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Updated 6 years, 4 months ago
Coronavirus sweeps through Iowa firefighter's family

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — His mother first fell sick a month ago with an illness she believes she caught at the Iowa egg factory where she works.

Updated 6 years, 4 months ago
Activists: Turkish troops shoot dead 2 protesters in Syria

BEIRUT (AP) — Turkish troops fired tear gas and live bullets at protesters blocking a major highway in northwest Syria early Sunday, killing two people and wounding others, opposition activists said.

Updated 6 years, 4 months ago
Bodies of 2 missing South Korean trekkers recovered in Nepal

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Rescuers on Sunday recovered the bodies of two South Korean trekkers who had been missing since an avalanche in January buried them in Nepal’s mountains, an official said.

Updated 6 years, 4 months ago
Israeli health minister plans to resign amid virus crisis

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's embattled health minister on Sunday said he would step down following a public uproar over his handling of the coronavirus crisis and his own COVID-19 infection.

Updated 6 years, 4 months ago
Dutch students complete Atlantic crossing forced by virus

HARLINGEN, Netherlands (AP) — Greeted by relieved parents, pet dogs, flares and a cloud of orange smoke, a group of 25 Dutch high school students with very little sailing experience ended a trans-Atlantic voyage Su…

Updated 6 years, 4 months ago
'You are a miracle': Home care is new front in virus fight

NEW YORK (AP) — Ruth Caballero paused outside an unfamiliar apartment door, preparing to meet her new patient.

Updated 6 years, 4 months ago
The Latest: Pope stresses continued combat of malaria

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Updated 6 years, 4 months ago
Bodies of missing South Korean trekkers recovered in Nepal

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Rescuers on Sunday recovered the bodies of two South Korean trekkers who were missing since January when an avalanche buried them in Nepal’s mountains, officials said.

Updated 6 years, 4 months ago
In Detroit, grief runs deep as city grapples with COVID-19

DETROIT (AP) — Jamon Jordan could not mourn his mother in the traditional way. At Jacquelynne Jordan’s memorial in early April, there were just seven people. No hugs. No traditional dinner where family members coul…

Updated 6 years, 4 months ago
Recuperating nursing home residents get their own buildings

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A few states may have found a way to help slow the spread of the coronavirus in nursing homes by converting some of them into “recovery centers” set aside mostly for residents who have left t…

Updated 6 years, 4 months ago
The Latest: More than 30,000 cases of COVID-19 in Africa

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The Latest: Spain reports lowest daily death toll in 5 weeks

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Israel's once-mighty Labor party weighs unity with Netanyahu

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's Labor party voted on Sunday to join the incoming government headed by arch-rival Benjamin Netanyahu, despite repeated campaign promises to never sit with a prime minister facing criminal i…

Updated 6 years, 4 months ago
UK PM Boris Johnson returns to face growing virus divisions

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is returning to work after recovering from a coronavirus infection that put him in intensive care, with his government facing growing criticism over the deaths and…

Updated 6 years, 4 months ago
The Latest: Animals at 2 Dutch mink farms positive for virus

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