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Australian woman appears in court charged with poisoning husband and his relatives with mushrooms

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A woman accused of serving her ex-husband’s parents and an aunt poisonous mushrooms with lunch has appeared in an Australian court charged with three counts of murder and five of attempted murder. Erin Patterson appeared briefly in the Latrobe Valley Magistrates Court on Monday by video link from a Melbourne prison

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Ecuadorians vote overwhelmingly in referendum to approve toughening fight against gangs

GONZALO SOLANO QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador’s fledgling president got a resounding victory Sunday in a referendum that he touted as a way to crack down on criminal gangs behind a spiraling wave of violence. An official quick count showed that Ecuadorians overwhelmingly voted “yes” to all nine questions focused on tightening security measures, rejecting

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Pro-China President Muizzu’s party sweeps Maldives parliamentary elections, preliminary results say

By MOHAMEED SHARUHAN Associated Press MALE, Maldives (AP) — Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu’s political party has swept parliamentary elections in a strong endorsement of his pro-China foreign policy, according to preliminary results reported Monday by local media. The People’s National Congress won 70 out of 93 seats in Sunday’s vote, and along with three seats

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WADA stands by decision to clear Chinese swimmers for Tokyo Olympics citing contaminated samples

MONTREAL (AP) — The world’s top anti-doping regulator says after reviewing a documentary and other media reports that it stands by the results of its decision to clear 23 Chinese swimmers to compete at the Tokyo Olympics despite testing positive for a banned heart medication. The World Anti-Doping Agency issued a statement Sunday following the

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Ecuadorians overwhelmingly approve referendum measures on toughening fight against gangs

GONZALO SOLANO QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador’s fledgling president has won a resounding victory in a referendum that he touted as a way to crack down on criminal gangs behind a spiraling wave of violence. An official quick count Sunday shows Ecuadorians overwhelmingly voted “yes” to all nine questions focused on tightening security measures, rejecting

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Europe is the fastest-warming continent, at nearly twice the average global rate, report says

By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press NAPLES, Italy (AP) — Europe is the fastest-warming continent and its temperatures are rising at roughly twice the global average, two top climate monitoring organizations reported Monday, warning of the consequences for human health, glacier melt and economic activity. The U.N.’s World Meteorological Organization and the European Union’s climate agency,

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