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China silent amid global calls to give Africa debt relief
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — African leaders are asking what China can do for them as the coronavirus pandemic threatens to destroy economies and wipe out some 20 million jobs across a continent where Beijing is both the…
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Lives Lost: Doctor taught a generation of Italian physicians
ROME (AP) — Every October, on the feast day of the patron saint of physicians, Dr. Roberto Stella would organize a simple ceremony at a tiny church in northern Italy to honor Italian doctors who had died that year …
Asia Today: Concerns raised over Malaysia lockdown penalties
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian lawyers and an international rights group have voiced concern over what they say is excessive sentencing of violators of the country’s coronavirus lockdown.
Medicare applications raise anxiety for seniors in pandemic
WASHINGTON (AP) — At greater risk from COVID-19, some seniors now face added anxiety due to delays obtaining Medicare coverage.
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GDP report to show a damaged economy sliding into recession
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy began 2020 riding the crest of a record-long expansion with every expectation that its 11th year of growth would not be its last.
Indian news media fight virus on financial, political fronts
NEW DELHI (AP) — India's news publishers face a delicate balancing act as they look to offset financial losses from sinking ad sales with support from a government seeking to control the narrative on the coronaviru…
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Trump order keeping meat packing plants open worries unions
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump took executive action to order meat processing plants to stay open amid concerns over growing
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Federal Reserve likely to pledge support for ailing economy
WASHINGTON (AP) — With the U.S. economy gripped by its worst crisis since the 1930s, Federal Reserve policymakers are expected to offer sweeping assurances Wednesday that they will act as needed to help prevent the…
Asian stocks gain after France, Spain unveil reopening plans
BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets gained Wednesday after France and Spain joined governments that plan to ease anti-virus controls and allow businesses to reopen.
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Mexico tells towns, states: stop putting up virus roadblocks
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s Interior Department urged towns and states Tuesday to stop putting up roadblocks and curfews to stem the spread of the new coronavirus, as hundreds have done.