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Police free 2 people after hostage alarm at German bank but find no perpetrators

BERLIN (AP) — Police in Germany entered a bank in a small German town Friday and rescued two people from a locked room, hours after officers were called to respond to a hostage situation. ...

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At least 3 hikers killed by volcano eruption on Indonesian island

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — An explosive eruption of Mount Dukono on a remote Indonesian island killed three hikers, authorities said Friday. About 20 climbers set out Thursday to ascend...

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At least 40 killed in Islamic State-affiliated group attack on Congo villages, local group says

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — An Islamic State-affiliated group attacked villages in Congo near the border with Uganda, killing at least 40 people and burning and looting homes, a local civil society group...

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Spain readies for evacuations as a hantavirus-hit cruise ship heads for the Canary Islands

MADRID (AP) — Spanish authorities on Friday were preparing to receive more than 140 passengers and crew members on board a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship headed for the Canary Islands, where health...

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Man arrested on suspicion of weapon possession after report former Prince Andrew was threatened

LONDON (AP) — A man has been arrested on suspicion of possessing an offensive weapon after reports that the former Prince Andrew was threatened by a masked man while walking dogs near his home. ...

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Public risk of hantavirus is low, World Health Organization says

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said the public risk of hantavirus is low, as concerns continue to mount over a rare, but deadly rodent‑borne virus linked to a fatal outbreak aboard a...

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Nigerian army rescues 7 children and 2 women abducted from an orphanage last month

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian troops rescued seven children and two women abducted by gunmen at an orphanage last month in a north-central region, the army said in a statement released Thursday. ...

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Vatican and State Department stress solid ties after Rubio's fence-mending visit over Trump attacks

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican raised the “need to work tirelessly in favor of peace” in talks Thursday with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who came to Rome on a fence-mending visit after...

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Russia says Ukraine launched a major drone attack after Moscow shunned ceasefire offer

Russian air defenses shot down 347 Ukrainian drones overnight, Russia’s Defense Ministry said Thursday, in what appeared to be a major attack after Moscow spurned Kyiv’s ceasefire earlier in the week...

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Health officials track dozens who left hantavirus-stricken ship after first fatality

MADRID (AP) — Health authorities across four continents Thursday were tracking down and monitoring passengers who disembarked a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship before its deadly outbreak was detected,...

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