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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 …
World virus infections hit 200,000; Borders jammed in Europe
BERLIN (AP) —
1 dead, 1 hurt in St Patrick's Day shooting at Texas pub
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — One woman was killed and another injured in a shooting on St. Patrick's Day at an Irish pub in southeast Texas, authorities said.
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Iran reports largest spike in coronavirus as 147 more die
TEHRAN (AP) — Iran reported its single biggest jump in deaths from the new coronavirus on Wednesday as another 147 people died, raising the country's overall death toll to 1,135.
Iran reports another spike in coronavirus with 147 deaths
TEHRAN (AP) — Iran reported its single biggest jump in deaths from the new coronavirus, saying Wednesday another 147 had died in a nearly 15% spike that raises the death toll to 1,135 people nationwide.
Iran says another 147 people have died from the new coronavirus, pushing death toll to 1,135 in biggest 24-hour rise yet
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran says another 147 people have died from the new coronavirus, pushing death toll to 1,135 in biggest 24-hour rise yet.
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Iran's president rejects criticism of coronavirus response
TEHRAN (AP) — Iran's President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday defended his government's response to the coronavirus outbreak in the face of of widespread criticism that officials acted too slowly and may have even cov…
Olympic torch relay began in 1936 at Hitler's Berlin Games
TOKYO (AP) — The torch relay was not always a fixture of the modern Olympics, which began in 1896.
Iranian president rejects criticism of coronavirus response
TEHRAN (AP) — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday defended his government's response to the coronavirus outbreak in the face of of widespread criticism that officials acted too slowly and may have even co…
Global stocks sink after Trump promises virus aid
BEIJING (AP) — Global stock markets sank Wednesday in a third day of wild price swings after President Donald Trump promised aid to get the U.S. economy through the coronavirus outbreak.
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Manufacturers shut plants, markets down again as virus rips
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Markets are falling back again and more companies are shutting production and laying off workers as the virus outbreak rips through the global economy.
Norwegian musher wins Alaska's Iditarod sled dog race
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Norwegian musher Thomas Waerner easily won the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race across Alaska, one of the few U.S. sporting events not canceled by concerns over the new coronavirus.
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