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Authoritarianism advances as world battles the pandemic

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Here’s some of what happened while the world was distracted ... Read more

Loved and decried, El Salvador’s populist leader is defiant

By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — In the narrow, gang-controlled alleys of the ... Read more

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6 months after Capitol assault, corporate pledges fall flat

By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — As shockwaves spread across the country from the Jan. ... Read more

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Hong Kong freedoms fade as security law muzzles dissent

By ZEN SOO and ELAINE KURTENBACH Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong is still China’s wealthiest, ... Read more

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Myanmar garment workers urge global brands to denounce coup

By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO and ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Tin Tin Wei used to ... Read more

US VP Harris: `status of women is the status of democracy’

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris told the U.N.’s ... Read more