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Romania: Orthodox Church blasts posters of doctors as saints
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania’s Orthodox Church on Wednesday criticized a billboard campaign showing doctors dealing with the coronavirus epidemic as saints with halos shaped like the virus.
Many field hospitals went largely unused, will be shut down
NEW YORK (AP) — Gleaming new tent hospitals sit empty on two suburban New York college campuses, never having treated a single coronavirus patient. Convention centers that were turned into temporary hospitals in ot…
Facebook Q1 revenue growth slows but stronger than expected
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Facebook on Tuesday reported its slowest quarterly growth as a public company, pressured by the coronavirus pandemic and a resulting
Under pressure, Brazil's Bolsonaro revokes police nomination
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro yielded Wednesday to growing criticism around his nomination of a new federal police chief seen as too close to his family, revoking the controversial appoin…
The Latest: WHO looking into safety of hugs for grandparents
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Drug proves effective against virus as economic damage rises
Scientists on Wednesday announced the first effective treatment against the coronavirus — an experimental drug that can speed the recovery of COVID-19 patients — in a major medical advance that came as the economic…
2 guards at ICE jail die after contracting coronavirus
HOUSTON (AP) — Two guards at an immigration detention center in Louisiana have died after contracting the coronavirus, raising new questions about whether the U.S. government is adequately protecting 30,000 immigra…
Shipping tycoon defends Venezuela gas delivery amid shortage
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A controversial shipping magnate supplying gasoline to his native Venezuela said he will do whatever it takes to prevent worsening fuel shortages from igniting a social explosion that he w…
El Salvador's jail crackdown on gang members could backfire
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Sealing some Salvadoran prisoners’ cells with sheet metal is a draconian measure sure to draw accusations of human rights violations, but President Nayib Bukele circulated photos of…
Drug proves effective coronavirus as economic damage mounts
Scientists on Wednesday announced the first effective treatment against the coronavirus — an experimental drug that can speed the recovery of COVID-19 patients — in a major medical advance that came as the economic…
The Latest: Finland plans to gradually reopen schools
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