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The Latest: Moldova registers record number of new cases

CHISINAU, Moldova — The government of Moldova says it has registered a record number of new cases of the new coronavirus during the first week of June, as a former health minister described the pandemic situation i…

AP Photos: Ashes, graves -- pandemic's 'last link' in Mexico

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Gravediggers and crematorium workers in Mexico are struggling to keep pace as the country registers escalating coronavirus death numbers while gradually easing some restrictions aimed at curbing …

AP-SYNC 1, AP-SYNC 2 Monday Coverage

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President 'worried' as South Africa's virus cases rise fast

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa's numbers of COVID-19 are “rising fast,” according to President Cyril Ramaphosa, who says that he's worried.

Stocks open higher, extending a rally into its fourth week

Stocks are opening higher on Wall Street Monday, extending a rally into its fourth week. Banks and industrial companies had some of the biggest gains in the first few minutes of trading. The S&P 500 index rose 0.4%…

America Protests, ADVISORY

Hundreds of mourners are lining up outside a church in George Floyd’s native Houston for a final public viewing. The service is beginning Monday as his death continues whipping protesters, leaders and cities around…

Cristobal now a depression drenching Mississippi River basin

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Tropical Storm Cristobal weakened into a depression early Monday after inundating coastal Louisiana and ginning up dangerous weather along most of the U.S. Gulf Coast, sending waves crashing over…

Protest in St. Louis suburb after police SUV strikes man

FLORISSANT, Mo. (AP) — A suburban St. Louis detective has been suspended after a video appears to show a police SUV knocking a man to the ground before an officer jumps on top of him and hits him at least twice whi…

Teen charged with smothering 5-year-old brother in Minnesota

EYOTA, Minn. (AP) — A 17-year-old boy is charged in juvenile court with killing his 5-year-old brother in southeast Minnesota by pinching the boy's nose shut and holding his hand over his mouth.

The Latest: Turkish offers discount flights for health staff

ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish Airlines says it is offering a 40 percent discount on airfares for health care workers across the globe.

Spain: Prosecutors probe role of former king in Saudi deal

MADRID (AP) — Prosecutors in Spain's highest court are investigating whether former King Juan Carlos received millions of dollars in kickbacks from Saudi Arabia during the construction of a high speed railway there…

AP Entertainment Digest for Monday, June 8

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World shares mixed as investors weigh US data, OPEC deal

BANGKOK (AP) — Global stock markets were subdued on Monday as investors weighed the strength of U.S. economic jobs data from last week against longer-term concerns about the coronavirus' impact on world growth.

Taliban say they are readying for talks with Kabul leaders

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban have started putting together their agenda for negotiations with the political leadership in Kabul, Taliban officials said, a significant first step toward talks seen as perhaps the mos…