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US Supreme Court blocks Trump rule limiting mail voting, sides with Dem states
Africa deaths above 1,000, including Nigerian chief of staff
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Africa now has more than 1,000 deaths from COVID-19, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Saturday, while Nigeria said the president's chief of staff had died.
The Latest: Singapore reports a daily record of infections
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe ill…
A global diaspora of medical workers now looks toward home
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The medical supplies had been shipped. The planning began a year in advance. Then the coronavirus arrived, and Dr. Charmaine Emelife’s heart sank.
Hong Kong police arrest democracy activists, media tycoon
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong police arrested at least 14 veteran pro-democracy lawmakers, activists and a media tycoon on Saturday on charges of joining unlawful protests last year calling for reforms.
Iran lets some Tehran businesses reopen after virus lockdown
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran allowed some businesses in the capital and nearby towns to re-open Saturday after weeks of lockdown aimed at containing the worst coronavirus outbreak in the Middle East.
Virus patients at one Israeli hospital are not dying alone
JERUSALEM (AP) — Elisheva Stern wasn't ready to say goodbye to her ailing father, who was succumbing to the coronavirus in an Israeli hospital.
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Child sex abuse in Pakistan's religious schools is endemic
PAKPATTAN, Pakistan (AP) — Muhimman proudly writes his name slowly, carefully, one letter at a time, grinning broadly as he finishes. He’s just 11 years old and was a good student who had dreams of being a doctor.
Racial toll of virus grows even starker as more data emerges
As a clearer picture emerges of COVID-19’s decidedly deadly toll on black Americans, leaders are demanding a reckoning of the systemic policies they say have made many African Americans far more vulnerable to the v…
AP PHOTOS: For Milan nurse, virus patients enter the soul
MILAN (AP) — The coronavirus brings with it forced isolation: Family members can't visit hospitalized patients. Nursing homes bar their doors to outsiders. People with mild cases or who have been in contact with in…
The Latest: Cruise ship leaves Australia for Europe; 3 dead
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe ill…
Reinstate? Reassign? Navy to decide fate of fired captain
WASHINGTON (AP) — The
Nations debate easing virus restrictions as economies falter
BEIJING (AP) — Governments around the world are wrestling with when and how to lift economically painful virus-control measures as unemployment rises and rent payments come due.
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