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8 dead, 10 missing in construction site fire in South Korea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Eight workers were killed and at least 10 others injured in a fire Wednesday at a construction site south of capital Seoul, South Korean officials said.
Virus lockdown worsens suffering for Johannesburg beggars
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Inock Mukanhairi shows the small amount of food that he has for himself, his wife, Angeline, and five children — barely enough to make it through another week of South Africa's strict coronaviru…
Global stocks gain on plans to ease anti-virus controls
BEIJING (AP) — Global stocks gained Wednesday after France and Spain joined governments that plan to ease anti-virus controls and allow businesses to reopen.
Israel marks its Independence Day under coronavirus lockdown
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israelis celebrated their Independence Day at home Wednesday amid a nationwide lockdown aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.
UK leader Boris Johnson, partner announce birth of baby boy
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his partner Carrie Symonds announced the birth of a son on Wednesday, just two days after Johnson returned to work following hospitalization for the coronaviru…
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The Latest: Indian business leaders push to loosen lockdown
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As virus infections dwindle, Hong Kong protests gain steam
HONG KONG (AP) — Demonstrators chanted pro-democracy slogans in a luxury mall in Hong Kong on Wednesday, the latest in a string of small but determined protests as the city's coronavirus outbreak slows.
AP PHOTOS: India photojournalist records life in quarantine
MUMBAI, India (AP) — Rafiq Maqbool remembers never flinching while covering high-risk news assignments such as the war in Afghanistan, the Sri Lankan tsunami or the conflict in Kashmir, where he grew up and decided…
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