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More students abducted in Nigeria but are quickly rescued
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — Gunmen in Nigeria abducted more than 80 Islamic school students in northwestern Katsina state Saturday night, but the pupils were quickly rescued by security forces after a fierce gun battle, police announced Sunday.
Dec 20, 2020 5:02 AM
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Official: Large car bomb kills 9 in Afghan capital
KABUL — A car bomb blast that rocked Afghanistan's capital Sunday morning killed at least nine people, according to the Afghan Interior Ministry.
Dec 20, 2020 5:01 AM
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Thousands line up for tests amid Thailand virus outbreak
SAMUT SAKHON, Thailand — Thousands of people lined up for coronavirus tests in a province near Bangkok on Sunday, as Thai authorities scrambled to contain an outbreak of the virus that has infected nearly 700 people.
Dec 20, 2020 3:20 AM
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Dutch ban UK flights, fearing the new coronavirus variant
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The Netherlands is banning flights from the U.K. for at least the rest of the year in an attempt to make sure that a new strain of coronavirus that is sweeping across southern England does not reach its shores.
Dec 20, 2020 1:30 AM
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CFP semifinal moved from Rose Bowl to AT&T Stadium in Texas
The College Football Playoff semifinal scheduled to be played at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on Jan. 1 is relocating to the Dallas Cowboys' stadium in Texas, a move prompted by California's ban on spectators at sporting events during the pandemic.
Dec 19, 2020 10:12 PM
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Humane Society gets 250 guinea pigs from overwhelmed owner
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Oregon Humane Society in Portland has taken in 250 guinea pigs from an overwhelmed pet owner.
Dec 19, 2020 4:36 PM
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Israeli PM joins world leaders getting COVID-19 vaccine
TEL AVIV, Israel — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was vaccinated against the coronavirus on live television Saturday, becoming the first Israeli and one of the world's leaders to be inoculated.
Dec 19, 2020 12:22 PM
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Mississippi former Gov. Winter dies; pushed education reform
JACKSON, Miss. — Former Mississippi Gov. William Winter, a Democrat who pushed to strengthen public education in one of the poorest states in the U.S. and to improve race relations across the nation, has died. He was 97.
Dec 19, 2020 11:44 AM
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Asia Today: Sydney beach suburbs in lockdown as cases rise
SYDNEY, Australia — Sydney’s northern beaches will enter a lockdown similar to the one imposed during the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in March as a cluster of cases in the area increased to 41.
Dec 19, 2020 8:51 AM
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Documentary on U of Illinois missing scholar now available
URBANA, Ill. — A documentary about a University of Illinois scholar from China who was abducted and killed two years ago is now playing in virtual theatres .
Dec 19, 2020 7:48 AM
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