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World shares steady as OPEC struggles to reach deal
BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares are steady in quiet Good Friday trading after Wall Street closed out its best week in 45 years thanks to the Federal Reserve's titanic effort to support the economy through the coronavir…
Pakistan seeks extradition of IS leader from Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan has asked neighboring Afghanistan to extradite a leader in the local Islamic State affiliate who was arrested in an Afghan intelligence operation in southern Afghanistan earlier this month…
5 things to know today - that aren't about the virus
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As Easter nears, virus deaths test Italian priest's faith
CARENNO, Italy (AP) — The circle of contagion around the Rev. Angelo Riva couldn’t have been tighter.
The Latest: Russia to use virus treatment in pneumonia cases
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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Roadside bomb kills 2 Pakistani soldiers near Afghan border
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A roadside bomb exploded near a Pakistani paramilitary vehicle in restive southwestern Baluchistan province Friday, killing two soldiers who were clearing the area for fencing the border wit…
Mexican standoff imperils proposed 10M-barrel OPEC+ oil cut
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A deal between OPEC and nations including Russia to boost oil prices involves a 10 million barrels per day cut until July, then an 8 million barrels per day cut through the end of…
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Good Friday observed at home as Japan virus divide surfaces
ALBANY, New York (AP) — People around the world began observing Good Friday from the safety of their homes, as rare divisions surfaced in Japan over how to tackle the growing coronavirus outbreak there.
New, larger wave of locusts threatens millions in Africa
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Weeks before the coronavirus spread through much of the world, parts of Africa were already threatened by another kind of plague, the
The Latest: Large donation of malaria drug being tested
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Yemen has 1st confirmed virus case, more than 10k in Israel
CAIRO (AP) — Yemen’s internationally recognized government announced Friday the first confirmed case of the new coronavirus in the war-torn country, stoking fears that an outbreak could devastate its already crippl…