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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 …
Japan Olympic Minister: Games could be held any time in 2020
TOKYO (AP) — Japan's Olympic minister said Tuesday the contract to hold the Tokyo Games only specifies the event has to be held during 2020.
AP PHOTOS: Moroccan fisherwomen venture into man's realm
BELYOUNECH, Morocco (AP) — Fatima Mekhnas’ boots sink into the golden sand as she surveys the last beach in Morocco’s north. Optimism glows from her eyes, a reflection of a dream fulfilled after decades of yearning…
Iran's supreme leader orders armed forces to assist Health Ministry in combating the spread of the new coronavirus
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's supreme leader orders armed forces to assist Health Ministry in combating the spread of the new coronavirus.
The Latest: Emirates reduces, cuts flights due to virus
BEIJING (AP) — The Latest on the virus outbreak (all times local):
AP EXPLAINS: The new migration crisis at Europe's borders
ANKARA (AP) — Facing a potential wave of nearly a million people fleeing fighting in northern Syria, Turkey has thrown open its borders with Greece to thousands of refugees and other migrants trying to enter Europe…
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Turkey says another soldier killed by Syrian shelling
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Syrian government shelling killed one Turkish soldier and wounded another in northwest Syria, Turkey's Defense Ministry announced, days after serious clashes between the two armies appeared to…
North Korean swagger may conceal brewing virus disaster
TOKYO (AP) — In these days of infection and fear, a recent propaganda photo sums up the image North Korea wants to show the world, as well as its people: Soldiers with black surgical masks surround leader Kim Jong …
German police raid homes of far-right suspects
BERLIN (AP) — German police on Tuesday raided the homes of 12 people who are suspected of having formed a far-right group that wanted to attack immigrants and foreigners.
Thousands of migrants look for way around shut Greek border
KASTANIES, Greece (AP) — Thousands of migrants and refugees searched for ways to cross Greece's border with Turkey on Tuesday, as Athens ramped up its diplomatic efforts for help from the European Union to seal off…
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Wells Fargo third major bank to end Arctic oil investment
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Wells Fargo & Co. became the third major U.S. bank to announce it will not support financing for oil and gas projects in the Arctic.
Most global shares up, tracking Wall St gains; Nikkei falls
TOKYO (AP) — Global shares tracked overnight gains on Wall Street, although Tokyo's benchmark fell back Tuesday as concerns over the virus outbreak gnawed at buying sentiment.
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Career physician enters the Army at 53 to help the wounded
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio emergency department physician has been commissioned into the Army reserves as a lieutenant colonel.