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US Supreme Court blocks Trump rule limiting mail voting, sides with Dem states
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US, UK brace for soaring death tolls as pandemic bears down
US, UK brace for soaring death tolls as pandemic bears down
LONDON (AP) — The U.S. and Britain braced for what could be one of their bleakest weeks in memory Monday as the human and financial toll of the coronavirus outbreak mounted. But new deaths and infections appeared t…
Japan's prime minister says he will announce a state of emergency for Tokyo and 6 other prefectures as early as Tuesday
TOKYO (AP) — Japan's prime minister says he will announce a state of emergency for Tokyo and 6 other prefectures as early as Tuesday.
The Latest: Singapore quarantines almost 20K foreign workers
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…
With worst to come, 3 in 4 hospitals already facing COVID-19
WASHINGTON (AP) — Three out of four U.S. hospitals surveyed are already treating patients with
Police: 7-year-old boy shot in face dies in Pennsylvania
CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — A 7-year-old boy who was shot in the face died from his injuries, police in Pennsylvania said.
Japan PM to declare state of emergency as early as Tuesday
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said that he will declare a state of emergency for Tokyo and six other prefectures as early as Tuesday to bolster measures to fight the coronavirus outbreak, but that…
Polish govt divided over holding mail-in presidential vote
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's government is divided and reportedly struggling for its survival over whether to hold a presidential election in May during the coronavirus pandemic.
Ukraine continues to battle forest fire near Chernobyl
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Emergency teams in Ukraine on Monday continued battling a forest fire in the contaminated area around the Chernobyl nuclear power plant that has raised radiation fears.
The Latest: Taiwan sees relative success in curbing virus
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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South Africa's TB, HIV history prepares it for virus testing
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa, one of the world's most unequal countries with a large population vulnerable to the new coronavirus, may have an advantage in the outbreak, honed during years battling HIV and tube…
UN chief warns of violence at home, Japan nears emergency
TOKYO (AP) — With more than 1.2 million people infected with the new coronavirus, the U.N. chief appealed for “peace at home” — all homes — out of concern that domestic violence was rising as the social and financi…
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