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People wearing face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus shop around at the Kuromon Ichiba market in Osaka, western Japan, Tuesday, April 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)
Asia Today: Indian opposition leader positive for COVID-19

Apr. 20, 2021 07:24 AM EDT

A Muslim vendor wearing protective mask waiting for customers at a Ramadan bazaar, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Monday, April 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
The Latest: Schools reopen in Mexico's Campeche state

By The Associated Press Apr. 19, 2021 04:58 AM EDT

Voters stand in a queue to cast their votes during the first phase of elections in West Bengal state in Pirakata, India, Saturday, March 27, 2021. Voting began Saturday in two key Indian states with sizeable minority Muslim populations posing a tough test for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s popularity amid a months-long farmers’ protest and the economy plunging with millions of people losing jobs because of the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)
Modi's party seeks big win as 2 key Indian states vote

By Ashok Sharma Mar. 27, 2021 12:07 AM EDT

FILE- In this Tuesday, July 25, 2017, file photo, India's former President Pranab Mukherjee arrives for a joint services guard of honour before leaving Presidential palace after swearing in ceremony of new president Ram Nath Kovind in New Delhi, India. Former President Pranab Mukherjee, who was a key troubleshooter in managing fractious coalitions as a member of India's long-governing Congress party died Monday evening. He was 84. Mukherjee had emergency surgery for a blood clot in his brain on August 10 at New Delhi's Army Hospital Research and Referral. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup,file)
Former Indian President Pranab Mukherjee dies at age 84

Aug. 31, 2020 09:05 AM EDT