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Army takes custody of Gorge shooting suspect
MOSES LAKE — The Army has taken custody of the soldier accused of killing two people and injuring several others d…
AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. EST
Turning the page? Republicans acknowledge Biden's victory
A pandemic atlas: Peru's death toll leaves a grieving nation
Each day at the height of the pandemic in Peru, Ronald Marín visited a crowded, dusty cemetery to offer final prayers for dozens of victims of COVID-19, their coffins wrapped in plastic like suitcases preparing for…
A pandemic atlas: Italy becomes Europe's viral epicenter
ROME (AP) — On the morning of Feb. 20, Dr. Annalisa Malara went to work at the public hospital in tiny Codogno, Italy, and broke protocol by ordering up a coronavirus test for a patient.
A pandemic atlas: China's state power crushes COVID-19
BEIJING (AP) — Workers have returned to factories, students are back in the classroom and once again long lines form outside popular hot pot restaurants. In major cities, wearing a surgical mask — though no longer …
A pandemic atlas: Masks key to keeping Japan's caseload low
TOKYO (AP) — The COVID-19 pandemic came by ship to Japan in February — a foreboding harbinger for a world that had not yet come to grips with the disaster to come.
A pandemic atlas: India struggles to save lives, economy
NEW DELHI (AP) — India is caught between two calamities — a relentless pandemic that is ravaging the country and a hollowed-out economy that is without precedent.
A pandemic atlas: No longer in viral denial, Iran struggles
At the start, Iranian officials downplayed COVID-19 — denying the mounting toll of infections, refusing to close mosques, making half-hearted gestures at locking down businesses.
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AP Interview: Flattening curve wasn’t enough for New Zealand
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand this year pulled off a moonshot that remains the envy of most other nations: It eliminated the coronavirus.
New Zealand's Ardern says successful moonshot to eliminate coronavirus came from realization health system couldn't cope
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand's Ardern says successful moonshot to eliminate coronavirus came from realization health system couldn't cope.
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EST
Turning the page? Republicans acknowledge Biden's victory
6 missing after a scallop vessel sank off Nova Scotia
DIGBY, Nova Scotia (AP) — Six crew are missing after a scallop vessel sank Tuesday off the coast of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia in two-meter waves and powerful winds.
Asia Today: S. Korea reports new daily high, mulls new steps
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea has reported another high in daily coronavirus increases as health officials face growing pressure to enforce stricter social distancing to slow the spread in the capital area.
AP News in Brief at 9:04 p.m. EST
Turning the page? Republicans acknowledge Biden's victory
Trump asking about special prosecutor for Hunter Biden
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is considering pushing to have a special counsel appointed to advance a federal tax investigation into the son of President-elect Joe Biden, setting up a potential showdown …