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JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) 鈥� Indonesia鈥檚 president called on all citizens to remain united, vigilant and alert as they face crises fueled by the war in Ukraine and coronavirus pandemic in his State of the Nation address Tuesday.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) 鈥� Bill Gates on Tuesday called for South Korea to become more involved in international efforts to prevent infectious diseases like COVID-19 as he stressed the need for the world to be better prepared for the next pandemic.

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) 鈥� Gunmen riding on motorcycles opened fire on Tuesday on police escorting a team of polio workers in northwestern Pakistan, killing two policemen, authorities said.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) 鈥� Kansas plans to do a partial hand recount that won't change the outcome of this month's decisive vote in favor of abortion rights after abortion opponents charged almost $120,000 to credit cards Monday to cover the cost.

MONTREAL 鈥� A copper smelter in northwest Quebec will be permitted to release 15 nanograms of arsenic per cubic metre of air 鈥� five times the provincial norm 鈥� Quebec's environment minister said Monday. The factory in Rouyn-Noranda, Que.

NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� U.S. officials said they are able to ship out more monkeypox vaccine doses than previously planned 鈥� because of a strategy shift that allows more shots to be drawn from each vial. The U.S.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) 鈥� West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice scoffed Monday at a suggestion by Democratic lawmakers to let voters decide whether abortion should continue to be allowed in the state.

ATLANTA (AP) 鈥� A state judge refused Monday to immediately stop enforcement of Georgia's restrictive abortion law , which took effect last month and bans most abortions once fetal cardiac activity is present.

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