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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 …
Mud houses collapse in heavy rains killing 17 in NW Pakistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Heavy rains in northwest Pakistan caused scores of mud houses to collapse, killing at least 17 people, mostly children, and injuring over 30 others, a disaster management official said Sat…
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As virus outbreaks multiply, UN declines to declare pandemic
LONDON (AP) — As cases of the coronavirus surge in Italy, Iran, South Korea, the U.S. and elsewhere, many scientists say it's plain that the world is in the grips of a pandemic — a serious global outbreak.
Police: Suspects in custody in Chicago shooting that hurt 6
CHICAGO (AP) — Police arrested two men suspected of wounding six people during a shooting outside a party early Saturday on Chicago's South Side, authorities said.
Chinese hotel used to observe virus contacts collapses
BEIJING (AP) — About 20 people remained trapped Sunday in a collapsed hotel in southeastern China that was being used for medical observation of people who had contact with coronavirus patients.
Chinese hotel collapses; was used to observe virus contacts
BEIJING (AP) — A hotel used for medical observation of people who had contact with coronavirus patients collapsed in southeastern China on Saturday, trapping some 70 people, news reports said. There were no immedia…
Philippine clashes leave 14 militants, 4 soldiers dead
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine troops have killed at least 14 Muslim militants aligned with the Islamic State group in a weeklong offensive in a southern province that also left four soldiers dead, a regiona…
The Latest: Spain police enforce quarantine in northern town
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The Latest: Elderly man becomes UK's 2nd virus fatality
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Report: Iran Revolutionary Guard commander killed in Syria
BEIRUT (AP) — An official with Iran’s Revolutionary Guard who took part in battles around war-torn Syria was killed near the Syrian capital, an Iranian semiofficial news agency and an opposition war monitor reporte…
Now this: Tornado clobbers African American North Nashville
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — On a frigid Friday morning in North Nashville, Ishvicka Howell stood in her driveway and peered down the street at several utility trucks.
The Latest: Pope to give next 2 public blessings via video
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Lebanon appears headed for default on $1.2 billion in loans
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon appears to be heading toward its first-ever default on paying back Eurobonds as the country struggles with its worst economic and financial crisis in decades, a top Lebanese official said Satu…
The Latest: US service member in Europe contracts virus
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