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Playwright Athol Fugard, who chronicled apartheid and its aftermath, dies at 92

Playwright Athol Fugard, who chronicled apartheid and its aftermath, dies at 92

The celebrated South African playwright was known for Blood Knot, The Road to Mecca and “Master Harold”...and the Boys. He said his job was to make “leaps out of my reality and into other realities.”
by Jeff Lunden

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Ex-central banker to replace Trudeau as Canada's prime minister after winning Liberal Party vote

Ex-central banker to replace Trudeau as Canada's prime minister after winning Liberal Party vote

Former central banker Mark Carney will become Canada’s next prime minister after the governing Liberal Party elected him its leader as the country deals with U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war and annexation threat, and a federal election looms. 
by The Associated Press

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Death toll in violence on Syrian coast rises to more than 1,000, war monitor says

Death toll in violence on Syrian coast rises to more than 1,000, war monitor says

A war monitoring group says the death toll from two days of clashes between security forces and loyalists of ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad and revenge killings that followed has risen to more than 1,000, including nearly 750 civilians, making it one of the deadliest outbreaks of violence since Syria’s conflict began 14 years ago. 
by The Associated Press

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Russian strikes on Ukraine kill 20 as U.S. cuts intelligence sharing with Kyiv

Russian strikes on Ukraine kill 20 as U.S. cuts intelligence sharing with Kyiv

Russian strikes on Ukraine have killed at least 20 people as heavy aerial attacks continued into the second night following a U.S. decision to stop sharing satellite images with Ukraine. At least 11 people were killed in multiple strikes on a town in Ukraine’s embattled Donetsk region late Friday while nine more died as strikes hit several front-line towns and the northeastern region of Kharkiv.
by The Associated Press

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As Trump cuts millions from Columbia, University of Minnesota urged to take action

As Trump cuts millions from Columbia, University of Minnesota urged to take action

The University of Minnesota joins Columbia University on a list of colleges facing federal investigation over pro-Palestinian protests, and now the man who called for that investigation is warning its regents to take action before the U of M faces similar funding cuts.
by Tom Crann, Megan Burks and Heidi Raschke

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Court orders South Korean President Yoon released from jail

Court orders South Korean President Yoon released from jail

The decision would allow Yoon to stand his criminal trial while not being physically detained. The court is expected to rule soon on whether to uphold his impeachment or remove him from office.
by The Associated Press

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Pope Francis records audio greeting from hospital to thank people for their prayers

Pope Francis records audio greeting from hospital to thank people for their prayers

Pope Francis has recorded an audio greeting from the hospital to thank people for their prayers as he continues his recovery from double pneumonia. The audio was recorded for the evening Rosary prayer in St. Peter’s Square.
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