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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 …
The Latest: UK virus cases jump but measures remain lax
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Virus cases ramping up in Africa, which is racing to prepare
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Cases of the new coronavirus are ramping up in Africa, with six new countries announcing confirmed infections in the past 24 hours.
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro tests negative for new coronavirus, according to his official Facebook profile.
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro tests negative for new coronavirus, according to his official Facebook profile.
Ugandan security forces detain general opposed to president
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan security forces are holding a retired army general and presidential aspirant for allegedly urging a foreign government in the region to help oust President Yoweri Museveni from power.
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Stocks claw back some ground on Wall Street; Dow gains 2%
Stocks are clawing back some of their recent losses Friday morning at the end of a brutal week of selling as the spreading coronavirus heightened fears of a global recession.
UK agency: Sala's pilot unlicensed for plane in fatal crash
LONDON (AP) — The pilot of the single-engine aircraft that carried the Argentine soccer player Emiliano Sala was not licensed to fly the plane, which plunged into the English Channel last year, killing both, U.K. i…
The Latest: Canada's House of Commons shuts down for 5 weeks
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Canadian Parliament shuts until April 20 due to pandemic
TORONTO (AP) — Canada's Parliament agreed Friday to shut down for more than a month while Prime Minister Justin Trudeau governed remotely from his home, in self-imposed quarantine after his wife tested positive for…
Canadian Parliament shuts for at least five weeks to help ensure lawmakers do not spread new virus
TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Parliament shuts for at least five weeks to help ensure lawmakers do not spread new virus.
Spain to declare state of emergency over virus outbreak
MADRID (AP) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez says the government will declare a two-week state of emergency in a bid to contain the new coronavirus outbreak.
Spain to declare state of emergency, prime minister says he will mobilize the military to contain new virus cases
MADRID (AP) — Spain to declare state of emergency, prime minister says he will mobilize the military to contain new virus cases.
Stocks claw back ground on Wall Street; Dow jumps 900 points
Stocks are clawing back some of their recent losses Friday at the end of a brutal week of selling as the spreading coronavirus heightened fears of a global recession.
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Murder charges filed against man in Arkansas officer's death
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (AP) — Prosecutors have filed capital murder charges against a 21-year-old man accused of fatally shooting a police officer in Arkansas.