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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 …
Schools close in French, German virus cluster zones
PARIS (AP) — Tens of thousands of students in virus cluster zones are home from school in France on Tuesday, with a smaller number in Germany and Poland facing quarantines or days without class.
Iranian state TV says lawmaker tells colleagues to stop contact with public as reportedly 23 cases of virus among MPs
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian state TV says lawmaker tells colleagues to stop contact with public as reportedly 23 cases of virus among MPs.
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Philippine police: News conference helped end hostage crisis
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine officials said Tuesday they allowed an armed man who took dozens of people hostage in a mall to hold a news conference to encourage him to free his captives and give police a c…
Wine, cars: Businesses go online as virus hits trade shows
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Fine wines and hipster gin. Hunting rifles and knives. Contemporary paintings and million-dollar sports cars. They're all marketed at trade events that are quickly going dark across the gl…
Disaster: Tornadoes shred 40 buildings around Nashville
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — At least two tornadoes touched down early Tuesday in central Tennessee, including one that ripped across downtown Nashville and caused about 40 buildings to collapse around the city, police …
Jailed Catalan independence leader to teach at university
MADRID (AP) — A jailed pro-Catalan independence politician was allowed to leave prison Tuesday to take up part-time teaching work at a university.
LA County sheriff says 8 deputies took Bryant crash photos
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said eight deputies allegedly took or shared graphic photos of the Kobe Bryant helicopter crash scene, but he ordered them deleted.
Turkey downs Syrian fighter jet in northwest Idlib
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey shot down a Syrian fighter jet in Syria's Idlib province Tuesday, marking the third such incident in as many days, as steady clashes between the two national armies continued over a Rus…
UK, so far mildly affected, prepares for severe virus spread
LONDON (AP) — British authorities laid out plans Tuesday to confront a COVID-19 epidemic, saying that the new coronavirus could spread within weeks from a few dozen confirmed cases to millions of infections, with t…
Iran says 77 dead amid 2,336 cases of the new coronavirus in the Islamic Republic
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran says 77 dead amid 2,336 cases of the new coronavirus in the Islamic Republic.
Iran on war footing against coronavirus as outbreak kills 77
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's supreme leader put the Islamic Republic on war footing Tuesday against the new coronavirus by ordering its armed forces to assist health officials in combating the outbreak — the deadlies…
The Latest: France shuts about 120 schools over virus
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The Latest: Bank of England head says virus impact temporary
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700 police bust Vietnamese trafficking ring in Germany
BERLIN (AP) — More than 700 police officers searched 30 homes and businesses across Germany on Tuesday in a crackdown on human trafficking from Vietnam, authorities said.