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Long dormant volcano comes to life in southwestern Iceland

Long dormant volcano comes to life in southwestern Iceland

REYKJAVIK, Iceland — A long dormant volcano on the Reykjanes Peninsula in southwestern Iceland flared to life Friday night, spilling lava down two sides in that area's first volcanic eruption in nearly 800 years.
After N. Korea cuts ties, Malaysia orders its diplomats out

After N. Korea cuts ties, Malaysia orders its diplomats out

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysia on Friday ordered all North Korean diplomats to leave the country within 48 hours, an escalation of a diplomatic spat over Malaysia’s move to extradite a North Korean suspect to the United States on money laundering
Sources: Feds have no evidence yet for GA hate crime charge

Sources: Feds have no evidence yet for GA hate crime charge

WASHINGTON — Federal investigators have so far not found evidence that clears the high bar for federal hate crime charges against a man who has been accused of killing eight people at three Atlanta-area massage businesses, two law enforcement officia
Critics of Brazil's president being targeted by security law

Critics of Brazil's president being targeted by security law

SAO PAULO — Police in Brazil are starting to employ a dictatorship-era national security law against critics of President Jair Bolsonaro, while lawyers and activists rally to provide them with legal help and accuse the government of trying to silence
UN official: Myanmar people want UN sanctions, peacekeepers

UN official: Myanmar people want UN sanctions, peacekeepers

CAMEROON, Cameroon — The people of Myanmar have huge expectations from the United Nations and the international community following the Feb. 1 coup, with many calling for sanctions and some urging the U.N.
UN says no international staff left in North Korea

UN says no international staff left in North Korea

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — A U.N. spokesman said the world body in North Korea has been left with no international staff, who are now working remotely.
Turkey's president fires central bank governor by decree

Turkey's president fires central bank governor by decree

ISTANBUL — Turkey’s president has fired the central bank governor, who in his four months in office had won the praise of investors for hiking interest rates and promising tighter monetary policies.
Saudi Arabia: Drones attack Riyadh oil facility, no damage

Saudi Arabia: Drones attack Riyadh oil facility, no damage

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A drone attack struck an oil installation in Saudi Arabia’s capital of Riyadh on Friday, the Saudi state-run news agency reported, igniting a blaze at the facility deep in the kingdom's territory.
Trump's Mar-a-Lago partially closed due to COVID outbreak

Trump's Mar-a-Lago partially closed due to COVID outbreak

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, has been partially closed after staff members tested positive for the coronavirus.
Stigmas on race, gender and sex overlap in Atlanta slayings

Stigmas on race, gender and sex overlap in Atlanta slayings

Seven of the eight people killed were women; six were of Asian descent. The suspect, according to police, appeared to blame his actions on a “sex addiction." While the U.S.
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