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France’s Macron faces decisive test over economic policies
PARIS — Massive strikes against a planned overhaul of the pension system are sending a powerful warning to French President Emmanuel Macron. Half-way through his term, the 41-year-old centrist is still determined to push through the reform…
Nobel laureates chat with International Space Station crew
STOCKHOLM — Winning a Nobel Prize is an achievement is a class of its own. But it might be even cooler to be an astronaut.That's the view of two of this year's Nobel laureates, who held a video call with two members of the International…
Protests on Gaza-Israel fence resume after 3-week pause
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Thousands of Palestinians have gathered along Israel’s fortified border fence with Gaza as regular protests resume after a three-week pause.Gaza’s health ministry said Friday four Palestinians were wounded by Israeli…
7 dead after plane crashes near Canadian city
KINGSTON, Ontario — Police in the Canadian city of Kingston say seven people have died after a small plane crashed in the area Wednesday evening.The Transportation Safety Board of Canada has sent a team of four investigators to the scene of…
Thousands protest Indian citizenship bill excluding Muslims
GAUHATI, India — More than 1,000 students marched Friday in India’s northeast against a bill approved by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government to grant citizenship to non-Muslim migrants from India's three Muslim-majority neighbors. The…
Rwanda opposition leader says she was barred from traveling
KIGALI, Rwanda — A prominent Rwandan opposition leader said Friday that authorities barred her from leaving the East African nation this week to receive a human rights award in Spain.“I wrote a letter to the minister of justice requesting…
AP PHOTOS Editor selections from Latin America, Caribbean
This photo gallery highlights some of the top news images made by Associated Press photographers in Latin America and the Caribbean that were published in the past week.Thousands of Haitian children returned to their classes after months of…
