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Australia's most populous state hit by severe rains, floods

Australia's most populous state hit by severe rains, floods

SYDNEY, Australia — Australia's most populous state of New South Wales on Sunday issued more evacuation orders following the worst flooding in decades.
Pakistan Prime Minister Khan tests positive for coronavirus

Pakistan Prime Minister Khan tests positive for coronavirus

ISLAMABAD — Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has tested positive for the coronavirus two days after he received his first vaccine dose, officials announced. Dr.
US, Belgium, France and Japan hold Mideast naval exercise

US, Belgium, France and Japan hold Mideast naval exercise

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The U.S. Navy said Sunday it will hold a major naval exercise alongside Belgium, France and Japan in the Mideast amid tensions over Iran's nuclear program in the region.
State TV: Explosion kills 1, wounds 3 in southeastern Iran

State TV: Explosion kills 1, wounds 3 in southeastern Iran

TEHRAN, Iran — An explosion Sunday killed one person and wounded three others in the restive southeastern Iranian province of Sistan and Baluchistan, state TV reported, as details about the incident remained scarce.
Japan PM vows no virus rebound as emergency measures end

Japan PM vows no virus rebound as emergency measures end

TOKYO — Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga pledged Sunday to do his utmost to prevent a resurgence of the coronavirus ahead of the Olympic torch relay and his upcoming visit to Washington.
Fleeing coup, Myanmar police refugees in India seek asylum

Fleeing coup, Myanmar police refugees in India seek asylum

MIZORAM, India — Myanmar police officers who fled to India after they said they defied orders to shoot people protesting their country's military coup are urging India's government not to send them back and to grant them asylum on humanitarian ground
Oil giant Saudi Aramco sees 2020 profits drop to $49 billion

Oil giant Saudi Aramco sees 2020 profits drop to $49 billion

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabia’s state-backed oil giant Aramco announced Sunday that its profits nearly halved in 2020 to $49 billion, a big drop that came as the coronavirus pandemic roiled global energy markets. Saudi Arabian Oil Co.
Man arrested after taking daughter into zoo elephant habitat

Man arrested after taking daughter into zoo elephant habitat

SAN DIEGO — A father has been arrested on suspicion of child endangerment after he carried his 2-year-old daughter into the elephant habitat at the San Diego Zoo to take a photograph with the animals.
Republic of Congo candidate hospitalized with COVID-19

Republic of Congo candidate hospitalized with COVID-19

BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of the Congo — The leading opposition presidential candidate in Republic of Congo was receiving oxygen at a private hospital after being diagnosed with COVID-19, a family member said, casting Sunday's election into doubt on the
Turkey withdraws from European treaty protecting women

Turkey withdraws from European treaty protecting women

ISTANBUL — Turkey withdrew early Saturday from a landmark European treaty protecting women from violence that it was the first country to sign 10 years ago and which bears the name of its largest city.