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Boys rescued from cave, once stateless, gets Thai citizenship

BANGKOK (AP) — Three young soccer players who were trapped with other team members for almost three weeks in a cave in northern Thailand were granted Thai citizenship on Wednesday

Lawyer: hunger-striking Ukraine filmmaker increasingly frail

MOSCOW (AP) — A Ukrainian filmmaker on hunger strike in a Russian prison has become increasingly frail and his condition has worsened considerably, his lawyer and his sister said. Wednesday

China exports accelerated in July despite rise in US tariffs

BEIJING (AP) — China’s exports to the United States surged last month as its merchants rushed to fill orders ahead of a jump in U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods. Its

Man saved from quake-flattened mosque on Indonesia island

LADING-LADING, Indonesia (AP) — Soldiers have pulled a man alive from the rubble of a large mosque flattened by an earthquake on the Indonesian island of Lombok, while thousands of

EU says trade with Iran is crucial to nuke deal

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The European Union’s foreign policy chief encouraged companies to do more business with Iran despite new U.S. sanctions, saying Tehran had upheld its commitments under

German couple convicted of rape, online sale of son

BERLIN (AP) — A German mother and her partner were convicted and jailed Tuesday for repeatedly raping the woman’s young son and selling him to pedophiles on the internet, abusing

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Strong quake strikes off Japan’s eastern coast TOKYO (AP) — A strong, shallow earthquake struck off the eastern coast of Japan early Wednesday, officials said. There was no immediate tsunami

Germany launches earliest grape harvest yet

LOERZWEILER, Germany (AP) — Germany’s grape harvest is officially underway on its earliest date yet after a scorching summer that has many other farmers groaning but — so far —

Envoy: ‘Devastating’ Israel-Hamas clash averted

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Mideast envoy said Tuesday that Israel and Hamas were “minutes away” from another “devastating confrontation” in Gaza on Saturday — a clash averted after

Thousands left homeless by quake on Indonesian island

SENGGIGI, Indonesia (AP) — Thousands left homeless by a powerful quake that ruptured roads and flattened buildings on the Indonesian tourist island of Lombok sheltered Monday night in makeshift tents