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Eurovision explained as the extravagant pop contest reaches its grand final

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press BASEL, Switzerland (AP) — There has already been triumph and tears, singing onstage and in the streets, and a touch of political division, as the 69th Eurovision Song Contest approaches its grand final in the Swiss city of Basel. Musical acts from 26 ...

Expedition organizers say 2 climbers have died on Mount Everest

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — An Indian and a Filipino climber have died while climbing Mount Everest as hundreds of climbers are attempting to scale the world's highest peak, expedition organizers said Friday. The Indian climber, identified as Subrata Ghosh, died on Thursday just below the ...

Tokyo customs make what is believed to be Japan’s largest bust of ketamine

TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo police and customs have made what is believed to be their biggest bust of the anesthetic drug ketamine, brought through Haneda airport in two suitcases. On Friday Tokyo customs officials said they filed a criminal complaint against a French woman on suspicion of attempting ...

54 people killed in overnight airstrikes on southern Gaza city, hospital says

By MOHAMMAD JAHJOUH and TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Multiple airstrikes hit Gaza's southern city of Khan Younis overnight into Thursday, killing more than 50 people in a second consecutive night of heavy bombing, while another airstrike in the north of ...

China allows visa-free entry for 5 Latin American nations to boost ties

BEIJING (AP) — China will allow visa-free entry for nationals of five Latin American countries for one year to boost closer connections with the region. Starting June 1, citizens of Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru and Uruguay will be allowed to enter China for up to 30 days without a visa, ...

French Prime Minister Bayrou denies cover-up in Catholic school abuse scandal

By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French Prime Minister François Bayrou on Wednesday denied covering up decades of alleged abuse at a Catholic school where several of his children studied, telling a parliamentary commission he had "hidden nothing" and saying opponents are ...