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Updated 6 years, 5 months ago
Libya's east-based forces shell country's capital, killing 3

CAIRO (AP) — Intense shelling of Libya’s capital by the country's rival, east-based forces killed three civilians on Friday, the city's health authorities said, the latest victims in a year-long siege of Tripoli.

Updated 6 years, 5 months ago
Stocks rally, but not enough to make up for tumultuous week

NEW YORK (AP) — Gains for stocks are accelerating in afternoon trading Friday as Wall Street nears the end of its tumultuous week.

Updated 6 years, 5 months ago
Dutch government pledges $2.16-4.32 billion to save KLM

PARIS (AP) — Dutch Finance Minister Wopke Hoekstra said Friday the government will provide 2-4 billion euros ($2.16-4.32 billion) to help flag carrier KLM survive the devastating impact on its operations of the cor…

Updated 6 years, 5 months ago
Two states ease lockdowns; US COVID-19 toll passes 50,000

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Even as the confirmed U.S. death toll from coronavirus rose past 50,000, salons, spas and barbershops reopened Friday in Georgia and Oklahoma with a green light from their Republican governors,…

Updated 6 years, 5 months ago
The Latest: Authorities close Walmart store after deaths

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Updated 6 years, 5 months ago
Air France to get $7.6-billion government aid package

PARIS (AP) — The French government announced a “historic” 7-billion-euro ($7.6-billion) aid package Friday to rescue Air France, whose planes have been largely grounded by virus lockdowns around the world.

Updated 6 years, 5 months ago
FDA warns of heart risks with Trump-promoted malaria drug

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday warned doctors against prescribing a malaria drug touted by President Donald Trump for treating the new coronavirus except in hospitals and research…

Updated 6 years, 5 months ago
'Unprecedented:' Seeking an army to trace virus in New York

NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s plan for taming the coronavirus hinges on taking a time-tested practice to an extraordinary level: hiring an “army” of people to try to trace everyone who might be infected.

Updated 6 years, 5 months ago
The Latest: France keeping new ICUs ready for second wave

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Updated 6 years, 5 months ago
AP News Digest 2:10 p.m.

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Updated 6 years, 5 months ago
Answers to questions about new coronavirus antibody studies

NEW YORK (AP) — Studies have begun to emerge that try to determine how many Americans have been infected by the new coronavirus. But are they accurate?

Updated 6 years, 5 months ago
Stocks push higher on Wall Street following tumultuous week

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are pushing higher in afternoon trading Friday as Wall Street nears the end of its tumultuous week.

Updated 6 years, 5 months ago
No more today: UK's new testing site closes for applications

LONDON (AP) — The British government’s new online system for “key workers” and their families to book appointments for coronavirus tests got off to an inauspicious start Friday.

Updated 6 years, 5 months ago
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Updated 6 years, 5 months ago
The Latest: Trump says disinfectant comments were sarcasm

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