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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 …
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South African court clears president of graft allegations
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A South African court has cleared President Cyril Ramaphosa of allegations that he misled parliament about the funding of his campaign to become leader of the ruling African National Congress pa…
Turkey says EU cannot string it along over migrant deal
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The European Union should stop “stringing Turkey along” over helping out with the millions of migrants on its territory, the country's foreign minister said Tuesday, a day after the two sides …
Iran says new virus kills 54, death toll climbs to 291
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran said Tuesday that the new coronavirus had killed 54 more people, raising the death toll to 291 amid 8,042 cases in the Islamic Republic.
Iran says the new coronavirus has killed 54 more people, raising death toll to 291 amid 8,042 cases in Islamic Republic.
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran says the new coronavirus has killed 54 more people, raising death toll to 291 amid 8,042 cases in Islamic Republic.
St. Paul schools shut as teachers strike amid contract talks
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Teachers at St. Paul Public Schools will go on strike Tuesday, after last-minute efforts to reach a contract agreement failed, the union representing the teachers said.
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Mom, son safe after 52 hours trapped in China hotel rubble
BEIJING (AP) — A 10-year-old boy and his mother have been rescued 52 hours after being trapped in the collapse of a virus quarantine site in southeastern China where 20 people have died.
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Xi visits virus' epicenter as fears of recession grip world
Saudi Arabia increase oil output to record high
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s state-run oil giant Saudi Aramco said Tuesday it would increase its crude oil production to 12.3 million barrels a day in April, a record amount.
60 years later, 'An Appeal for Human Rights' still resonates
ATLANTA (AP) — Sixty years have passed since Roslyn Pope came home from Europe to a segregated South and channeled her frustrations into writing “An Appeal for Human Rights.”
Dutch king apologizes for colonial killings in Indonesia
BOGOR, Indonesia (AP) — King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands apologized Tuesday for his country's aggression during its colonial rule of Indonesia and formally recognized the Southeast Asian country's independe…
Global stocks steady after plunge on virus, oil crash
BEIJING (AP) — Global stock markets rebounded Tuesday from record-setting declines after President Donald Trump said he would ask Congress for a tax cut and other measures to ease the pain of the spreading coronavi…
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AP Interview: Billionaire bids anxious farewell to Picasso
MONACO (AP) — Billionaire art collector David Nahmad can't fully recall why he bought “Nature Morte,” a charmingly simple oil on canvas that Pablo Picasso painted in 1921.