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Russia-Ukraine war worsens fertilizer crunch, risking food supplies

Tuesday, April 12, 2022

The Russia-Ukraine war pushes up the price of natural gas, a key ingredient in fertilizer, and has led to severe sanctions against Russia, a major exporter of fertilizer.

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The U.S. orders non-emergency staff to leave Shanghai amid a COVID surge

Tuesday, April 12, 2022

Many residents in the city of 26 million have been confined to their homes for up to three weeks as China maintains its "zero-COVID" strategy of handling outbreaks.

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An Islamic State supporter is found guilty of killing U.K. lawmaker David Amess

Monday, April 11, 2022

After just 18 minutes, a jury found Ali Harbi Ali guilty of murder and preparing terrorist acts. Ali stabbed Amess to death last year while he was meeting with voters at a church in eastern England.

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Pakistani lawmakers to elect new prime minister after Imran Khan ouster

Monday, April 11, 2022

An opposition lawmaker and a brother of disgraced former prime minister appears as a leading contender to replace Khan.

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New York's mayor tests positive for COVID-19 on his 100th day in office

Sunday, April 10, 2022

The city has been experiencing a steady resurgence in cases over the past month. It's now averaging around 1,800 new cases per day — not counting home tests that go unreported to health officials.

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In the Palm Sunday Mass, Pope Francis pushes for peace in Ukraine

Sunday, April 10, 2022

Celebrating Palm Sunday Mass before crowds in St. Peter's Square for the first time since the pandemic, Pope Francis called for a truce.

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Pakistan's prime minister vows to fight on after Parliament ousts him

Sunday, April 10, 2022

Supporters of Imran Khan took to the streets in protest while the political opposition prepared to install his replacement.

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Few Mexicans vote on whether president stays or goes

Sunday, April 10, 2022

Fewer than 1 in 5 of eligible voters turn out for a referendum that asked whether President Andrés Manuel López Obrador should end his six-year term barely midway through its term.

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Police: Arrest made in slaying of girl walking on NYC street

Sunday, April 10, 2022

A suspect was charged Saturday in the fatal shooting of a teen girl who was walking home from school when she was hit by a stray bullet during a street dispute in New York City.

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Macron and Le Pen head to a runoff in France's presidential election

Sunday, April 10, 2022

For months, the election seemed like a shoo-in for President Emmanuel Macron. It's now a tossup amid a strong challenge from the far right's Marine Le Pen.

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Australian prime minister calls May 21 election

Sunday, April 10, 2022

Scott Morrison has called for a May 21 election that will be fought on issues including Chinese economic coercion, climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Zelenskyy warns that Russian aggression will not stop with Ukraine

Sunday, April 10, 2022

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his evening address that Russia is targeting all of Europe with its aggression, and defending Ukraine is essential for the security of all democracies.

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Police: 3 dead in gun range shooting; 40 weapons stolen

Sunday, April 10, 2022

Police are searching for at least one armed suspect in connection with the killing of the owner of a gun range in Georgia and his wife and grandson after a robbery Friday evening.

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A DA in Texas seeks to dismiss a murder charge over an alleged self-induced abortion

Saturday, April 09, 2022

A 26-year-old woman had been charged with murder after authorities said she caused "the death of an individual by self-induced abortion." A district attorney says she should not be prosecuted.

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Imran Khan has been ousted as Pakistan's prime minister

Saturday, April 09, 2022

The no confidence vote came after the speaker of the house resigned, saying he could not oversee the ouster of his close ally of 30 years, and after Khan's own lawmakers delayed the vote.

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A college exam taker gets prison and a coach is convicted in the admissions scam

Saturday, April 09, 2022

A former Florida prep school administrator was sentenced to four months in prison and a decorated water polo coach at the University of Southern California was swiftly convicted of fraud and bribery.

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A former Goldman Sachs banker is found guilty in a plot to loot Malaysia's 1MDB fund

Friday, April 08, 2022

Roger Ng was convicted in a New York federal court of bribery and other corruption charges accusing him of participating in a $4.5 billion scheme to ransack the Malaysian state investment fund.

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2 men are acquitted in a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Whitmer; hung jury on 2 more

Friday, April 08, 2022

Two of four men were acquitted Friday in a conspiracy to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020, motivated by fury at the Democrat's tough COVID-19 restrictions early in the pandemic.

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A third victim in the Tel Aviv shooting dies and security forces kill the gunman

Friday, April 08, 2022

The Thursday evening shooting in a downtown area packed with people in bars and restaurants caused scenes of mass panic in the heart of the city. It was the fourth deadly attack in three weeks.

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Spain bans harassment of women entering abortion clinics

Friday, April 08, 2022

Under the new law, anyone harassing a woman going into an abortion clinic will be committing a crime that can be punished with up to one year in prison.

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