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Month: May 2023

Tunisia investigates guardsman’s motive for killing 5 outside historic synagogue

By BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA and THOMAS ADAMSON Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisian authorities have opened an investigation into a shooting attack at a synagogue that killed two Jewish pilgrims and three members of the country’s security forces. The motive of the gunman, a National Guard member, remained unclear. Security officers killed him before

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South Korea to lift quarantine mandate for COVID-19 and end testing recommendation for travelers

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea will drop its COVID-19 quarantine requirements and end testing recommendations for international arrivals starting June 1. In lowering the coronavirus alert level from “critical” to plainly “alert” starting June 1, health authorities will also lift mask mandates in pharmacies and small clinics. Wearing

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Family of California man who yelled ‘I can’t breathe’ before dying in police custody in 2020 reaches $24 million settlement

By Taylor Romine, CNN The family of Edward Bronstein, who died while in custody of law enforcement in 2020, reached a $24 million settlement in a lawsuit against the state of California, the California Highway Patrol and other parties, attorneys announced in a news conference Wednesday. Bronstein, 38, was initially pulled over in Los Angeles

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Turkey’s closely watched elections may stretch Erdogan’s rule or set country on new course

By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — In the year in which the Turkish republic marks its centenary, the country is being closely watched to see if a united opposition can succeed in unseating an increasingly authoritarian leader in the NATO-member country. Turkey’s presidential and parliamentary elections, taking place on Sunday, could stretch

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‘Now or never’: Migrants seek to beat the end of pandemic-related asylum restrictions

By VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press MATAMOROS, Mexico (AP) — Migrants rushed across the border hours before pandemic-related asylum restrictions were to expire Thursday, fearing that new policies would make it far more difficult to gain entry into the United States. In a move to clear out overwhelmed holding facilities, Border Patrol agents were told Wednesday

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‘Now or never’: Migrants seek to beat the end of pandemic-related asylum restrictions

By VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press MATAMOROS, Mexico (AP) — Migrants rushed across the border hours before pandemic-related asylum restrictions were to expire Thursday, fearing that new policies would make it far more difficult to gain entry into the United States. In a move to clear out overwhelmed holding facilities, Border Patrol agents were told Wednesday

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Nuevo gobierno se acerca a UABC

Joran van der Sloot, una de las últimas personas que vio con vida a Natalee Holloway, será extraditado a EE.UU. desde Perú

Gonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Joran van der Sloot, una de las últimas personas que vio con vida a la estadounidense Natalee Holloway en Aruba en 2005 antes de que desapareciera, será extraditado a Estados Unidos, según un comunicado de la familia hecho público este miércoles y que ha sido obtenido por CNN. “En mayo de

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Nuevo gobierno se acerca a UABC

Cientos de soldados llegarán a la frontera sur de EE.UU. y se preparan “para lo desconocido” cuando expire la implementación del Título 42

Carolina Calero (CNN) — Cientos de soldados deberán comenzar una nueva misión a lo largo de la frontera sur de Estados Unidos a partir de este miércoles, mientras funcionarios y una oleada de migrantes se preparan “para lo desconocido” después de que la restricción fronteriza conocida como Título 42, que se implementó en la era

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