers
South Korea, the U.S. and Japan have called for stronger international support of efforts to ban North Korea from sending workers abroad and curb the North’s cybercrime
April 07, 2023Greek far-right party seeks to defy election ban
A retired senior prosecutor in Greece has been named as the new leader of a far-right party as it seeks to sidestep a ban on its participation in an upcoming general election
April 07, 2023
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ABC News Live: 2 Tennessee lawmakers ousted over gun reform protests
Plus, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is under fire for not disclosing luxury vacations paid for by a Republican donor, and the search for who fatally stabbed a tech executive in San Francisco.
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Life sentences in Congo for killing of Italian ambassador
Six men in Congo were sentenced to life in prison on Friday for the murder of Italy’s ambassador and two others
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ABC News Live: 2 Tennessee Democrats expelled from state House of Representatives
Plus, the latest jobs report shows that job growth slowed in March, and understanding the science behind mood boosting music.
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Russia hits illegally annexed Ukraine areas from ground, air
Russian forces have bombarded the regions of Ukraine it has illegally annexed but doesn’t fully control, resulting in casualties, building damage and power outages
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Pope Francis expected to take part in all events for Easter weekend
ABC News’s Marcus Moore joins from Vatican City where Good Friday events are underway.
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Paul Cattermole of UK pop group S Club 7 dies at 46
Paul Cattermole, a member of early-2000s British pop group S Club 7, has died at the age of 46
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Report: Russia charges Journal reporter with espionage
Two Russian news agencies says jailed Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has been formally charged with espionage in Russia and has entered an official denial
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Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich formally charged with spying in Russia, enters denial
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich formally charged with spying in Russia, enters denial
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Catch up on the developing stories from around the globe making headlines.
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Former Belarus politician gets 17-year sentence in absentia
A Belarusian opposition leader and former ally of President Alexander Lukashenko has received a 17-year prison sentence in absentia on charges that included forming an extremist group and discrediting Belarus
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April 07
Farmers in Romania, Bulgaria protest Ukrainian grain influx
Farmers in Romania and Bulgaria are protesting over the European Union’s response to a glut of agricultural products from Ukraine that they say are flooding local markets and undercutting prices
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April 07
Chinese Christian asylum seekers reported heading to US
A religious freedom activist says more than 60 asylum-seeking members of a Chinese Christian church who were detained last week in Thailand are en route to the United States
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Pope Francis to miss Way of the Cross event in cold Rome
The Vatican says Pope Francis won’t go to the Colosseum for the traditional Good Friday Way of the Cross procession
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Vatican says Pope Francis will miss Colosseum Good Friday event due to cold weather in Rome
Vatican says Pope Francis will miss Colosseum Good Friday event due to cold weather in Rome
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Russia: West must remove obstacles to its grain exports
Russia's top diplomat says Moscow may pull out of a wartime deal that allows the export of Ukrainian grain to global markets if the West fails to remove obstacles to Russian agricultural exports
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Cambodia to deport 19 Japanese cybercrime scam suspects
Police in Cambodia say 19 Japanese men detained on suspicion of taking part in organized phone and online scams will be deported to their homeland
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April 07
Police: Dissidents may try attacks as N. Ireland marks peace
Police have warned that armed dissident groups are planning violent attacks over the Easter holiday weekend as Northern Ireland marks 25 years since the peace accord that ended three decades of bloodshed
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Greek far-right party seeks to defy election ban
A retired senior prosecutor in Greece has been named as the new leader of a far-right party as it seeks to sidestep a ban on its participation in an upcoming general election
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Berlusconi says he believes he'll recover 'once again'
Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi says he believes he will overcome a lung infection caused by chronic leukemia that has hospitalized him in intensive care
April 07
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Chinese man who chained, abused woman sentenced to 9 years
A Chinese court has sentenced a man to nine years in prison for abusing and unlawfully detaining a woman who was shown chained in a viral video that sparked an outcry in China last year
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UK police charge 12-year-old with murder in car crash death
British police have charged a 12-year-old boy with murder after a car plowed into a woman on a city street in northern England
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After Burkina Faso ousts French, Russia's Wagner may arrive
Months after hundreds of French troops left Burkina Faso, ousted by the ruling military junta, speculation is mounting that the war-torn nation will fill the void with fighters from Russia’s shadowy mercenary outfit, the Wagner Group
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Israeli medics: Palestinian shooting attack in West Bank kills 2 people, hours after Israeli strikes on Lebanon, Gaza
Israeli medics: Palestinian shooting attack in West Bank kills 2 people, hours after Israeli strikes on Lebanon, Gaza
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Pakistan's army says it has arrested Baluch insurgency chief
Pakistan's military has arrested a high-value target in an operation against Baluch insurgent group in the country’s southwest
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Israeli medics: 2 killed in Palestinian attack in West Bank
Israel has unleashed rare airstrikes on Lebanon and bombarded the Gaza Strip after a large rocket barrage fired at Israel from southern Lebanon
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AP Week in Pictures: Europe and Africa
MARCH 31-APRIL 6, 2023
From protests against raising the retirement age in France, to Premier League football in England and Holy Week celebrations across Europe and Africa, this photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published in the past week by The Associated Press from Europe and Africa.
