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Guatemalan court overturns order that freed journalist José Rubén Zamora, orders his return to jail

Guatemalan court overturns order that freed journalist José Rubén Zamora, orders his return to jail

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — A Guatemalan appeals court on Friday overturned the order freeing journalist José Rubén Zamora and ordered his return to jail.
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Belize issues warnings as Tropical Storm Sara scrapes along Honduran coast, bringing heavy rain

Belize issues warnings as Tropical Storm Sara scrapes along Honduran coast, bringing heavy rain

SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras (AP) — Belize issued tropical storm warnings for the Central American country's coast on Friday as Tropical Storm Sara moved through the Caribbean, dousing Honduras' northern coast with heavy rain.
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Texas Supreme Court rules against lawmakers who stopped execution with last-minute subpoena

Texas Supreme Court rules against lawmakers who stopped execution with last-minute subpoena

The Texas Supreme Court on Friday ruled that a legislative subpoena cannot be used to stop an execution after Republican and Democratic lawmakers used the novel maneuver last month to pause Robert Roberson's lethal injection at the last minute.
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A French student who was arrested and detained in Tunisia returns to Paris

A French student who was arrested and detained in Tunisia returns to Paris

PARIS (AP) — A French doctoral student detained in Tunisia returned to Paris on Friday after weeks of top-level diplomatic discussions. Victor Dupont, a 27-year-old pursuing a Ph.D.
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Germany's Scholz calls Russia's Putin in first such conversation in 2 years

Germany's Scholz calls Russia's Putin in first such conversation in 2 years

BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz had a one-hour call Friday with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the first such conversation in two years, the German news agency DPA reported.
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A French student who was arrested and detained in Tunisia returns to Paris

A French student who was arrested and detained in Tunisia returns to Paris

PARIS (AP) — A French student detained for weeks in Tunisia returned to Paris on Friday after weeks of top-level diplomatic discussions. Victor Dupont, a 27-year-old completing a Ph.D.
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Fire breaks out at a Spanish nursing home, killing at least 10 people

Fire breaks out at a Spanish nursing home, killing at least 10 people

MADRID (AP) — At least 10 people died and others were injured in a blaze at a nursing home near Zaragoza, Spain, before firefighters managed to extinguish the flames, local authorities said Friday.
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South Korean opposition leader gets a suspended jail term for violating election law

South Korean opposition leader gets a suspended jail term for violating election law

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung was convicted of violating election law and sentenced to a suspended prison term Friday by a court that ruled he made false statements while denying corruption allegations during
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Fire breaks out at a Spanish nursing home, killing at least 10 people

Fire breaks out at a Spanish nursing home, killing at least 10 people

MADRID (AP) — At least 10 people have died in a fire at a nursing home in Zaragoza, Spain, local authorities reported on Friday. The blaze broke out early Friday morning in Villa Franca de Ebro, about 30 minutes from the northeastern city.
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South Korean opposition leader gets a suspended jail term for violating election law

South Korean opposition leader gets a suspended jail term for violating election law

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung was convicted of violating election law and sentenced to a suspended prison term Friday by a court that ruled he made false statements while denying corruption allegations during
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