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Aquarium seals must be wondering: Who's that masked trainer?
BOSTON (AP) — Humans can't always recognize each other in face masks, so imagine the confusion that wild animals in captivity must feel.
Schooner is school for Dutch teens sailing home due to virus
AMSTERDAM (AP) — The sailing trip that 25 Dutch high school students embarked on last month was supposed to end in Cuba, where they would trade a tall ship for a plane flight back to the Netherlands. The coronaviru…
Coronavirus forces Dutch students into long voyage home
AMSTERDAM (AP) — The Caribbean sailing trip 25 Dutch high school students was supposed to end in Cuba, where they would trade a tall ship for a comfortable plane flight back to the Netherlands. The coronavirus pand…
The Latest: Pope says he prays for virus-stricken countries
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 News Digest 7 a.m.
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Easter storms sweep South, killing at least 20 people
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Severe weather has swept across the South, killing at least 20 people and damaging hundreds of homes from Louisiana into the Appalachian Mountains. Many people spent part of the night early Mo…
Shares fall, oil loses earlier gains following OPEC deal
TOKYO (AP) — Shares were mostly lower Monday in Asia while crude prices lost earlier gains following an agreement by OPEC and other oil producing nations to cut output to reflect the collapse of demand due to the p…
Fauci comments on US virus response seem to draw Trump's ire
WASHINGTON (AP) — Social restrictions aimed at stopping the spread of
The Latest: 23 accused of blocking burial detained in Egypt
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…
Amnesty International says Myanmar must lift repressive laws
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Amnesty International criticized Myanmar's government on Monday, saying it has failed to safeguard freedom of expression and the rights of human rights defenders and activists.
AP News in Brief at 6:04 a.m. EDT
Countries facing pressure to loosen virus restrictions
5 things to know today - that aren't about the virus
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
The Latest: Spain's virus outbreak continues to slow down
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: India's virus lockdown slows the usual bustle
NEW DELHI (AP) — Highways that once pulsated with traffic are eerily silent. Big cities normally filled with dense crowds are wide open, with public spaces out of bounds. Those hunkered down at home peer out from t…
Delay costs IOC 'several hundred million'; Japan pays rest
TOKYO (AP) — The International Olympic Committee will face “several hundred million dollars” of added costs because of the postponement of the Tokyo Games, the body's president said.