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ATHENS – Kits for self-administered coronavirus tests began arriving in Greek pharmacies Wednesday, with each resident entitled to one free of charge per week as part of efforts to tackle a surge of coronavirus cases and hospitalizations.

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Moderna vaccine effective for at least 6 months, study shows

A new study released Tuesday from the New England Journal of Medicine shows antibodies from the Moderna vaccine last at least six months after the second dose.

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Will the Oscars be a `who cares' moment as ratings dive?

NEW YORK – George Bradley used to love watching the Academy Awards. The 28-year-old Brit now living in San Diego would stay up late back home just to tune in.

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WATCH LIVE: Day 8 of Derek Chauvin trial in death of George Floyd

MINNEAPOLIS – A member of George Floyd’s family often occupies a reserved seat in the back corner of the Minneapolis courtroom where former police Officer Derek Chauvin is on trial in Floyd’s death. The seat reserved for Chauvin’s family goes unclaimed.

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Turkey sentences dozens to life terms over 2016 failed coup

ANKARA – A Turkish court sentenced dozens of people, including former soldiers attached to the presidential guard regiment, to life imprisonment on Wednesday over their involvement in the 2016 failed coup attempt against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government, the state-run Anadolu Agency reported.

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‘Grim reaper’ protests Brazil’s coronavirus stance

BERLIN – A Brazilian activist dressed as the grim reaper is taking to the streets of Berlin every night in a one-man protest against what he calls the “deadly health policies” pursued by his homeland’s president in the pandemic.

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Rwanda recalls genocide as France seeks to reset relations

KIGALI – Rwanda is marking 27 years since its genocide with somber commemoration events Wednesday, as France reevaluates its role in the mass killings and opens its archives from the period.

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Snub in EU-Turkey meeting highlights gender equality issue

BRUSSELS – Gender equality issues took center stage Wednesday in Brussels a day after Ursula von der Leyen, one the EU's most powerful executives, was treated like a second-rank official during a visit to Ankara.

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156 million coronavirus relief payments issued in US, officials say

WASHINGTON – The Treasury Department said Wednesday it has issued more than 156 million payments as part of President Joe Biden's coronavirus relief plan, including 25 million payments that were primarily to Social Security beneficiaries who hadn't filed 2019 or 2020 tax returns.

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UK Deliveroo riders to strike over pay, gig work conditions

LONDON – Gig economy riders for the app-based meal delivery platform Deliveroo are set to join strikes in five U.K. cities Wednesday over pay and working conditions.

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TRAFFIC ALERT: Fatal crash closes I-95 in Volusia County

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – A fatal crash has forced the closure of I-95 in Volusia County, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

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Myanmar security forces attack town that resisted with arms

YANGON – Security forces on Wednesday stormed a town in northwestern Myanmar where some residents had used homemade hunting rifles to resist the military's February seizure of power, killing at least seven civilians and injuring many others, local news reports said.

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China warns Washington not to boycott Winter Olympics

BEIJING – China's government warned Washington on Wednesday not to boycott next year’s Winter Olympics in Beijing after the Biden administration said it was talking with allies about a joint approach to complaints of human rights abuses.

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Russia to boost ties with Pakistan, supply military gear

ISLAMABAD – Russia’s foreign minister on Wednesday said Moscow and Islamabad will boost ties in the fight against terrorism, with Russia providing unspecified military equipment to Pakistan and the two holding joint exercises at sea and in the mountains.

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Florida sheriff’s sergeant accused of disclosing case info

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Florida sheriff’s sergeant is accused of using confidential law enforcement databases to provide information about a criminal investigation to a family acquaintance in Georgia, authorities said.

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EU agency to share results of probe into AstraZeneca shot

LONDON – The European Union's medicines regulator will announce the conclusions of its investigation into the possible connection between AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine and rare blood clots later Wednesday.

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay taken off streets of Osaka

TOKYO – The Tokyo Olympic torch relay will not run through the streets of Osaka prefecture next week because of rising COVID-19 cases.

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3rd health minister fired in virus-hit Czech Republic

PRAGUE – Czech Prime Minster Andrej Babis fired his health minister on Wednesday, the third health minister who has been ousted during the pandemic in one of Europe's hardest-hit countries.

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US military cites rising risk of Chinese move against Taiwan

WASHINGTON – The American military is warning that China is probably accelerating its timetable for capturing control of Taiwan, the island democracy that has been the chief source of tension between Washington and Beijing for decades and is widely seen as the most likely trigger for a potentially catastrophic U.S.-China war.

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LEADING OFF: A's and Braves winless, Tatis on IL, Paxton out

A look at what’s happening around the majors today:

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Leaders of Russia and China tighten their grips, grow closer

MOSCOW – They're not leaders for life — not technically, at least. But in political reality, the powerful tenures of China's Xi Jinping and, as of this week, Russia's Vladimir Putin are looking as if they will extend much deeper into the 21st century — even as the two superpowers whose destinies they steer gather more clout with each passing year.

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Germany's Greens to pick candidate for chancellor April 19

BERLIN – Germany's environmentalist Greens will decide later this month which of their two co-leaders will make the party's first run for the chancellery in a national election in September, a senior party official said Wednesday.

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Report: Pandemic amped up anti-Semitism, forced it online

TEL AVIV – Coronavirus lockdowns last year shifted some anti-Semitic hatred online, where conspiracy theories blaming Jews for the pandemic’s medical and economic devastation abounded, Israeli researchers reported Wednesday. That’s raised concerns about a rise in anti-Semitism in the post-pandemic world.

