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California Gov. Gavin Newsom and UC Davis Assistant Nurse Manager Claudio Alvarado select the first 15 Californians to be awarded $50,000 for doing their part in getting vaccinated against COVID-19 at the California Lottery Headquarters on Friday, June 4, 2021, in Sacramento, Calif. It was the first in a series of drawings for $16.5 million in prize money aimed at encouraging Californians to get their shots ahead of June 15, when the state plans to lift almost all virus-related restrictions. (Paul Kitagaki Jr./The Sacramento Bee via AP)
The Latest: Mexico to use US vaccine doses at border

By The Associated Press Jun. 04, 2021 02:24 AM EDT

Supporters of a Pakistani religious party take part in a rally in support of Palestinians in conflict with Israelis Friday, May 21, 2021, in Islamabad, Pakistan. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
The Latest: Biden says his party 'still supports Israel'

By The Associated Press May. 21, 2021 05:44 AM EDT

A health worker takes photograph of a person holding a document confirming he has tested positive for COVID-19 at a government run hospital in Gauhati, India, Saturday, May 8, 2021. Infections have swelled in India since February in a disastrous turn blamed on more contagious variants as well as government decisions to allow massive crowds to gather for religious festivals and political rallies. ​(AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
The Latest: Utility regulator shares discredited theories

By The Associated Press May. 08, 2021 07:39 AM EDT

French President Emmanuel Macron, second right, and plant manager Wladimir Guitel, visit the Delpharm plant in Saint-Remy-sur-Avre, west of Paris, Friday, April 9, 2021 in Paris. The Delpharm plant started bottling Pfizer vaccines this week as France tries to make its mark on global vaccine production, and speed up vaccinations of French people amid a new virus surge. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, Pool)
The Latest: Navajo Nation issues weekend stay-at-home order

By The Associated Press Apr. 09, 2021 04:07 AM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 27, 2018 file photo, Arif Alvi, then a lawmaker from Imran Khan's Tehreek-e-Insaf ruling party waves to media after filing his nomination papers in the presidential election, in Islamabad, Pakistan. President Arif Alvi took to Twitter Monday, March, 29, 2021 posting that he has tested positive for the coronavirus after having his first dose of the vaccine. The latest development comes nine days after the country’s prime minister Imran Khan tested positive for coronavirus. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed, File)
Pakistan's president says he's positive for coronavirus

Mar. 29, 2021 12:43 PM EDT

FILE - In this March 16, 2020, file photo, Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan gives an interview to The Associated Press, in Islamabad, Pakistan. Khan has tested positive for Coronavirus, two days after he received his first dose, Khan's special assistance on the health Dr. Faisal Sultan said on Saturday, March 20, 2021. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash, File)
Pakistan Prime Minister Khan tests positive for coronavirus

Mar. 20, 2021 06:22 PM EDT

Accountant Tercio Galdino and wife Alicea, dressed in their astronaut costumes, pose for a photo backdropped by Ipanema beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, March 20, 2021. The Galdinos have come up with a unique way for protecting themselves and drawing awareness around COVID-19 protective measures – by dressing as astronauts. The pair first began to traverse the iconic beaches fully suited in mid 2020 at the height of the first wave of the pandemic in Brazil, now as cases surge once again they are taking their ‘astronaut walks’ back to the promenades. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)
The Latest: UNLV now plans in-person spring graduation

By The Associated Press Mar. 20, 2021 06:52 AM EDT

A police officer patrols in the Chatelet area amidst the new coronavirus pandemic, in Paris, Saturday, March 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
The Latest: Mexico's president knocks US over vaccines

By The Associated Press Mar. 14, 2021 11:45 AM EDT

2 more foreign cricketers positive for virus in Pakistan

Mar. 02, 2021 06:05 AM EST
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Two more foreign cricketers and one staffer tested positive for the coronavirus in the Pakistan Super League on Tuesday. ...

PSL game postponed after Ahmed tests positive for COVID-19

Mar. 01, 2021 09:02 AM EST
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — A Pakistan Super League game was postponed on Monday after Australian legspinner Fawad Ahmed tested positive for COVID-19 and was put...

