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WATCH | Plane skids off runway in India; 16 killed A special flight carrying Indians stranded abroad because of the coronavirus back home skidded off a hilltop runway and split in two while landing Friday in heavy rain in the southern state of Kerala, killing at least 16 people and injuring 123 more, police said. by Associated Press Published Aug. 7 2020 @ 9:40pm

U.S. sanctions Hong Kong, Chinese leaders The U.S. on Friday imposed sanctions on Hong Kong officials, including the pro-China leader of the government, accusing them of roles in squashing freedom in the former British colony. by Associated Press Published Aug. 7 2020 @ 9:31pm

Russia's race for a vaccine sparks worry in the West Russia boasts that it's about to become the first country to approve a COVID-19 vaccine, with mass vaccinations planned as early as October using shots that are yet to complete clinical trials - and scientists worldwide are sounding the alarm that the headlong rush could backfire. by Associated Press Published Aug. 7 2020 @ 9:12pm

WATCH | World responds to Lebanon's plight; France's Macron to visit As Lebanese rescuers counted the dead and combed rubble for signs of life a day after a huge explosion shattered swaths of Beirut, nations near and far pledged Wednesday that the country, already trapped in a deep economic crisis, would not be left alone. by Associated Press Published Aug. 5 2020 @ 11:33pm

WATCH | Beirut blast kills more than 70, injures thousands A massive explosion rocked Beirut on Tuesday, flattening much of the city's port, damaging buildings across the capital and sending a giant mushroom cloud into the sky. More than 70 people were killed and 3,000 injured, with bodies buried in the rubble, officials said. by Associated Press Published Aug. 4 2020 @ 8:35pm

John Hume, who won Nobel for his work in Northern Ireland, dies John Hume, a moderate Roman Catholic politician who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his dogged and ultimately successful campaign to end decades of bloodshed in his native Northern Ireland, died on Monday in the northern city of Derry. by By Alan Cowell / New York Times News Service Published Aug. 3 2020 @ 10:47pm

Mexico No. 3 in virus deaths; storm could hinder U.S. response Mexico now has the third most COVID-19 deaths in the world, behind Brazil and the United States, where a hurricane bearing down on the East Coast on Saturday is threatening to complicate efforts to contain the virus. by Associated Press Published Aug. 1 2020 @ 7:03pm

Tropical storm may delay 1st SpaceX crew's return to Earth Managers are targeting a Sunday splashdown, right around the time rough weather is expected to hit Florida. The weather system was in the eastern Caribbean on Wednesday and was expected to develop into a tropical storm by Associated Press Published Jul. 30 2020 @ 1:12am

Iran launches underground ballistic missiles during exercise Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard launched underground ballistic missiles Wednesday as part of an exercise involving a mock-up American aircraft carrier in the Strait of Hormuz, highlighting its network of subterranean missile sites. by Associated Press Published Jul. 30 2020 @ 1:09am

Tropical storm warning issued for Puerto Rico and Caribbean Forecasters on Tuesday issued a tropical storm warning for Puerto Rico and other parts of the Caribbean, saying a disturbance in the Atlantic is likely to soon strengthen into a tropical storm that might eventually reach the U.S. mainland. by Associated Press Published Jul. 28 2020 @ 10:49pm

Asian fashion designer Kansai Yamamoto dies Kansai Yamamoto, the unapologetically flamboyant fashion designer whose love of color, unfettered imagination and exploration of genderless dressing caught the eye of David Bowie and helped define the look of his alter ego, Ziggy Stardust, died in Japan on July 21. by By Vanessa Friedman and Elizabeth Paton / New York Times News Service Published Jul. 27 2020 @ 10:26pm

Writer Josephine Cox, whose fiction sold 20 million copies, dies As a child born into extreme poverty in a northern English industrial town, Josephine Brindle (later to use her married name Cox) had a vivid imagination and a gift for storytelling. by By Phil Davison / The Washington Post Published Jul. 27 2020 @ 10:17pm

Last star: Oscar-winning actress Olivia de Havilland dies at 104 Olivia de Havilland, the doe-eyed actress beloved to millions as the sainted Melanie Wilkes of "Gone With the Wind," but also a two-time Oscar winner and an off-screen fighter who challenged and unchained Hollywood's contract system, died Sunday at her home in Paris. She was 104. by Associated Press Published Jul. 26 2020 @ 9:50pm

Rescuers heft ailing St. Bernard off English peak LONDON — St. Bernards are known for helping to rescue distressed travelers in the mountains, but the tables were turned Sunday in northern England. by Associated Press Published Jul. 26 2020 @ 9:01pm

Fleetwood Mac blues guitarist Peter Green has died at 73 Peter Green, the dexterous blues guitarist who led the first incarnation of Fleetwood Mac in a career shortened by psychedelic drugs and mental illness, has died at 73. by Robert Barr and Danica Kirka | The Associated Press Published Jul. 25 2020 @ 11:14pm

French infections rise; Spain cracks down on nightclubs France's coronavirus infection rate crept higher Saturday and Spain cracked down on nightlife, but German authorities were confident enough to send a cruise ship out to sea with 1,200 passengers for a weekend test of how the cruise industry can begin to resume. by Associated Press Published Jul. 25 2020 @ 11:09pm

Istanbul's Hagia Sophia opens as a mosque for prayers Fulfilling a dream of his Islamic-oriented youth, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan joined hundreds of worshipers Friday for the first Muslim prayers in 86 years inside Hagia Sophia, the Istanbul landmark that served as one of Christendom's most significant cathedrals, a mosque and a museum before its conversion back into a Muslim place of worship. by Associated Press Published Jul. 24 2020 @ 10:37pm

Benjamin Mkapa, ex-president of Tanzania, dies at 81 Benjamin Mkapa, the third president of Tanzania and the leader of the country during a crucial period of democratic transition, died Friday at a hospital in the port city of Dar es Salaam. He was 81. by NYTimes News Service Published Jul. 24 2020 @ 8:45pm