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• EU accuses Apple of antitrust breach over App Store rules
• Pope facilitates Vatican prosecutions for cardinals, bishops
• Europe's economy shrinks in first quarter as US rolls ahead
• Despite 3-week lockdown, many remain on the move in Turkey
• Counting the costs of America's 20-year war in Afghanistan
• EU regulators accuse Apple of violating antitrust rules, allege App Store rules stifle music-streaming competition
• Report: Boris Johnson's phone number was online for 15 years
• Religious festival stampede in Israel kills 44, hurts dozens
• US Embassy limits consular services after Russia hiring ban
• Mapping the Afghan war, while murky, points to Taliban gains
• Germany charges man with fundraising for Islamic State group
• Eurozone economy contracted 0.6% in the first quarter as slow vaccine rollout, ongoing lockdowns delayed recovery
• France: National homage for police official stabbed at work
• Bodies of 3 Europeans ambushed in Burkina Faso flown home
• Lawyer representing Navalny's foundation detained in Moscow
• Indonesian military pays last respects to submarine crew
• UN says 125 Europe-bound children rescued off Libyan coast
• UN report says Myanmar poverty could double from coup chaos
• Growth in Burkina Faso gold mining fuels human trafficking
• Growth in Burkina Faso gold mining fuels human trafficking
• Chinese manufacturing rises in April but growth might slow
• Activist says he flew 500K leaflets across Koreas' border
• Stampede at Israeli religious festival kills nearly 40
• Israeli rescue service confirms higher toll of 44 people killed in stampede at religious festival
• AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

EU accuses Apple of antitrust breach over App Store rules Posted: 30 Apr 2021 03:49 AM PDT European Union regulators are accusing Apple of violating the bloc’s antitrust rules, alleging that the company distorts competition for music streaming through rules for its App Store

Pope facilitates Vatican prosecutions for cardinals, bishops Posted: 30 Apr 2021 03:45 AM PDT Pope Francis has sent another message to Vatican-based cardinals about his intent to hold them accountable for criminal misconduct

Europe's economy shrinks in first quarter as US rolls ahead Posted: 30 Apr 2021 03:43 AM PDT Figures show Europe's economy contracted in the first three months of the year

Despite 3-week lockdown, many remain on the move in Turkey Posted: 30 Apr 2021 03:34 AM PDT Turkish security forces are patrolling main streets and have set up checkpoints at entry and exits points of cities, to enforce Turkey’s strictest COVID-19 lockdown to date

Counting the costs of America's 20-year war in Afghanistan Posted: 30 Apr 2021 03:22 AM PDT President Joe Biden's decision to end America's longest war has prompted a reckoning over the colossal cost of the two-decade-long conflict in Afghanistan

EU regulators accuse Apple of violating antitrust rules, allege App Store rules stifle music-streaming competition Posted: 30 Apr 2021 03:15 AM PDT EU regulators accuse Apple of violating antitrust rules, allege App Store rules stifle music-streaming competition

Report: Boris Johnson's phone number was online for 15 years Posted: 30 Apr 2021 03:13 AM PDT The British government has downplayed allegations of a security risk after it was reported that Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s cellphone number was openly available on the internet for 15 years

Religious festival stampede in Israel kills 44, hurts dozens Posted: 30 Apr 2021 03:04 AM PDT Israeli medical officials say at least 44 people have been killed in a stampede at an overcrowded Jewish religious festival in northern Israel

US Embassy limits consular services after Russia hiring ban Posted: 30 Apr 2021 02:41 AM PDT The U.S. Embassy says it will sharply limit its consular activities due to a Russian ban on hiring local staff

Mapping the Afghan war, while murky, points to Taliban gains Posted: 30 Apr 2021 02:35 AM PDT Trying to map the long war in Afghanistan has become an increasingly challenging task as the planned withdrawal of all U.S. forces looms

Germany charges man with fundraising for Islamic State group Posted: 30 Apr 2021 02:26 AM PDT German prosecutors have charged an Iraqi immigrant with membership in a terrorist organization on allegations that he raised thousands of dollars for the Islamic State group

Eurozone economy contracted 0.6% in the first quarter as slow vaccine rollout, ongoing lockdowns delayed recovery Posted: 30 Apr 2021 02:04 AM PDT Eurozone economy contracted 0.6% in the first quarter as slow vaccine rollout, ongoing lockdowns delayed recovery

France: National homage for police official stabbed at work Posted: 30 Apr 2021 02:01 AM PDT France is holding a national ceremony to honor a police official who was stabbed to death inside her police station

Bodies of 3 Europeans ambushed in Burkina Faso flown home Posted: 30 Apr 2021 01:53 AM PDT A plane carrying the bodies of three Europeans killed by jihadists in Burkina Faso this week while they were filming a documentary on wildlife poaching has landed in an airport near the Spanish capital

Lawyer representing Navalny's foundation detained in Moscow Posted: 30 Apr 2021 01:51 AM PDT A lawyer representing the anti-corruption foundation of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been detained in Moscow, his colleague said on social media

Indonesian military pays last respects to submarine crew Posted: 30 Apr 2021 01:44 AM PDT Indonesia’s military and family members have paid their final tribute to the 53 submarine crew members who died when their vessel sank and broke apart in the depths off the resort island of Bali

UN says 125 Europe-bound children rescued off Libyan coast Posted: 30 Apr 2021 01:38 AM PDT The United Nations child welfare agency says that a total of 125 Europe-bound children were rescued at sea this week by Libyan authorities off the Mediterranean coast

UN report says Myanmar poverty could double from coup chaos Posted: 30 Apr 2021 01:29 AM PDT A United Nations report says political turmoil and disruptions following the coup in Myanmar could undo years of progress and double the number of its people living in poverty to nearly half the population

Growth in Burkina Faso gold mining fuels human trafficking Posted: 29 Apr 2021 11:43 PM PDT An AP investigation has found that the rapid growth in gold mining in Burkina Faso has also lead to an increase in human trafficking

Growth in Burkina Faso gold mining fuels human trafficking Posted: 29 Apr 2021 11:31 PM PDT An AP investigation has found that the rapid growth in gold mining in Burkina Faso has also lead to an increase in human trafficking

Chinese manufacturing rises in April but growth might slow Posted: 29 Apr 2021 10:27 PM PDT Two surveys show Chinese manufacturing expanded in April but growth appeared to be slowing after a rebound from the coronavirus pandemic

Activist says he flew 500K leaflets across Koreas' border Posted: 29 Apr 2021 10:14 PM PDT A South Korean activist says he launched 500,000 propaganda leaflets by balloon into North Korea in defiance of a new law that criminalizes such actions

Stampede at Israeli religious festival kills nearly 40 Posted: 29 Apr 2021 09:38 PM PDT An Israeli rescue service says nearly 40 people have been killed in a stampede at a popular religious festival in northern Israel

Israeli rescue service confirms higher toll of 44 people killed in stampede at religious festival Posted: 29 Apr 2021 09:18 PM PDT Israeli rescue service confirms higher toll of 44 people killed in stampede at religious festival

AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean Posted: 29 Apr 2021 09:05 PM PDT -

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