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Declining Eid travel and spending dampen holiday spirit as soaring prices hit Indonesia

Declining Eid travel and spending dampen holiday spirit as soaring prices hit Indonesia

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The usual festive mood of Eid al-Fitr holiday to mark the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan has been subdued in Indonesia this year as people grapple with soaring prices for food, clothing and essential goods.
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Gaza's bakeries could shut down within a week under Israel's blockade of all food and supplies

Gaza's bakeries could shut down within a week under Israel's blockade of all food and supplies

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza’s bakeries will run out of flour for bread within a week, the U.N. says. Agencies have cut food distributions to families in half. Markets are empty of most vegetables.
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The Taliban leader says there is no need for Western laws in Afghanistan

The Taliban leader says there is no need for Western laws in Afghanistan

The Taliban leader said Sunday there was no need for Western laws in Afghanistan and that democracy was dead as long as sharia laws are in effect.
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'Eid of sadness': Palestinians in Gaza mark Muslim holiday with dwindling food and no end to war

'Eid of sadness': Palestinians in Gaza mark Muslim holiday with dwindling food and no end to war

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinians in Gaza marked the normally festive Eid al-Fitr on Sunday with rapidly dwindling food supplies and mourning for several children killed in Israel's latest airstrikes.
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Pope's willingness to show his frailty provides an example to young and old alike in aging world

Pope's willingness to show his frailty provides an example to young and old alike in aging world

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis’ frailty was on full view as he left Rome’s Gemelli hospital last Sunday after five weeks battling pneumonia that nearly killed him. He could barely lift his arms to bless the crowd. His eyes were sunken, face bloated.
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Syria swears in new transitional government 4 months after Assad's removal

Syria swears in new transitional government 4 months after Assad's removal

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria’s new transitional government was sworn in Saturday nearly four months after the Assad family was removed from power and as the new authorities in Damascus work to bring back stability to the war-torn country.
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Hezbollah says it will act if Israel's attacks on Lebanon continue

Hezbollah says it will act if Israel's attacks on Lebanon continue

BEIRUT (AP) — The leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah group warned Saturday that if Israel’s attacks on Lebanon continue and the Lebanese state does not act to stop them, the group will eventually resort to other alternatives.
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PHOTO COLLECTION: Eid al-Fitr Preparations

PHOTO COLLECTION: Eid al-Fitr Preparations

This is a photo collection curated by AP photo editors. The Associated Press
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Doctor cites the pope's 'surprising improvement' after surviving life-threatening crises

Doctor cites the pope's 'surprising improvement' after surviving life-threatening crises

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has shown ‘’a truly surprising improvement’’ since returning to the Vatican to convalesce after surviving a life-threatening bout with double-pneumonia, the doctor who coordinated the pontiff’s five-week hospitalization said
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Albania’s Orthodox Church enthrones its new Archbishop Joan

Albania’s Orthodox Church enthrones its new Archbishop Joan

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania’s Orthodox Church on Saturday held an enthronement ceremony for its new Archbishop Joan, who succeeded Archbishop Anastasios following his death in January.
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