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US Supreme Court blocks Trump rule limiting mail voting, sides with Dem states
China's virus death toll revised up sharply after review
BEIJING (AP) — China’s official death toll from the coronavirus pandemic jumped sharply Friday as the hardest-hit city of Wuhan announced a major revision that added nearly 1,300 fatalities.
The Latest: China accuses US of trying to shift virus focus
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…
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Trump gives governors options on how to reopen the economy
Malaysia turns away boat with 200 Rohingya refugees
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian authorities said they have turned back a boat carrying about 200 Muslim Rohingya refugees, including children, that was attempting to enter the country illegally.
The Latest: Royals talk about mental stress of lockdown
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…
AP PHOTOS: A lonely burial in India amid virus lockdown
NEW DELHI (AP) — The hearse van carrying the woman's body zoomed past the gate and stationed itself near the far end of the graveyard, a space reserved for Muslims who died of COVID-19 in India's capital.
The Latest: SKorea sees rise in second-time virus diagnoses
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…
SKorean court to re-open case on abusive vagrant facility
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s Supreme Court said Friday it will re-open a case related to the enslavement and abuse of thousands of people at a vagrants' facility in the 1970s and 1980s, more than three d…
Africa could see 300,000 coronavirus deaths this year
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Africa could see 300,000 deaths from the coronavirus this year even under the best-case scenario, according to a new report released Friday that cites modeling from Imperial College London.
The Latest: Spain seeks uniform method to count virus deaths
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…
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Asian shares advance, U.S. crude oil price sinks below $19
BANGKOK (AP) — Shares advanced in Asia on Friday while U.S. benchmark crude plunged below $19 per barrel.
Pro cyclist in Italy uses his bike to deliver medicine
ROVATO, Italy (AP) — There are no fans lining the road. No teammates providing support. And there is no race to win.
The Latest: Australian leader tasks China with transparency
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…
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