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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 …
White House steps up safeguards as Trump awaits test results
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What's Happening: Spain to go on lockdown to combat virus
Governments are responding to the coronavirus pandemic by imposing tight restrictions on businesses and ordering people to stay home. Spain is expected to be the latest country to follow Italy's example by imposing…
The Latest: Canada urges citizens to get home while they can
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The Latest: Italy reports jump in cases to more than 21,000
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Italian officials say new virus cases jump 20% to more than 21,000
ROME (AP) — Italian officials say new virus cases jump 20% to more than 21,000.
Spain to follow Italy into lockdown, US expands travel ban
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — France ordered the closing of just about everything the rest of the world loves about it — the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, the cafes, restaurants and cinema — and Spain drew up plans Saturday …
Trump takes virus test, awaiting results
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US travel ban extends to UK, Ireland; Trump eyes US limits
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced Saturday that the United States will broaden its European travel ban, adding Britain and Ireland to its list, and was considering imposing restrictions on travel w…
Thousands of police seal Philippine capital to fight virus
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Thousands of police in the Philippines, backed by the army and coast guard, started sealing the densely populated capital from most domestic travelers Sunday in one of Southeast Asia’s mo…
Spain to limit movements, close shops to stem virus spread
MADRID (AP) — Spain’s government is set to announce Saturday that it is placing tight restrictions on movements and closing restaurants and other establishments in the nation of 46 million people as part of a two-w…
White House steps up virus precautions; House passes big aid
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House approved legislation Saturday to provide direct relief to Americans suffering physically, financially and emotionally from the coronavirus pandemic. Passage came after President Donald T…
White House now conducting temperature checks amid outbreak
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House announced Saturday that it is now conducting temperature checks on anyone who is in close contact with President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence.
49 detained in Russia at Moscow protest against repression
MOSCOW (AP) — Police in the Russian capital have detained dozens of people at a protest against political repression outside the headquarters of the Federal Security Service.
Canadian, Italian freed in Mali 15 months after abduction
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — A Canadian woman and an Italian man who had been kidnapped in December 2018 in Burkina Faso have been released in good health, according to the United Nations peacekeeping mission in neighbori…