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Azar leads highest-level US delegation to Taiwan in decades TAIPEI, Taiwan -- U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar arrived in Taiwan on Sunday in the highest-level visit by an American Cabinet official sinc... by The Associated Press - August 10, 2020

Plants cropping up in lost Michigan lakes where dams failed LANSING, Mich. -- Nature is returning to craters left from lakes drained by two dams that failed in May during torrential rain in mid-Michigan. by The Associated Press - August 9, 2020

Bison, wild horses bring biodiversity to ex-army base MILOVICE, Czech Republic -- Wild horses, bison and other big-hoofed animals once roamed freely in much of Europe. Now they are transforming a former military ba... by The Associated Press - August 9, 2020

Fury over massive Beirut explosion fuels protests, clashes with police BEIRUT -- Public fury over this week's massive explosion in Beirut took a new turn Saturday night as protesters stormed government institutions and clashed for ... by The Associated Press - August 9, 2020

Officials long warned of explosive chemicals at Beirut port BEIRUT -- At least 10 times over the past six years, authorities from Lebanon's customs, military, security agencies and judiciary raised alarm that a massive s... by The Associated Press - August 8, 2020

Macron promises help, Beirut residents vent fury at leaders BEIRUT -- Residents of Beirut vented their fury at Lebanon's leaders Thursday during a visit by French President Emmanuel Macron, blaming them for the deadly ex... by The Associated Press - August 7, 2020

NKorea's escalating virus response raises fear of outbreak SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea is quarantining thousands of people and shipping food and other aid to a southern city locked down over coronavirus worries, o... by The Associated Press - August 7, 2020

Negligence probed in deadly Beirut blast amid public anger BEIRUT -- Investigators probing the deadly blast that ripped across Beirut focused Wednesday on possible negligence in the storage of tons of a highly explosive... by The Associated Press - August 6, 2020

Survivors mark 75th anniversary of nuke attack HIROSHIMA, Japan -- The dwindling witnesses to the world's first atomic bombing marked its 75th anniversary Thursday, with the mayor and others noting the Japan... by The Associated Press - August 6, 2020

Massive Beirut blast kills more than 70, injures thousands BEIRUT -- A massive explosion rocked Beirut on Tuesday, flattening much of the city's port, damaging buildings across the capital and sending a giant mushroom c... August 5, 2020

Mexico No. 3 in virus deaths; storm could hinder US response Mexico now has the third most COVID-19 deaths in the world, behind Brazil and the United States, where a hurricane bearing down on the East Coast on Saturday is... by The Associated Press - August 2, 2020

Highways raise alarm in Cairo's historic City of the Dead CAIRO -- For centuries, sultans and princes, saints and scholars, elites and commoners have been buried in two sprawling cemeteries in Egypt's capital, creating... by The Associated Press - August 1, 2020

Iran missiles target fake carrier as US bases go on alert DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard launched missiles Tuesday targeting a mock aircraft carrier in the strategic Strait of Ho... July 29, 2020

Pilgrims arrive in Mecca for downsized hajj amid pandemic DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Muslim pilgrims have started arriving in Mecca for a drastically scaled-down hajj, as Saudi authorities balance the kingdom's ove... by The Associated Press - July 28, 2020