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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 …
Officer shot by colleague during game 'assumed the risk'
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis police officer who pleaded guilty to accidentally killing a female colleague while playing a variation of Russian roulette said the woman knew the risk she was taking.
European Central Bank offers stimulus to offset virus impact
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank is deploying new stimulus measures to cushion the economic pain inflicted by the virus outbreak.
Q&A: Will WHO's 'pandemic' ruling impact the Tokyo Olympics?
TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike spoke Thursday after the World Health Organization labeled the spreading virus a “pandemic," a decision almost certain to affect the Tokyo Olympics.
The Latest: Travel industry shares plummet on Trump ban
NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the action in the financial markets (all times local):
What's Happening: People separated, China closing Everest
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Ukraine right-wingers derail peace conference
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Right-wing activists in Ukraine on Thursday derailed a conference on the steps needed for a political settlement to the armed separatist conflict in the country's east.
McLaren out; Hamilton has doubts ahead of opening F1 race
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — McLaren withdrew from the Australian Grand Prix on the eve of the first official practice sessions after a team member tested positive for the coronavirus, throwing the Formula One seaso…
Mississippi man accused of faking death denied plea deal
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (AP) — Any possibility of a plea deal has faded for a man accused of child sex crimes, and of faking his own death to avoid prison time, according to a Mississippi district attorney.
The Latest: Dow futures slide more than 1,000 points
NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the action in the financial markets (all times local):
What's Happening: People walled apart, China closing Everest
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Philippine president tested for virus, palace disinfected
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was tested for the new coronavirus on Thursday after meeting with Cabinet officials who were exposed to infected people and have now been self-quarant…
Global Forecast-Celsius
Global Forecast as of 23:00 GMT Thursday, March 12, 2020
US ban on travel from Europe escalates travel industry pain
President Donald Trump's 30-day ban on most Europeans entering the United States is the latest calamity for a global travel industry already reeling from falling bookings and canceled reservations as people try to …
Global Forecast-Fahrenheit
Global Forecast as of 23:00 GMT Thursday, March 12, 2020
Contract talks resume for striking St. Paul teachers
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The St. Paul school district and its teachers union are resuming contract talks while striking educators continue to walk picket lines and classes are canceled for a third straight day Thursd…