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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 confirms 99 more cases of people infected by new virus on quarantined ship Diamond Princess, bringing total to 454
TOKYO (AP) — Japan confirms 99 more cases of people infected by new virus on quarantined ship Diamond Princess, bringing total to 454.
Disgraced religious order tried to get abuse victim to lie
MILAN (AP) — The cardinal’s response was not what Yolanda Martínez had expected — or could abide.
Japan confirms 99 more cases of new virus on cruise ship
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese officials have confirmed 99 more people infected by the new virus aboard the quarantined cruise ship Diamond Princess, bringing the total to 454, the Health Ministry said Monday .
Priests of disgraced Legion face trial for obstruction claim
MILAN (AP) — The Vatican effort to reform the disgraced Legion of Christ religious order is coming under new scrutiny, with four Legion priests and a Legion lawyer due to stand trial on charges they tried to obstru…
Syria military hails advance against rebels in 'record time'
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria praised its troops Monday for rapidly taking over rebel-controlled territory in the country's northwest, vowing to continue to chase armed groups "wherever they are."
China says it may postpone March annual congress, its biggest political meeting of the year, because of virus outbreak
BEIJING (AP) — China says it may postpone March annual congress, its biggest political meeting of the year, because of virus outbreak.
China may postpone annual congress because of virus
BEIJING (AP) — China said Monday it may postpone its annual congress in March, its biggest political meeting of the year, as the military dispatched hundreds more medical workers and extra supplies to the city hit …
Trading quarantines, Americans from cruise land in US
TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) — Two charter flights carrying cruise ship passengers from Japan landed at military bases in California and Texas overnight, starting the clock on a quarantine period to ensure pa…
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British MP who leads Kashmir group denied entry to India
NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian officials denied a British lawmaker entry on Monday after she landed at New Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport, according to an accompanying aide.
211M gallons of sewage spilled into Florida city waterways
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Fort Lauderdale officials say 211.6 million gallons of sewage has spilled into Fort Lauderdale waterways in the past few months.
New virus has infected more than 71,000 people globally
A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 71,000 people globally. The World Health Organization has named the illness COVID-19, referring to its origin late last year and the coronavirus that caus…
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