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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 …
What's Happening: Life feels surreal; celebrities infected
The coronavirus pandemic has lent a surreal quality to the lives of millions of people around the globe. It has disrupted daily routines, overwhelmed hospitals, shuttered schools and offices and halted many sportin…
The Latest: Spain orders 1st mandatory lockdown for 60,000
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St. Paul School District and teachers union reach tentative contract agreement, ending strike that lasted several days
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — St. Paul School District and teachers union reach tentative contract agreement, ending strike that lasted several days.
The Latest: Ill Australian official met Barr, Ivanka Trump
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Nepal cancels spring mountain climbing season due to virus
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal's government announced Friday that it was suspending climbing permits for Mount Everest and all of the other peaks in the country due to concern over the spread of the coronavirus.
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Pandemic increasingly takes over daily lives, roils markets
Spain looks at Italy for clues to deal with new coronavirus
MADRID (AP) — As Italy grinds to a halt in hopes of stopping its coronavirus outbreak, Spain has become the next country at risk of having its health care system pushed to the brink by the global pandemic that is s…
Religious services curbed across Mideast over virus fears
JERUSALEM (AP) — Religious authorities cancelled or limited weekly prayer gatherings across the Middle East on Friday to help prevent the spread of the new coronavirus as they encouraged the faithful to pray for th…
The Latest: Sweden deploys $52 billion to help companies
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The Latest: Japan passes law allowing state of emergency
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Sweden sees risk of military escalation in Baltic region
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Sweden’s external military intelligence service said Friday the security policy situation in the Baltic Sea region “has deteriorated over time,” meaning there is “an increased risk of mil…
Ethiopia won't be forced by US on dam, foreign minister says
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia refuses to be pressured by the United States into signing a deal with Egypt and Sudan over its controversial dam on the Nile River, says Ethiopia's foreign minister.
EU seeks unified action against virus as case count mounts
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union interior ministers on Friday were trying to coordinate their response to the novel coronavirus as cases spread throughout the 27-nation bloc and countries took individual measures to …
Italy's coronavirus ground zero sets virtuous example
CODOGNO, Italy (AP) — For three weeks, children’s play has not echoed in the main piazza of the town of Codogno, overlooked by a statue of the town’s patron St. Blaise, a 4th-Century physician. But over that period…