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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 …
UN: Over 20,000 migrant deaths on Mediterranean since 2014
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. migration agency said Friday that a shipwreck off Libya and other recent maritime incidents have raised its estimated death toll among migrants who tried to cross the Mediterranean past the “…
Vatican confirms 1st virus case as pope recovers from cold
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican confirmed the walled city-state's first case of the new coronavirus Friday and closed some offices as a precaution while Pope Francis continued recovering from a cold.
Swiss gruyere named best in world cheese competition
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A gruyere from Switzerland has been named the world's best cheese, chosen from a record number of entrants from 26 nations in the World Championship Cheese Contest in Wisconsin.
Suicide bombers wound 5 police in Tunisian capital
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Two suicide bombers blew themselves up near the U.S. Embassy in the Tunisian capital, Tunis, Friday, wounding five police officers, the Interior Ministry said.
Kosovo Serb charged with crimes from 1998-1999 war
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Kosovo prosecutors on Friday issued war crimes charges against an ethnic Serb, accusing him of torturing, deporting and raping ethnic Albanians during the 1998-99 war.
Tunisian govt says 2 suicide bombers wound 5 police officers in Tunis
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisian govt says 2 suicide bombers wound 5 police officers in Tunis.
Tunisian govt says 2 suicide bombers kill 5 police officers in Tunis
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisian govt says 2 suicide bombers kill 5 police officers in Tunis.
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Trump set to sign $8.3B bill to combat coronavirus outbreak
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is expected to sign an $8.3 billion measure on Friday to help tackle the coronavirus outbreak. The legislation would provide federal public health agencies money for vaccine…
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What's Happening: Virus hits Vatican as cases near 100,000
As the number of people worldwide infected with the new coronavirus approaches 100,000, there is a sense of déjà vu across the West. The spreading outbreak brought scenes of disruption like the ones that played out…
Pope lets French cardinal embroiled in abuse cover-up resign
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Oil price slides on concern over OPEC-Russia deal on output
VIENNA (AP) — The price of oil is slumping amid doubts that OPEC will succeed in agreeing with ally Russia on cutting production to support prices as the virus outbreak disrupts the global economy.