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Deputy who shot Black man appears to mistake phone for gun

Deputy who shot Black man appears to mistake phone for gun

SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY, Va. — Body camera footage and 911 audio released late Friday appeared to show that a Virginia deputy mistook a cordless house phone held by a Black man for a gun before the deputy shot him repeatedly.
Europe reopens but virus patients still overwhelm ICU teams

Europe reopens but virus patients still overwhelm ICU teams

PARIS — Cradling the head of the deeply sedated COVID-19 patient like a precious jewel in his hands, Dr.
Out of the cave: French isolation study ends after 40 days

Out of the cave: French isolation study ends after 40 days

LOMBRIVES CAVE, France — Ever wonder what it would feel like to unplug from a hyperconnected world and hide away in a dark cave for 40 days? Fifteen people in France did just that, emerging Saturday from a scientific experiment to say that time seeme
The world isolates. A New Zealand band plays to 50,000 fans

The world isolates. A New Zealand band plays to 50,000 fans

AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Singer Matiu Walters grinned as he gazed out over 50,000 damp but delirious fans and said those magic words: “So, what’s up Eden Park?” While much of the world remains hunkered down, the band Six60 has been playing to huge cro
Albania's president lambastes US ambassador on TV talk show

Albania's president lambastes US ambassador on TV talk show

TIRANA, Albania — Albania's president has accused the U.S. ambassador of intervening in the small European country’s internal affairs by supporting its prime minister in an upcoming parliamentary election.
India virus patients suffocate amid oxygen shortage in surge

India virus patients suffocate amid oxygen shortage in surge

SRINAGAR, India — Indian authorities scrambled Saturday to get oxygen tanks to hospitals where COVID-19 patients were suffocating amid the world’s worst coronavirus surge, as the government came under increasing criticism for what doctors said was it
Report: Iran Guard kills 3 militants near Afghanistan border

Report: Iran Guard kills 3 militants near Afghanistan border

TEHRAN, Iran — Members of Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard shot dead three militants and dismantled their cell in eastern Iran near the border with Afghanistan, Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency reported Saturday.
Summit catapults world ahead in crucial year to curb warming

Summit catapults world ahead in crucial year to curb warming

WASHINGTON — The world moved closer to curbing the worst of global warming after this week's climate summit. But there’s still a long way to go, and the road to a safer future gets even rockier from here.
Chinese official in Xinjiang slams UK genocide declaration

Chinese official in Xinjiang slams UK genocide declaration

URUMQI, China — A spokesperson for the Xinjiang region called accusations of genocide “counter to the facts” as China came under more pressure this week over its treatment of the Uyghur ethnic group in the remote border area.
China names Mars rover for traditional fire god

China names Mars rover for traditional fire god

BEIJING — China’s first Mars rover will be named Zhurong after a traditional fire god, the government announced Saturday. The rover is aboard the Tianwen-1 probe that arrived in Mars orbit on Feb.