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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese wins a second 3-year term

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese wins a second 3-year term

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Anthony Albanese claimed victory as the first Australian prime minister to clinch a second consecutive term in 21 years on Saturday and suggested his government had increased its majority by not modeling itself on U.S.
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Singapore's long-ruling party on track to win another landslide, a sample vote count shows

Singapore's long-ruling party on track to win another landslide, a sample vote count shows

SINGAPORE (AP) — A sample count of votes released by Singapore’s Election Department indicated that the long-ruling People’s Action Party has won another landslide in Saturday’s general elections.
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Woman dies when a bomb she is carrying explodes in the Greek city of Thessaloniki, police say

Woman dies when a bomb she is carrying explodes in the Greek city of Thessaloniki, police say

THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — A woman was killed early Saturday in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki when a bomb she was carrying exploded in her hands, police said.
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South Korea’s main conservative party nominates Kim Moon Soo as its presidential candidate

South Korea’s main conservative party nominates Kim Moon Soo as its presidential candidate

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Former Labor Minister and staunch conservative Kim Moon Soo won the presidential nomination of South Korea’s main conservative party, facing an uphill battle against liberal front-runner Lee Jae-myung for the June 3 election
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2 women shot on campus of small technical college near Los Angeles

2 women shot on campus of small technical college near Los Angeles

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Two female employees of a Southern California technical college were shot on campus Friday and taken to the hospital in an incident that authorities attributed to workplace violence. The shooting occurred around 4 p.m.
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Military parade to celebrate the Army's 250th anniversary will be held on Trump's birthday

Military parade to celebrate the Army's 250th anniversary will be held on Trump's birthday

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Army on Friday confirmed there will be a military parade on President Donald Trump’s birthday in June, as part of the celebrations around the service’s 250th birthday.
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Judge blocks Trump executive order targeting elite law firm, a blow to his retribution campaign

Judge blocks Trump executive order targeting elite law firm, a blow to his retribution campaign

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Friday blocked a White House executive order targeting an elite law firm , dealing a setback to President Donald Trump’s campaign of retribution against the legal profession. U.S.
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7.4 magnitude quake off Chile's far south briefly triggers tsunami alert but causes no damage

7.4 magnitude quake off Chile's far south briefly triggers tsunami alert but causes no damage

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — A major earthquake with a magnitude of 7.
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7 people are dead after a truck and tour van collided near Yellowstone, police say

7 people are dead after a truck and tour van collided near Yellowstone, police say

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A pickup truck and a tour van collided on a highway leading to Yellowstone National Park, leaving seven people dead and eight others injured, Idaho State Police said. The crash happened just before 7:15 p.m. Thursday on U.S.
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Israeli military strikes near Syria's presidential palace after warning over sectarian attacks

Israeli military strikes near Syria's presidential palace after warning over sectarian attacks

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Israel’s air force struck near Syria's presidential palace early Friday after warning Syrian authorities not to march toward villages inhabited by members of a minority sect in southern Syria.
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