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FILE - This 2003 electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows mature, oval-shaped monkeypox virions, left, and spherical immature virions, right, obtained from a sample of human skin associated with the 2003 prairie dog outbreak. WHO's top monkeypox expert Dr. Rosamund Lewis said she doesn’t expect the hundreds of cases reported to date to turn into another pandemic, but acknowledged there are still many unknowns about the disease, including how exactly it’s spreading and whether the suspension of mass smallpox immunization decades ago may somehow be speeding its transmission. (Cynthia S. Goldsmith, Russell Regner/CDC via AP, File)

WHO: Monkeypox won't turn into pandemic, but many unknowns

The World Health Organization’s top monkeypox expert said she doesn’t expect the hundreds of cases reported to date to turn into another pandemic, but acknowledged there are still many unknowns … more

By MARIA CHENG | 5/30/22

Cologne's police chief Falk Schnabel speaks at a news conference in Cologne, Germany, Monday, May 30, 2022. The public prosecutor's office and the police have informed about investigations against more than 70 suspects for sexual abuse of babies and small children. (Oliver Berg/dpa via AP)

Germany reports rise of child sex abuse, depiction of abuse

German police have recorded a significant increase of depictions of sexual abuse against children last year compared to the year before. The country’s top criminal police official said Monday that … more

By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER | 5/30/22

A woman wearing a protective mask walks in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm Monday, May 30, 2022, in Tokyo. Asian stocks rose Monday after Wall Street rebounded from a seven-week string of declines and China eased anti-virus curbs on business activity in Shanghai and Beijing. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Asian stocks rise after Wall St breaks string of declines

Asian stocks are higher after Wall Street rebounded from a seven-week string of declines and China eased anti-virus curbs on business activity in Shanghai and Beijing. Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong Kong and … more

By JOE McDONALD | 5/30/22

A team of climbers prepare to leave for rescue operations from the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sunday, May 29, 2022. A small airplane with 22 people on board flying on a popular tourist route was missing in Nepal’s mountains on Sunday, an official said. The Tara Airlines plane, which was on a 15-minute scheduled flight to the mountain town of Jomsom, took off from the resort town of Pokhara, 200 kilometers (125 miles) east of Kathmandu. It lost contact with the airport tower shortly after takeoff. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shreshta)

Wreckage of plane with 22 on board found in Nepal mountains

Nepal's army says the wreckage of a plane missing since Sunday in the mountains was located Monday. There was no word on survivors among the 22 people aboard. The army posted on Twitter an aerial … more

By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA | 5/29/22

A signage of Tara Airlines is seen behind as a team of climbers prepare to leave for rescue operations from the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sunday, May 29, 2022. A small airplane with 22 people on board flying on a popular tourist route was missing in Nepal’s mountains on Sunday, an official said. The Tara Airlines plane, which was on a 15-minute scheduled flight to the mountain town of Jomsom, took off from the resort town of Pokhara, 200 kilometers (125 miles) east of Kathmandu. It lost contact with the airport tower shortly after takeoff. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shreshta)

Plane with 22 people on board missing in Nepal's mountains

Police in Nepal say a small airplane with 22 people on board flying on a popular tourist route is missing in the mountains shortly after takeoff. The Tara Air plane, which was on a 15-minute … more

By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA | 5/29/22

Visit by far-right Israeli lawmaker sparks Jerusalem unrest

A far-right Israeli lawmaker, joined by scores of ultranationalist supporters, has entered Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site early Sunday, prompting a crowd of Palestinians to begin throwing … more

5/29/22

In this photo released by South Sulawesi Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS Sulawesi Selatan), members of rescue team look out of the windows of a helicopter during a search flight for a sinking ferry over Makassar Strait, Indonesia, Sunday, May 29, 2022. Rescuers were searching for a number of people missing after the ferry, KM Ladang Pertiwi 02, sank in bad weather near Sulawesi Island, officials said Sunday. (BASARNAS Sulawesi Selatan via AP)

25 missing after cargo boat sinks in Indonesia

Rescuers in Indonesia are searching for 25 people who are missing after a cargo boat sank in the Makassar Strait in South Sulawesi province. A total of 42 people were on the boat when it sank in bad … more

Associated Press | 5/29/22

A woman stands on a bus stop bench as a driver of a Volkswagen van navigates a flooded street in Recife, state of Pernambuco, Brazil, Saturday, May 28, 2022. (AP Photo/Marlon Costa/Futura Press)

Landslides and floods kill at least 31 in northeast Brazil

Landslides caused by heavy rains killed at least 29 people in the state of Pernambuco in northeast Brazil on Saturday. Authorities say that in Alagoas, another state in the region, two people died … more

By DÉBORA ÁLVARES | 5/28/22

This satellite photo from Planet Labs PBC shows the Metropol Building collapse site, center, in Abadan, Iran, Thursday, May 26, 2022. Iranian riot police fired tear gas and shot into the air to disperse an angry crowd of hundreds of people near the site of the building collapse in the southwestern city of Abadan, online video analyzed Saturday, May 28, 2022, showed. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)

Iran disperses crowd angry over building collapse killing 29

Iranian riot police fired tear gas and shot into the air to disperse an angry crowd of hundreds of people near the site of a building collapse in the southwestern city of Abadan. That's according to … more

By JON GAMBRELL | 5/28/22

Pope Francis arrives in the Paul VI hall to meet with Italian members of the Cursillos de Cristianidad movement at the Vatican, Saturday, 28, 2002. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope, Anglican, Scottish church leaders to pray in Africa

