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AP World News

Gas explosion at Taiwan food court kills 1 and leaves 11 hospitalized
Fire authorities in Taiwan say a gas explostion at a department store killed one man and left 11 others hospitalized, fire authorities said
11:57PM ( 3 months ago )
Gas explosion at Taiwan food court kills 4 and leaves 8 hospitalized
Fire authorities in Taiwan say a gas explosion at a department store killed four people and left eight others hospitalized, fire authorities said
11:57PM ( 3 months ago )
Gas explosion at Taiwan food court kills 4 and injures 26
Fire authorities in Taiwan say a gas explosion at a department store killed four people and injured 26, fire authorities said
11:57PM ( 3 months ago )
Elephants trumpet, squeak and flap their ears after their complex move across an Australian city
Elephants trumpeted, touched trunks and flapped their oversized ears upon reuniting with their herd after a complex, five-day move from an urban Australian zoo to a much larger enclosure
11:20PM ( 3 months ago )
Seoul says North Korea is destroying facility that hosted reunions of war-separated families
North Korea is demolishing a South Korea-built property that had been used to host reunions of families separated during the 1950-53 Korean War, the South’s government said Thursday, as it continues to eliminate symbols of engagement between the war-divided rivals
10:19PM ( 3 months ago )
Congolese church leaders meet Rwanda-backed rebels in the east in latest push for peace
Congo’s largest church organizations have met with Rwanda-backed rebels in the country’s east to advocate for peace and dialogue after weekslong fighting
6:21PM ( 3 months ago )
Canada’s new fentanyl czar says goal is to totally stop the drug from entering the US
The man appointed by the Canadian government to help stop fentanyl from entering the United States says his goal is to totally eliminate the drug crossing the border
4:50PM ( 3 months ago )
At least 10 hospitalized in fire at Rio de Janeiro's Carnival costume factory
A fire in a factory that produces costumes for the carnival in Rio de Janeiro has left 10 people hospitalized, health authorities said
4:47PM ( 3 months ago )
Brazil's Lula backs oil exploration in the Amazon ahead of hosting UN climate talks
Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is defending oil exploration near the mouth of the Amazon River as a way to finance a transition to green energy
4:11PM ( 3 months ago )
Things to know about Russia's release of American Marc Fogel and the impact on ending Ukraine war
President Donald Trump’s announcement that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin had agreed to begin negotiations on ending the war in Ukraine followed a prisoner swap between the two nations
3:03PM ( 3 months ago )