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Editorial Roundup: Mississippi

By The Associated Press Jun. 16, 2021 01:30 PM EDT
(Columbus) The Dispatch. June 15, 2021. Editorial: Bulldogs bound for ‘Starkville North’ By Dispatch Editorial Board •...

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, officials from China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries attend the 19th Senior Officials' Meeting on the Implementation of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea (DOC) in Chongqing, southwestern China, June 7, 2021. China is hosting foreign ministers from 10 Southeast Asian nations this week in the southwestern megacity of Chongqing amid heightened competition between Beijing and Washington for influence in the region. (Wang Quanchao/Xinhua via AP)
China pledges further COVID-19 aid to Southeast Asia

Jun. 08, 2021 12:05 AM EDT

Demonstrators protest in front of the National Palace in Guatemala after a meeting between Vice President Kamala Harris and Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei, in Guatemala City, Monday, June 7, 2021. (AP Photo/Oliver de Ros)
'Do not come': Harris seeks 'hope at home' for Guatemalans

By Alexandra Jaffe Jun. 07, 2021 12:35 AM EDT

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during the launch of National Land Use, Land Cover, and Ecosystems Monitoring System (SIMOCUTE), Wednesday, June 2, 2021, in San Jose, Costa Rica. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool via AP)
US urging Central America to tackle poverty, corruption

By Ben Fox Jun. 02, 2021 10:06 AM EDT

Coronavirus surges in northeast Syria amid oxygen shortages

Apr. 29, 2021 07:34 AM EDT
BEIRUT (AP) — Kurdish-led authorities in northeastern Syria announced Thursday they will extend a partial lockdown for another week amid a surge in coronavirus...

Vice President Kamala Harris meets virtually with Guatemala's President Alejandro Giammattei, seen on screen at left, Monday, April 26, 2021, from her ceremonial office at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Harris meets virtually with Guatemalan president

By Alexandra Jaffe Apr. 26, 2021 05:15 PM EDT

In this 1902 photo provided by York Museums Trust, residents stand alongside a herd of goats in Georgetown, St. Vincent, in the aftermath of explosive eruptions of La Soufrière volcano. In 1902, the warnings of the fish sellers who experienced the volcano up close , were at first dismissed. (Tempest Anderson/York Museums Trust via AP)
Once again, volcanic Caribbean island looks to recovery

By Christopher Torchia Apr. 17, 2021 12:01 AM EDT

FILE - In this Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, file photo, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear addresses the media at a news conference at the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort, Ky. A Kentucky legislative panel has recommended that no further action be taken on impeachment petitions filed by citizens against Beshear and Attorney General Daniel Cameron. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)
Lawmakers exert influence in deciding uses for pandemic aid

By Bruce Schreiner Mar. 17, 2021 02:55 PM EDT

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, and Japan's Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, right, attend a joint news conference after their two plus two security talks at Iikura Guest House in Tokyo Tuesday, March 16, 2021. Defense and foreign ministers from the U.S. and Japan are meeting to discuss their concern over China's growing influence in the Indo-Pacific region as the Biden administration tries to reaffirm engagement with its key regional allies.(Kazuhiro Nogi/Pool Photo via AP)
Japan, US to share China worry as ministers meet in Tokyo

By Mari Yamaguchi Mar. 15, 2021 09:33 PM EDT

Pennsylvania extends nursing-home virus response program

Mar. 04, 2021 07:08 PM EST
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Wolf administration officials said Thursday that Pennsylvania will extend a key feature of its response to coronavirus outbreaks in...

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is seen as he speaks virtually with United States President Joe Biden from his office on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)
More policy, less pomp as Biden and Trudeau meet virtually

By Aamer Madhani, Rob Gillies And Josh Boak Feb. 23, 2021 05:03 AM EST

This photo provided by the French Army (EMA) shows soldiers carrying medical relief at Mayotte hospital, Monday, Feb.8, 2021. The French army is sending relief to the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte, but some in Mayotte fear it's too little, too late for a region where masks are a luxury and where nearly a third of the population has no running water. (Etat Major des Armees via AP)
Surging virus in French African outpost reveals inequalities

By Sony Chamsidine And Angela Charlton Feb. 10, 2021 02:53 AM EST

Poland's military stand at attention as President Andrzej Duda welcomes Slovakia's President Zuzana Caputova for a two-day summit with the presidents of Hungary and The Czech Republic marking 30 years of the Visegrad Group, an informal body of political and economic cooperation in the region, at the presidential residence in the Hel Peninsula, Poland, on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021.(Jakub Szymczuk / KPRP via AP )
Central Europe presidents mark 30 years of Visegrad Group

Feb. 09, 2021 07:19 AM EST

Syrian children stand in a camp for displaced muddied by recent rains near the village of Kafr Aruq , in Idlib province, Syria, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
Thousands left homeless by storms, floods in Syria's Idlib

By Bassem Mroue And Ghaith Alsayed Jan. 29, 2021 11:29 AM EST

Aid runs low for key Pennsylvania virus containment program

Jan. 13, 2021 12:33 PM EST
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Wolf administration officials said Wednesday that Pennsylvania does not have the money to maintain a key feature of its response to...

This image made from undated video released by the state-owned Ethiopian News Agency on Monday, Nov. 16, 2020 shows Ethiopian military sitting on an armored personnel carrier next to a national flag, on a road in an area near the border of the Tigray and Amhara regions of Ethiopia. Ethiopia's prime minister Abiy Ahmed said in a social media post on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020 that "the final and crucial" military operation will launch in the coming days against the government of the country's rebellious northern Tigray region. (Ethiopian News Agency via AP)
People go hungry in Ethiopia's Tigray as conflict marches on

By Cara Anna Nov. 18, 2020 01:41 AM EST

FILE - In this Sept.14, 2020, file photo released by India Government Press Information Bureau, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the media as he arrives at the Parliament in New Delhi, India. Modi held his first phone conversation with U.S. President-elect Joe Biden, and they agreed to work closely to further advance the Indo-U.S. comprehensive global strategic partnership, India’s External Affairs Ministry said Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020. (India Government Press Information Bureau via AP, File)
Biden, Modi discuss US-India ties in phone conversation

Nov. 17, 2020 09:19 PM EST

New Hampshire gets federal loan to help small businesses

Nov. 15, 2020 11:48 AM EST
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Members of New Hampshire’s congressional delegation have announced the state will get a $600,000 federal loan to provide financial...

Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc applauds during a virtual signing ceremony of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, or RCEP, trade agreement in Hanoi, Vietnam on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020. China and 14 other countries agreed Sunday to set up the world’s largest trading bloc, encompassing nearly a third of all economic activity, in a deal many in Asia are hoping will help hasten a recovery from the shocks of the pandemic.(AP Photo/Hau Dinh)
ASEAN, China, other partners sign world's biggest trade pact

By Elaine Kurtenbach Nov. 14, 2020 08:23 PM EST

This image made from a teleconference provided by the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) shows U.S. national security adviser Robert O'Brien during a virtual summit with leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020. U.S. President Donald Trump skipped a virtual summit with his Southeast Asian counterparts on Saturday, the third year in a row that the U.S. is being represented at a lower level. (VNA via AP)
Trump skips Asian summits as China set to expand influence

By Hau Dinh And Eileen Ng Nov. 13, 2020 10:28 PM EST