Pope Francis, the archbishop of Canterbury and a church of Scotland prelate will together lead a prayer vigil for peace while visiting South Sudan next month. The Vatican on Saturday released details … more

By FRANCES D'EMILIO | 5/28/22

FILE - Cardinal Angelo Sodano arrives for a meeting at the Vatican, Friday, March 8, 2013. Sodano, a once-powerful Italian prelate who long served as the Vatican's No. 2 official, has died on Friday, May 27, 2022. He was 94. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, File)

Cardinal Angelo Sodano, powerful Vatican prelate, dies at 94

Cardinal Angelo Sodano, a once-powerful Italian prelate who long served as the Vatican's No. 2 official, has died. He was 94. Pope Francis in a condolence telegram Saturday to the retired prelate's … more

By FRANCES D'EMILIO | 5/28/22

FILE - President of the Republic of the Albania Bujar Nishani waves to journalists during ceremony of welcoming delegation of Brdo Brijuni leaders meeting in Sarajevo, Bosnia on Sunday, May 29, 2016. Albania says former President Bujar Nishani has died at 55 following a serious health problem. President Ilir Meta wrote on Facebook that he had learned “with sadness and deep regret that President Bujar Nishani passed away” on Saturday, May 28, 2022. (AP Photo/Amel Emric, File)

Former Albanian President Bujar Nishani dies at 55

Albania says former President Bujar Nishani has died at 55 following a serious health problem. President Ilir Meta wrote on Facebook that he had learned “with sadness and deep regret that President … more

By LLAZAR SEMINI | 5/28/22

A woman is carried from her home in an evacuation by volunteers of Vostok SOS charitable organisation in Bakhmut, eastern Ukraine, Friday, May 27, 2022. Volunteers have been racing to evacuate as many civilians as possible, particularly the elderly and those with mobility issues, as Russian forces make advances in the region. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Fleeing the Russians: Evacuations are slow, arduous, fraught

To a threatening soundtrack of air raid sirens and booming artillery, civilians are fleeing towns and cities in eastern Ukraine as Russian forces advance. The process can be slow, physically arduous … more

By ELENA BECATOROS and NICOLAE DUMITRACHE | 5/28/22

New head of Italian bishops launches sex abuse query

The new president of the Italian Conference of Bishops says he would launch an independent inquiry on sex abuse by Catholic clergy in Italy. The announcement Friday disappointed victims advocates, … more

By PAOLO SANTALUCIA | 5/27/22

2 killed, 9 injured in ice fall in southern Swiss Alps

Police say two climbers have been killed and nine others injured by falling blocks of ice in the Alps in southern Switzerland. Police in Valais canton (state) were alerted shortly after 6 a.m. Friday … more

5/27/22

A resident leaves from a mass COVID test site, Friday, May 27, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Shanghai lockdown: Residents demand release, and some get it

Residents in China's largest city of Shanghai have become bolder in demanding the lifting or easing of coronavirus restrictions that have left millions locked up in their compounds for almost two … more

By EMILY WANG FUJIYAMA | 5/27/22

Spanish LGBTQ groups wary of monkeypox stigma as Pride nears

With one of Europe’s largest gay pride celebrations right around the corner, Spain's LGBTQ community is worried that the outbreaks of monkeypox on the continent could lead to an increase of … more

By ALICIA LEÓN and IAIN SULLIVAN | 5/27/22

FILE - A teacher takes the body temperature of a schoolgirl to help curb the spread of the coronavirus before entering Kim Song Ju Primary School in Central District in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Oct. 13, 2021. According to North Korea, its fight against COVID-19 has been impressive: About 3.3 million people have been reported sick with fevers, but only 69 have died. (AP Photo/Cha Song Ho, File)

Widespread disbelief over N. Korea's tiny COVID death rate

About two weeks after North Korea acknowledged its first domestic COVID-19 outbreak, it says about 3.3 million people have come down with fever but only 69 have died. If they were all virus patients, … more

By HYUNG-JIN KIM | 5/27/22

Peris Conrad of the Dutch police poses for a picture in Rotterdam, Netherlands, Thursday, May 26, 2022. Conrad features in a new documentary about discrimination within the ranks of the Netherlands police which has sparked a national conversation about racism, with many officers and others hoping this will finally bring about the change they have long been fighting for. "De Blauwe Familie", or "The Blue Family", discusses a culture of bullying and fear in the national police force. (AP Photo/Jan-Joseph Stok)

Racism in the ranks: Dutch police film spurs conversation

A documentary about discrimination within the ranks of Dutch police has sparked a national conversation in the Netherlands about racism. “The Blue Family,” or “De Blauwe Familie” in Dutch, … more

By MOLLY QUELL | 5/27/22

Relatives sit outside the Abdoul Aziz Sy Dabakh Hospital in Tivaouane, Senegal, a town 90 kms ( 60 miles) east of Dakar Thursday, May 26, 2022. Senegal's president says 11 newborns have died in a fire that broke out in the neonatal unit of a hospital. Authorities in the town of Tivaouane said only three babies could be saved after a short circuit caused the blaze. (AP Photo/Cheik Sy)

President: 11 babies killed in fire at Senegalese hospital

Senegal's president says 11 newborns have died in a fire that broke out in the neonatal unit of a hospital. Authorities in the town of Tivaouane said only three babies could be saved after a short … more

By BABACAR DIONE | 5/26/22