Players of South Africa and Pakistan cricket team attend practice session at the Pindi Stadium in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. Pakistan and South Africa will play second cricket test match in Rawalpindi, starting on Feb. 4. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
Pakistan T20 tournament marks return of fans in stadiums

Rizwan Ali Feb. 18, 2021 09:02 PM EST

FILE - In this Sept. 8, 2012 file photo, a Pakistani paramilitary soldier stands guard on the rooftop as a police officer escorts prisoners at central prison on the outskirts of Rawalpindi, Pakistan. A joint human rights report by London-based Amnesty International and Justice Project Pakistan report released Monday, Dec. 14, 2020 harshly criticized Pakistan’s response to the coronavirus threat faced by tens of thousands of inmates living in overcrowded and often unsanitary prisons. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed, File)
COVID-19 runs unchecked in Pakistan's overcrowded prisons

By Kathy Gannon Dec. 13, 2020 02:06 PM EST

Neth Pheaktra, center, Spokesmen of Environment Ministry, presides over the blessing of a container holding Kaavan the elephant during its arrival from Pakistan at the Siem Reap International Airport, Cambodia, Monday, Nov. 30, 2020. Kaavan, dubbed the "world's loneliest elephant" after languishing alone for years in a Pakistani zoo, has arrived in Cambodia where a sanctuary with the much-needed company of other elephants awaits him. (Pool Photo via AP)
'World’s loneliest elephant' arrives safely in Cambodia

By Sopheng Cheang Nov. 30, 2020 08:07 AM EST

Maryam Nawaz Sharif, center, in blue dress, a leader of the Pakistan Democratic Movement, an alliance of opposition parties, waves to her supporter during an anti-government rally, in Multan, Pakistan, Monday, Nov. 30, 2020. Despite a government ban and arrests of hundreds of activists, Pakistani opposition supporters rallied in a central city on Monday, calling on Prime Minister Imran Khan to resign over alleged bad governance and incompetence. (AP Photo/Asim Tanveer)
Pakistan's opposition holds Multan rally day after arrests

By Asim Tanveer Nov. 30, 2020 04:42 AM EST

Dr. Amir Khalil, a veterinarian from the international animal welfare organization Four Paws, feeds an elephant named Kaavan who is loaded in a crate for transporting him to a sanctuary in Cambodia, at the Marghazar Zoo in Islamabad, Pakistan, Sunday, Nov. 29, 2020. Kavaan, the world's loneliest elephant, who became a cause celebre in part because America's iconic singer and actress Cher joined the battle to save him from his desperate conditions at the zoo. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
'World's loneliest elephant' Kaavan starts trip to Cambodia

By Kathy Gannon Nov. 29, 2020 09:46 AM EST

FILE - In this Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020 file photo, Khadim Hussein Rizvi, center on wheelchair, head of 'Tehreek-e-Labaik Pakistan, a religious political party, leads an anti France rally in Karachi, Pakistan. Rizvi, a radical religious cleric, who led tens of thousands in anti-France around the country, died Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020. His spokesman and a doctor at the hospital where Rizvi died said he was suffering from COVID-like symptoms but was not tested for the virus. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan, File)
Radical Pakistani religious cleric dies after leading sit-in

By Babar Dogar And Asim Tanveer Nov. 19, 2020 02:13 PM EST

The sun sets behind the Notre Dame church in Nice, southern France, after a knife attack took place on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020. An attacker armed with a knife killed at least three people at a church in the Mediterranean city of Nice, prompting the prime minister to announce that France was raising its security alert status to the highest level. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)
The Latest: Prosecutor: attacker not on intelligence radar

Oct. 29, 2020 08:54 AM EDT

Toby Gregory's yard that is adorned with 1,006 white crosses to represent Oklahoma deaths due to COVID-19, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020, in Tulsa, Okla. Gregory was able to keep up with the state death toll until last week, and then it became too many. He says he doesn't have the room or supplies to keep up with the current death toll, but will do about 50 more crosses. (Mike Simons/Tulsa World via AP)
The Latest: Ireland sets new virus restrictions for 6 weeks

By The Associated Press Oct. 19, 2020 12:47 AM EDT

Int'l tribunal stays $5.8B fine on Pakistan in mining case

By Munir Ahmed Sep. 18, 2020 04:15 AM EDT
ISLAMABAD (AP) — An international tribunal has granted a stay pending a final decision on a $5.8 billion penalty imposed on Pakistan for denying a mining lease...

FILE - In this Wednesday, July 1, 2020, file photo, a Bharatiya Janata Party activist burns a photograph of Chinese President Xi Jinping during a protest in Jammu, India. As the escalating and bitter military standoff between India and China protracts following their bloodiest confrontation in decades in the Ladakh region in 2020, experts warn the two nuclear-armed countries can unintentionally slide into a war over the roof of the world. Both the Asian giants have accused the other of fresh provocations, including allegations of soldiers crossing into each other’s territory this week and vowed to protect their territorial integrity. (AP Photo/Channi Anand, File)
Experts warn China-India standoff risks unintentional war

By Aijaz Hussain Sep. 06, 2020 05:32 AM EDT