All news by author: Associated Press

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Ramadan 2024 date announced for Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Morocco
Ramadan will be on two different dates in the UK and the rest of the world as some will look to Saudi Arabia and others base it on Moroccan or British moonsighting reports.
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Body of skier recovered from avalanche as arctic blast continues to grip US
Authorities rescued two men from the avalanche on Thursday but it later transpired a third was with them backcountry skiing - a body was discovered on Friday afternoon
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Killer will be executed despite claiming death drug will cause him enormous pain
Jedidiah Murphy is due to be executed in Texas on Tuesday. He was sentenced to death row for the fatal shooting of 80-year-old Bertie Lee Cunningham during a carjacking in 2000
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Horror crash leaves 15 people dead in smash involving bus carrying OAPs
Live TV images showed what appeared to be a large van or bus smouldering in a ditch near a transport truck with a smashed engine on a road
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North Korea spy warning as Kim Jong-un's sister vows to launch satellite
North Korea's attempt to put its first military spy satellite into orbit failed as its rocket crashed off the Korean Peninsula's western coast
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Nasa satellite which spent 39 years in space to fall from sky this weekend
The satellite, which has been in space for 39 years, is expected to break up as it re-enters the earth's atmosphere, although some sections are likely to remain intact
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California storm leaves thousands without power as evacuations ordered
California Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency to allow for a quick response, with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's home town of Montecito among those told to evacuate