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Tara Lipinski of the United States (centre) raises her arm with a bouquet of flowers to celebrate w...
DAVE SKRETTA, AP Sports Writer

The age-old question in figure skating: How old is too old?

Of the three American women competing at the Beijing Games next week, 25-year-old Mariah Bell and 22-year-old Karen Chen are older than every gold medalist since 1932 save one: Japan's Shizuka Arakawa
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GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - JUNE 15: The headquarters of the World Health Organization (WHO) stands on Ju...
MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer

Staffers complain of racism, abuse by WHO leader in Asia

Current and former staffers have accused the top director of the World Health Organization in the Western Pacific of racist, unethical and abusive behavior.
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In this photo provided by the Australian Defence Force, crew on board HMAS Adelaide watch as the sh...
ROD McGUIRK and NICK PERRY, Associated Press

British, Australian ships deliver ‘contactless’ aid to Tonga

British and Australian navy ships arrived in Tonga and attempted to deliver aid without making contact with anybody ashore to avoid spreading the coronavirus in a nation that has never had an outbreak.
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Josh Ellis, KSL TV

M6.2 earthquake reported near Tonga; no tsunami warning issued

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake was reported about 200 miles northwest of the Tongan capital late Wednesday night.
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Israeli Knesset President Mickey Levy (L), German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (C) and German ...
SAMUEL PETREQUIN, Associated Press

World remembers Holocaust as antisemitism rises in pandemic

Holocaust survivors and politicians warned Thursday about the resurgence of antisemitism and Holocaust denial as the world remembered Nazi atrocities and commemorated the 77th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp.
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Civilian participants in a Kyiv Territorial Defence unit train on a Saturday in a forest on January...
VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV, Associated Press

US response on Ukraine offers little optimism, Russia says

The Kremlin spokesman says the U.S. rejection of Russia’s main demands to resolve the crisis over Ukraine leaves little ground for optimism.
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Ground crew unload weapons and other military hardware delivered by the United States military at B...
VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV, Associated Press

Russia says US gives written response on Ukraine demands

The Russian Foreign Ministry says the U.S. has delivered a written response to Moscow’s security demands on Ukraine and NATO.
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street to attend the weekly PMQs in the Hous...
JILL LAWLESS, Associated Press

UK government holds breath as it awaits ‘partygate’ report

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is bracing for the conclusions of an investigation into allegations of lockdown-breaching parties.
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VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV, Associated Press

Russia threatens retaliation if Ukraine demands not met

Russia has warned it would quickly take “retaliatory measures” if the U.S. and its allies reject its security demands and continue their “aggressive” policies.
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In this photo provided by the Australian Defense Force, soldiers load onto HMAS Adelaide at the Por...
The Associated Press

23 Australians on ship delivering aid to Tonga have virus

Nearly two dozen sailors on an Australian ship going to deliver aid to Tonga are infected with the coronavirus, raising fears they could bring COVID-19 to a nation that has managed to avoid any outbreaks.
2 years ago
Civilian participants in a Kyiv Territorial Defence unit train on a Saturday in a forest on January...
YURAS KARMANAU, Associated Press

Ukraine urges calm, saying Russian invasion not imminent

Ukraine’s leaders are seeking to reassure the nation that a feared invasion from neighboring Russia is not imminent.
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FILE PHOTO: ISMAILIA, EGYPT - JANUARY 31: Gabriel Issah of Ghana heads the ball into his own net to...
EDWIN KINDZEKA MOKI and ISIFU WIRFENGLA Associated Press

At least 6 reported dead in crush at African Cup soccer game

At least six people died in a crush outside a stadium hosting a game at Africa's top soccer tournament in Cameroon on Monday.
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Forrest Brown and Marnie Hunter, CNN

CDC adds 5 more Caribbean island destinations to its highest level of travel risk

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention moved five Caribbean island destinations into its highest-risk travel category for Covid-19 on Monday.
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The trajectory of the James Webb space telescope (Steve Sabia / NASA Goddard)...
MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope reaches final stop, 1 million miles out

The world's biggest and most powerful space telescope has reached its final destination 1 million miles away.
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CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer

Hope seen once the omicron wave increases global immunity

World health officials are offering hope that the ebbing of the omicron wave could give way to a new, more manageable phase of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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KYIV, UKRAINE - JANUARY 22: People rallying in patriotic support of Ukraine walk with a 500 meter l...
Eliza Pace & Debbie Worthen, KSL TV

Missionaries temporarily taken out of Ukraine

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced Monday that missionaries would be temporarily removed from Ukraine.
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FILE: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (not in frame) and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg atte...
ROBERT BURNS and LORNE COOK, Associated Press

US puts 8,500 troops on heightened alert amid Russia tension

The Pentagon says that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has put up to 8,500 troops on heightened alert, so they will be prepared to deploy if needed to reassure NATO allies in the face of ongoing Russian aggression on the border of Ukraine.
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A long gun and a knife believed to belong to the attacker lie outside a building of Heidelberg Univ...
The Associated Press

Student kills 1, wounds 3 in shooting at German university

Police say one person has been killed and three people were wounded after a lone gunman opened fire during a packed lecture at Heidelberg University in southwestern Germany then killed himself.
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FILE: Julian Assange speaks to the media from the balcony of the Embassy Of Ecuador on May 19, 2017...
DANICA KIRKA, Associated Press

Assange wins first stage in effort to appeal US extradition

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has won the first stage of his effort to overturn a U.K. ruling that opened the door for his extradition to U.S. to stand trial on espionage charges.
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Civilian participants in a Kyiv Territorial Defence unit train on a Saturday in a forest on January...
LORNE COOK, Associated Press

NATO sends ships, jets east as Ireland rejects Russia drills

NATO says it’s putting extra forces on standby and sending more ships and fighter jets to eastern Europe as Russia continues its troop build-up near Ukraine.
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The embassy of the United States of America stands on October 01, 2019 in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Photo by ...
MATTHEW LEE, AP Diplomatic Writer

US draws down Ukraine embassy presence as war fears mount

The State Department on Sunday ordered the families of all American personnel at the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine to leave the country amid heightened fears of a Russian invasion.
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Trucks containing donated supplies from church members are loaded onto a boat bound for the outer i...
Madison Swenson, KSL TV

Tongan Latter-day Saints on Tongatapu gather, send supplies to outer islands

Some members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Tonga spent two days gathering much-needed supplies for those on the outer islands who were hit hard last week by the volcanic eruption and tsunami. 
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Civilian participants in a Kyiv Territorial Defence unit train on a Saturday in a forest on January...
JIM HEINTZ and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press

Russia rejects UK claim of trying to replace Ukraine leader

Russia’s Foreign Ministry on Sunday rejected a British claim that the Kremlin is seeking to replace Ukraine’s government with a pro-Moscow administration and that former Ukrainian lawmaker Yevheniy Murayev is a potential candidate.
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Civilian participants in a Kyiv Territorial Defence unit train on a Saturday in a forest on January...
JILL LAWLESS & JARI TANNER, Associated Press

Britain says Russia seeking to replace Ukraine government

The British government on Saturday accused Russia of seeking to replace Ukraine’s government with a pro-Moscow administration, and said former Ukrainian lawmaker Yevheniy Murayev is being considered as a potential candidate.
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