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FBI arrests Energy Department employee on charge of trying to support Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Department of Energy electrical engineer has been arrested on charges of providing support to …
Business fallout: Nissan factories to shut in Africa, India
The outbreak of the coronavirus that emerged in China in December has dealt an unprecedented shock to the global economy as it continues to spread across the world. Here is a look at some of the latest developments…
Israel's parliament speaker resigns rather that comply with Supreme Court order to convene a vote on his replacement
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's parliament speaker resigns rather that comply with Supreme Court order to convene a vote on his replacement.
As lockdowns kill jobs, Africa's informal workers suffer
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Earlier this month, Soukaina Rgragui, her 1-year-old daughter and diabetic mother lived modestly on the money brought back home by Soukaina’s husband, a vendor of used furniture in the streets…
Israel parliament speaker resigns rather than convene a vote
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's parliament speaker resigned Wednesday after seven years on the job rather than complying with a Supreme Court order to convene a vote on his replacement.
The Latest: Palestinian workers told to return from Israel
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic, which has infected more than 424,000 people and killed over 18,000. The COVID-19 illness causes mild or moderate symptoms in most people, but severe symptoms are more likely …
Israel to shut down synagogues in latest step to fight virus
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli government on Wednesday approved new sweeping restrictions over the new coronavirus pandemic, including ordering the closing of all synagogues amid increased infections in places of wor…
Tokyo soars 8% as US stimulus deal lifts world markets
BANGKOK (AP) — Japan's Nikkei 225 surged 8% and other world markets also jumped Wednesday after Congress and the White House reached a deal to inject nearly $2 trillion of aid into an economy ravaged by the coronav…
The Latest: German lawmakers to vote on economic aid package
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic, which has infected more than 424,000 people and killed over 18,000. The COVID-19 illness causes mild or moderate symptoms in most people, but severe symptoms are more likely …
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South Africa's coronavirus cases jump again above 700
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa's coronavirus cases jumped again to 709, the health minister said Wednesday, as the country with the most cases in Africa prepared to go into lockdown first thing Friday.
Officials: Sudanese defense minister dies of heart attack
CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s defense minister, Gen. Gamal al-Din Omar, died Wednesday of a heart attack while on an official visit to neighboring South Sudan, Sudanese military and government officials said Wednesday. He w…
Asian shares jump after Dow's biggest gain since '33
BANGKOK (AP) — Shares leaped in Asia on Wednesday after the Dow Jones Industrial Average surged to its best day since 1933 as Congress and the White House reached a deal on injecting nearly $2 trillion of aid into …
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The Latest: Over 400 accused of violating Sri Lanka curfew
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic, which has infected more than 423,000 people and killed over 18,000. The COVID-19 illness causes mild or moderate symptoms in most people, but severe symptoms are more likely …
Of America and sacrifice: Is the country ready to step up?
WASHINGTON (AP) — For most Americans alive today, the idea of shared national sacrifice is a collective abstraction, a memory handed down from a grandparent or passed on through a book or movie.