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Vietnam scraps 2-child policy as aging threatens economic growth

By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam abolished its long-standing two-child limit Tuesday to try and reverse declining birth rates and ease the pressures of an aging population. The National Assembly passed amendments scrapping rules that limit families to ...

What we know about the shootings near Gaza aid distribution sites

By SAM MEDNICK and LEE KEATH Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Shootings have erupted nearly daily since last week in the Gaza Strip in the vicinity of new hubs where desperate Palestinians are being directed to collect food. Witnesses say nearby Israeli troops have opened fire. ...

Meet the top candidates who hope to become South Korea’s president

By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The winner of Tuesday's presidential election in South Korea will take office just a day later, forgoing the usual, two-month transition to serve a full, five-year term at a time when the country faces a deepening political divide ...

More white South Africans arrive in the US under a new refugee program

By MICHELLE GUMEDE Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A second group of white South Africans has arrived in the United States under a refugee program announced by the Trump administration, officials and advocacy groups said Monday. Nine people, including families, arrived late last ...