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Cambodia continues raids on scam centers, bringing arrests in past 3 weeks over 2,100

By SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Authorities in Cambodia continued their stepped-up campaign against online scam centers, arresting at least 500 suspects in two provinces on Thursday and Friday, the country’s information minister said. The arrests in Kandal province on the outskirts of the capital Phnom Penh, and in the northeastern

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South African cooks join forces to make 67,000 liters of soup to fight hunger on Mandela Day

By MICHELLE GUMEDE Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Dozens of South African chefs, community cooks, caterers, and culinary students joined forces Friday in Johannesburg to make 67,000 liters (17,700 gallons) of soup to feed the hungry, in celebration of Nelson Mandela Day. First officially recognized by the United Nations in 2009, International Nelson Mandela Day

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Hong Kong’s new prison rules may curb lawyer and chaplain visits on national security grounds

By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong tightened prison rules, allowing authorities to restrict visits, including those by certain lawyers and religious personnel, on national security grounds, in the latest expansion of its stringent control. Under the new rules, effective Friday, magistrates can issue warrants on application by correctional service officers

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Chinese university expels female student after relationship with a foreigner

By FU TING Associated Press A Chinese university announced the expulsion of a female student for “damaging national dignity” after she was accused of “improper interactions” with a foreign man, generating heated discussions across Chinese social media about whether the university had gone too far. Over the last several days, the expulsion has drawn thousands

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After years of tough rules on liquids and footwear, US air travel may be on the cusp of a new era

By REBECCA SANTANA and WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — When limits on liquids were introduced at TSA checkpoints across the country in 2006, bins overflowed with bottled water, toothpaste, shaving cream and so much more. Nearly two decades later, travelers are much more accustomed to the “3-1-1” regulations” governing the size of

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Men deported by US to Eswatini in Africa will be held in solitary confinement for undetermined time

By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Five immigrants deported by the United States to the small southern African nation of Eswatini under the Trump administration’s third-country program are being held in solitary confinement in various prisons for an undetermined time, a government spokesperson said. Thabile Mdluli, the Eswatini government spokesperson,

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Key players in Syria’s latest eruption of violence, from the Druze and Bedouin to government forces

By ABBY SEWELL Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Clashes that shook southern Syria this week killed hundreds of people, including civilians, and drew in an array of local and international players, harking back to the dynamics of the country’s yearslong civil war. The violence underscored the difficulties facing the Syrian new government struggling to consolidate

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The grueling 135-mile journey of a 66-year-old runner through one of the hottest places on Earth

By DORANY PINEDA, TY O’NEIL and JOHN LOCHER Associated Press DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — When the running gets hard in this desert dubbed “hell on Earth,” Danny Westergaard tells himself: “Slow and steady” or “smooth as butter.” For 18 years, Westergaard, 66, has braved the scorching summer heat of California’s Death Valley

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Ukraine to boost domestic arms production to counter Russia’s invasion, says Zelenskyy

By VOLODYMYR YURCHUK and EMMA BURROWS Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A new Ukrainian government approved Thursday will race to expand domestic arms production to meet half the country’s weapons needs within six months as it tries to push back Russia’s invasion, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. Meanwhile, Switzerland said Thursday that the U.S.

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