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Divers rescue Thai Buddhist monk trapped in flooded cave

BANGKOK – A Buddhist monk who was trapped by floodwaters inside a cave in northern Thailand for four days has been rescued by divers, a provincial official said Wednesday.

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EU life expectancy drops across bloc amid virus pandemic

BRUSSELS – Life expectancy across much of the European Union has dropped last year, as the 27-nation bloc struggled with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Asian stocks mixed after lackluster day on Wall Street

TOKYO – Asian shares were mixed Wednesday after Wall Street took a breather, with major indexes edging lower.

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The home of the Masters is a draw for basketball's best, too

AUGUSTA, Ga. – It was April 7, 2003. Exactly 18 years ago Wednesday, Syracuse defeated Kansas to win the NCAA men’s basketball national championship. The biggest win in school history, the biggest win in the Hall of Fame career of Orange coach Jim Boeheim.

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Iran state TV acknowledges ship attacked in Red Sea

DUBAI – An Iranian cargo ship believed to be a base for the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard and anchored for years in the Red Sea off Yemen has been attacked, Iranian state television acknowledged Wednesday.

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A paper cowboy rides out his quarantine in Australian hotel

WELLINGTON – By Day 3 of being confined to his Australian hotel room for quarantine, David Marriott was getting bored. He'd watched a few seasons of “The Sopranos” and his eyes were getting tired from reading.

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EXPLAINER: Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and some options

The U.S. State Department says it's talking with allies about China's human rights record and how to handle next year's Beijing Winter Olympics.

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The Latest: India sees another record day of new virus cases

NEW DELHI — India has hit another new peak with 115,736 coronavirus cases reported in the past 24 hours. New Delhi, Mumbai and dozens of other cities are imposing curfews to try to slow the soaring infections.

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At Clemson, unmarked slave graves highlight plantation past

CLEMSON, S.C. – On the sloping side of a cemetery on the campus of Clemson University, dozens of small white flags with pink ribbons have replaced the beer cans that once littered a hill where football fans held tailgate parties outside Memorial Stadium.

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California to move to statewide reopening plan in June

SAN FRANCISCO – California Gov. Gavin Newsom has led the nation’s most populous state through the pandemic using complicated metrics, county-by-county rules and a color-coded tier system dictating what people and businesses can do.

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Curry, Warriors use furious finish to hold off Bucks 122-121

SAN FRANCISCO – Kelly Oubre Jr. converted a pair of free throws with 7.7 seconds left to give Golden State the lead, and Milwaukee missed at the end as the Warriors held off the Bucks 122-121 on Tuesday night.

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China condemns 2 ex-Xinjiang officials on separatism charges

BEIJING – China has sentenced a former education official and a former legal official in the northwestern region of Xinjiang to death with a two-year reprieve on charges including separatism and bribe taking.

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Kershaw bounces back, Dodgers beat winless A's 5-1

OAKLAND, Calif. – Clayton Kershaw struck out eight in seven smooth innings to send the Athletics to their worst start in more than a century, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat winless Oakland 5-1 on Tuesday night for their fifth straight victory.

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Boat, snowmobile, camel: Vaccine reaches world's far corners

PORTLAND, Maine – After enduring 40-knot winds and freezing sea spray, jostled health care providers arrived wet and cold on two Maine islands in the North Atlantic late last month to conduct coronavirus vaccinations.

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Indonesia landslides death toll rises to 119, dozens missing

LEMBATA – The death toll from mudslides in eastern Indonesia has risen to 119 with scores still missing, officials said Wednesday, as rain continued to pound the region and hamper the search.

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Biden makes all adults eligible for a vaccine on April 19

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden said he's bumping up his deadline by two weeks for states to make all adults in the U.S. eligible for coronavirus vaccines. But even as he expressed optimism about the pace of vaccinations, he warned Americans that the nation is not yet out of the woods when it comes to the pandemic.

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Minneapolis officers line up to reject Chauvin's actions

MINNEAPOLIS – The parade of Minneapolis police officers rejecting a former officer’s actions in restraining George Floyd continued at his murder trial, including a use-of-force instructor who said officers were coached to “stay away from the neck when possible.”

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Survey: Even as schools reopen, many students learn remotely

Large numbers of students are not returning to the classroom even as more schools reopen for full-time, in-person learning, according to a survey released Wednesday by the Biden administration.

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Tee Taylor becomes special honorary member of the University Club of Orlando

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Decades ago, News 6 photographer Tee Taylor was told to enter through the side door of a local staple because of his skin color.

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Asia Today: North Korea tells WHO it's still virus-free

SEOUL – Isolated North Korea has continued to claim a perfect record in keeping out the coronavirus in its latest report to the World Health Organization.

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Orlando teen killed, another teen injured in east Orange County hit-and-run

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – An 18-year-old man was killed and a 16-year-old girl was injured in a hit-and-run in east Orange County around 8:40 p.m. on Tuesday, according to Florida Highway Patrol.

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LEADING OFF: Tatis on IL, Reds and Baddoo off to big starts

A look at what’s happening around the majors Wednesday:

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Central Florida continues to see increase in catalytic converter thefts

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. – Catalytic converter thefts have become a quick and easy job for experienced thieves in Central Florida.

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Breyer says big Supreme Court changes could diminish trust

WASHINGTON – Justice Stephen Breyer on Tuesday said liberal advocates of big changes at the Supreme Court, including expanding the number of justices, should think “long and hard” about what they’re proposing.

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UPDATE: Plane backfired before crash in Florida neighborhood that killed child on the ground

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A small plane sputtered and backfired even before it taxied to a takeoff that ended tragically when it slammed into an SUV, killing both men aboard the aircraft and a 4-year-old boy in the vehicle, a preliminary report released Tuesday shows.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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