The selection was curated by AP photographer Gregorio Borgia in Rome. Follow AP visual journalism: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/apnews AP Images on Twitter: http://twitter.com/AP_Images AP Images blog: http://apimagesblog.com
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AP PHOTOS: Easter week still a ritual in more secular Spain
The drum beat rises on a packed Seville street as Jose Maria Segura opens his mouth and begins the wail of the “saeta,” a pained, mournful ode to Jesus Christ in death.
His voice carries along a line of “nazarenos,” or penitents, with tall conical hats, monkish robes and facial hoods. The members of the El Cerro brotherhood are shouldering a sculpture of the Virgin Mary out of a church.
Millions of Spaniards take to the road in the days leading up to Easter, traveling to see family or for a holiday break. For many, seeing traditional processions with painted religious icons that can weigh over a ton is a cathartic annual ritual, a time to reflect on past sorrows and current ills.
A procession by the La Sed brotherhood this week passed Seville's San Juan de Dios Hospital. Medical workers stepped outside to receive the tribute, some with tears pricking their eyes. It was the first Easter week since 2019 when masks, or any sign of the COVID-19 pandemic, were virtually...
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Afghan women-run radio resumes broadcasts after shutdown
A women-run radio station in northeastern Afghanistan has resumed its broadcasts, after officials shut it down for a week for playing music during the holy month of Ramadan
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Why do Jerusalem tensions fuel regionwide unrest?
It’s become something of a grim, springtime tradition in the Holy Land
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April 07
SKorea, US, Japan call for support of ban on NKorea workers
South Korea, the U.S. and Japan have called for stronger international support of efforts to ban North Korea from sending workers abroad and curb the North’s cybercrime
April 07
April 07
Filipinos to be nailed to crosses despite church objection
Eight Filipinos have been nailed to crosses to reenact Jesus Christ’s suffering in a gory Good Friday tradition that is rejected by the Catholic church
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April 07
AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean
March 31-April 6, 2023
This photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published by Associated Press photographers in Latin America and the Caribbean. It was curated by AP photojournalist Fernando Llano in Mexico City.
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China retaliates for Taiwan president's U.S. visit by sanctioning Reagan library, Hudson Institute think tank
China retaliates for Taiwan president's U.S. visit by sanctioning Reagan library, Hudson Institute think tank
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April 06
Firefighters battle large blaze at sprawling Mexican market
Some 200 firefighters are battling a huge blaze in Mexico City’s sprawling wholesale market without any reported injuries
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April 06
Debris found in search for Japanse army copter with 10 crew
An unused lifeboat, a door and other fragments believed to be from a Japanese army helicopter have been found after the Black Hawk carrying 10 crew members was presumed to have crashed at sea
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April 06
China sanctions Reagan library, others over Tsai's US trip
China is imposing sanctions against the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and other U.S.- and Asian-based organizations in retaliation for the closely watched meeting this week between the U.S. House speaker and Taiwan’s president
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In India, mangrove trees make way for booming city of Kochi
Burrowed between mangroves and a bustling skyline, 70-year-old Rajan, who only uses one name, reminisces about his old home
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Samsung cutting memory chip production as profit slides
Samsung Electronics is cutting the production of its computer memory chips in an apparent effort to reduce inventory
April 06
April 06
Israel military says it launched strikes in Lebanon, and Lebanese TV station reports explosions in southern city of Tyre
Israel military says it launched strikes in Lebanon, and Lebanese TV station reports explosions in southern city of Tyre
April 06
April 06
AP Week in Pictures: Asia
March 31-April 6, 2023
This photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published by Associated Press photographers in Asia and the Pacific.
The gallery was curated by AP photo editor Shuji Kajiyama in Tokyo.
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Israel's Netanyahu says enemies will pay 'heavy price'
Israel's Netanyahu says enemies will pay 'heavy price'
April 06
April 06
Journalist calls on greater protections after arrest of Wall Street Journal reporter
Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian, who was held captive in Iran, talks about the arrest of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich.
April 06
April 06
Air raid sirens sound in southern Israel, signaling renewed rocket fire from Gaza
Air raid sirens sound in southern Israel, signaling renewed rocket fire from Gaza
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April 06
Buenos Aires airport turns into unofficial homeless shelter
The Jorge Newbery International Airport in Argentina's capital has practically become a homeless shelter at night
April 06
April 06
ABC News Live: Tennessee GOP lawmakers push to expel Democrats over protest
Plus, the latest unrest in Israel and Jerusalem, and a report in ProPublica alleges Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas secretly accepted luxury trips from a Republican megadonor.
April 06
April 06
Tensions rise in the Middle East amid Ramadan and Passover
Violence continues as Israel and Palestine both fire counter attacks following multiple attacks of places of worship.
April 06
April 06
Gunmen kill at least 50 in attacks on village in Nigeria
Authorities say at least 50 people have died after two attacks on a village in north-central Nigeria
April 06
April 06
Protest continue in Paris over retirement age raise
The Republican-controlled Tennessee state House of Representatives convened to vote on ousting three Democratic lawmakers.
April 06
April 06
What is a platypus?
The duck-billed, beaver-tailed, otter-footed, egg-laying mammal can only be found in Australia.
April 06
April 06
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu vows 'aggressive response' after rockets fired from Lebanon and Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu vows 'aggressive response' after rockets fired from Lebanon and Gaza
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