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Secretary of State Antony Blinken waves as he boards his plane at N'Djili International Airport in Kinshasa, Congo, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022, to travel to Rwanda. Blinken is on a ten day trip to Cambodia, Philippines, South Africa, Congo, and Rwanda. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)

Blinken concerned over detention of Congo opposition figure

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he was “concerned” about reports of the detention of an opposition political leader in Congo. On the second day of his visit to the central African … more

By JEAN-YVES KAMALE | 8/10/22

A firefighter walks on the site of a deadly fire at a large oil storage facility in Matanzas, Cuba, Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022. The fire was triggered when lighting struck one of the facility's eight tanks late Friday, Aug. 5th. (Yamil Lage, Pool photo via AP)

Firefighters subdue deadly blaze at key oil facility in Cuba

A deadly fire that has consumed at least half of a large oil facility in western Cuba and threatened to worsen the island’s energy crisis has been largely controlled after nearly five days. Flames … more

By ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ | 8/10/22

FILE - A health worker gives a polio vaccine to a child in Karachi, Pakistan, May 23, 2022. British health authorities on Wednesday, Aug. 10 say they will offer a polio booster dose to children aged 1 to 9 in London, after finding evidence the virus has been spreading in multiple regions of the capital, despite not confirming any cases of the paralytic disease in people. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan, file)

London kids to be offered polio shot after more virus found

British health authorities say they will offer a polio booster dose to London children age 1 to 9 after finding evidence the virus has spread in multiple regions of the city. In a statement on … more

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A man pulls his mask to get his routine COVID-19 throat swab at a coronavirus testing site in Beijing, Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022. Chinese authorities have closed Tibet's famed Potala Palace after a minor outbreak of COVID-19 was reported in the Himalayan region. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

WHO: COVID-19 deaths fall overall by 9%, infections stable

The World Health Organization says in its latest weekly pandemic report that the number of coronavirus deaths fell by 9% in the last week while new cases remained relatively stable. The U.N. health … more

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This photo provided by the fire brigade of the Gironde region SDIS 33, (Departmental fire and rescue service 33) shows flames consume trees at a forest fire in Saint Magne, south of Bordeaux, south western France, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022. ( SDIS 33 Service Audiovisuel via AP)

Wildfire in southwestern France: 6,000 people evacuated

Firefighters were battling a wildfire in southwestern France on Wednesday in an area known for its pine forests that was ravaged by flames last month. The wildfire forced the evacuation of about … more

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Gift Livingtsone Sango, 65, stands next to a painting by his father depicting Jesus as a Black man at the National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Thursday, July 14, 2022. The painting done by his late father in the 1940s is part of a historic exhibit, "The Stars are Bright," now showing in Zimbabwe for the first time since the collection left the country more than 70 years ago. A photograph of Sango's father, Livingstone, as a young boy hangs next to the painting. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

Pioneering art collection returns to Zimbabwe after 70 years

A compelling art exhibit, “The Stars Are Bright,” has opened at the National Gallery of Zimbabwe of paintings done in the 1940s and 1950s by young Black students at Cyrene Mission School, the … more

By FARAI MUTSAKA | 8/10/22

The Beluga whale swims in the lock of Notre Dame de la Garenne prior to be moved, in Saint-Pierre-la-Garenne, west of Paris, France, Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022. French environmentalists are moving a dangerously think Beluga that had strayed into the Seine River last week to a salt-water river basin to try and save its life. Lamya Essemlali, president of Sea Shepherd France, said the ethereal white mammal measuring 4-meters will be transported to the salty water for "a period of care" by medics who suspect the mammal is sick. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)

Stranded whale out of French river, to be moved to saltwater

A beluga whale stranded for days in the Seine River has been removed from the French waterway in preparation for a return to saltwater in hopes of saving its life. The dangerously thin Arctic marine … more

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A client shops for chicken at a market in Mexico City, Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022. Mexico's annual inflation rate rose to 8.15% in July, driven largely by the rising price of food, according to government data released Tuesday. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

As Mexico's inflation hits 8.15%, families cut back

Mexico's annualized inflation rate has hit 8.15% in July, the highest in almost two two decades. But inflation in prices for food and non-alcholic beverages is even higher, with prices rising 14.5% … more

Por FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ | 8/9/22

FILE - Video journalists and photographers work as Mufid Hassayneh, Palestinian minister of public works, center, and Mohammed Abu Haloub of Qatar Charity, unseen, speak during a cornerstone ceremony for rebuilding Zafer 4 Tower in Gaza, in the northern Gaza Strip, on Feb. 18, 2015. Gaza’s militant Hamas rulers issued sweeping new restrictions on journalists after the recent conflict there, but then rescinded them, a group representing foreign media in Israel and the Palestinian territories said Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Adel Hana, File)

Hamas issues, then rescinds, sweeping rules on Gaza coverage

A group representing foreign media outlets says Gaza’s militant Hamas rulers issued and then rescinded a set of sweeping restrictions on journalists. The restrictions were imposed earlier this … more

By TIA GOLDENBERG and JOSEPH KRAUSS | 8/9/22

Smoke rises from a deadly fire at a large oil storage facility in Matanzas, Cuba, Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022. The fire was triggered by lighting that struck one of the facility’s eight tanks late Friday, Aug. 5th. (AP Photo/Ismael Francisco)

Raging fire consumes 4th tank at Cuba oil storage facility

Flames have engulfed a fourth tank at an oil storage facility in western Cuba as the raging fire consumes critical fuel supplies on an island facing a growing energy crisis. Firefighters and … more

By ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ | 8/9/22

FILE - In this July 22, 2019, file photo provided by Rodrigo Vargas, a boat moves through Cristalino II State Park in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil. There was an uproar in recent days after a state court invalidated the huge park. But the court backpedaled Monday, Aug. 8, 2022, and reopened the lawsuit. The judicial reversal is a setback for a cattle rancher dubbed the single worst destroyer of rainforest on record. (Rodrigo Vargas via AP, File)

In reversal, Brazil court reopens case of rainforest park

After declaring a decision final, an important state court in Brazil has backpedaled and reopened a lawsuit that invalidated a large protected area in the country's Amazon rainforest. The judicial … more

by FABIANO MAISONNAVE | 8/9/22

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa meet together at Waterkloof Air Force Base in Centurion, South Africa, Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022. Blinken is on a ten day trip to Cambodia, Philippines, South Africa, Congo, and Rwanda. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)

Blinken meets South Africa leader Ramaphosa, heads to Congo

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa before embarking on a flight to Congo to continue his three-nation tour of Africa. Blinken met Ramaphosa … more

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME | 8/9/22

In this image, taken Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022 by environmental group Sea Shepherd, shows a Beluga whale in the Seine river in Notre Dame de la Garenne, west of Paris. French environmentalists said Monday efforts to feed a dangerously thin Beluga whale that has strayed into the Seine River have failed so far. Experts are now seeking ways to get the animal out of the river lock where it is now stuck. (Sea Shepherd via AP)

Rescuers to move whale stranded in French river to saltwater

French environmentalists will try to move a dangerously thin beluga whale that strayed into the Seine River last week to a saltwater river basin to try and save its life. The mammal measures four … more

By THOMAS ADAMSON | 8/9/22

Doves fly over the Peace Statue during a ceremony to mark the 77th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing at the Peace Park in Nagasaki, southern Japan, Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022. (Kyodo News via AP)

Nagasaki marks A-bombing anniversary amid nuclear war fears

Nagasaki is paying tribute to the victims of the U.S. atomic bombing 77 years ago Tuesday. The mayor says Russia’s war on Ukraine showed the world that another nuclear attack is “a tangible and … more

By MARI YAMAGUCHI | 8/9/22

A vehicle is submerged in a flooded road in Seoul, Monday, Aug. 8, 2022. Heavy rains drenched South Korea's capital region, turning the streets of Seoul's affluent Gangnam district into a river, leaving submerged vehicles and overwhelming public transport systems. (Hwang Kwang-mo/Yonhap via AP)

Rains in S. Korea turn Seoul's roads to rivers, leave 7 dead

Heavy rains have drenched South Korea’s capital region and killed at least seven people. The rains Monday and overnight into Tuesday turned the streets of Seoul's affluent Gangnam district into a … more

By KIM TONG-HYUNG | 8/8/22

In this photo provided by the New Zealand Defence Force, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman speaks at a dawn service at Bloody Ridge as part of commemorations to mark the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Guadalcanal near Honiara, Solomon Islands, Monday, Aug. 8, 2022. A Japanese sailor was attacked during the World War II memorial service that was also attended by U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman. (Petty Officer Chris Weissenborn/NZDF via AP)

US official says Solomon Islands leader 'missed opportunity'

The U.S. deputy secretary of state says the prime minister of the Solomon Islands “missed an important opportunity” by failing to attend a memorial service to mark the anniversary of a key World … more

By ROD McGUIRK | 8/8/22

National Guards stand along the road that leads to where miners are trapped in a collapsed and flooded coal mine in Sabinas in Mexico's Coahuila state, Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022. The collapse occurred on 10 miners after they breached a neighboring area filled with water on Wednesday, officials said. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Monroy)

Mexico to send aquatic drone into shaft with trapped miners

Mexico will attempt to send an aquatic drone into a collapsed coal mine where 10 miners have been trapped since last week. Laura Velázquez, national Civil Defense coordinator, said Monday that … more

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FILE - Youngsters dive into the Mediterranean sea during a hot sunny day in Barcelona, Spain, July 21, 2022. Spain's weather agency said July was Spain's hottest month on record. The agency said Monday, Aug. 8, 2022, that the month had a record-breaking average daily temperature of 25.6 degrees Celsius (78 degrees Fahrenheit). (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, File)

Weather agency: July was Spain's hottest month on record

Spain's weather agency says July was Spain's hottest month on record. The agency said Monday that July had a record-breaking average daily temperature of 25.6 degrees Celsius (78 degrees Fahrenheit). … more

Associated Press | 8/8/22

FILE - The sun sets behind the Palais Coburg where closed-door nuclear talks take place in Vienna, Austria, Aug. 5, 2022. Talks to revive Tehran's tattered nuclear accord with world powers in Vienna ended Monday, Aug. 8, 2022, as the parties closed a final text and the Iranian negotiator prepared to return to his capital, diplomats said. (AP Photo/Florian Schroetter, File)

Talks to revive Iran nuclear deal end, produce 'final text'

Diplomats say that talks to revive Tehran’s tattered nuclear accord with world powers in Vienna have ended as the parties closed a final text and the Iranian negotiator prepared to return to his … more

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FILE - A polar bear stands on an ice floe near the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard, Friday June 13, 2008. A polar bear attacked a campsite Monday, Aug. 8, 2022 in Norway’s remote Arctic Svalbard Islands, injuring a French tourist, authorities said, adding that the wounds weren't life-threatening. The bear was later killed. (AP Photo/Romas Dabrukas, File)

Woman injured by polar bear on Norway’s Svalbard Islands

Authorities say a French woman has been injured when attacked by a polar bear in Norway’s remote Arctic Svalbard Islands. The wounds are not life-threatening. The bear was shot at and was later … more

By JAN M. Olsen | 8/8/22