SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Senior doctors at major South Korean hospitals began resigning en masse on Monday to support interns and residents over a government plan to dramatically increase positions at medical schools. Have been on strike for five weeks. The protest by senior doctors was unlikely to immediately ... Read more
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QUITO (AP) — A riot at a regional prison in Guayaquil that left two inmates dead and four injured was brought under control by police Thursday. “Control has already been taken and all we are doing is confirming the condition of the injured,” Gen. Victor Herrera, police commander of Zone ... Read more
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Senior doctors at major South Korean hospitals began resigning en masse on Monday to support interns and residents over a government plan to dramatically increase positions at medical schools. Have been on strike for five weeks. The protest by senior doctors was unlikely to immediately ... Read more
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HELSINKI (AP) — NATO launched an exercise Monday to defend its newly annexed Nordic region in which more than 20,000 troops from 13 countries will take part in exercises that will last about two weeks in northern Finland, Norway and Sweden. According to the Finnish military, with more than 4,000 ... Read more
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LONDON (AP) — A British aircraft carrier leading NATO’s biggest exercises since the Cold War will not sail Sunday after a problem with its propeller was discovered during a final check, the Royal Navy said. HMS Queen Elizabeth will not take part in the exercises off the Arctic coast of ... Read more
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BEIRUT (AP) — A Libyan delegation arrived this week to resume talks with Lebanese authorities over the fate of a prominent Lebanese cleric missing for decades and the release of the son of late dictator Moammar Gaddafi who is detained in Lebanon. Visited Beirut. Year. Officials said. Security and judicial ... Read more
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