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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 …
Getting the story of South Sudan's oil pollution
PALOCH, South Sudan (AP) — Air so foul it is hard to take a deep breath. Toxic chemicals seeping into the earth. Mothers giving birth to disabled children.
Sudanese gov't reaches settlement deal with USS Cole victims
CAIRO (AP) — Sudan's transitional government said Thursday it has reached settlements with families of the victims of the 2000 attack on the USS Cole in Yemen, in a bid to have the African country taken off the U.S…
Tokyo, IOC officials reiterate that the Olympics are on
TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo Olympic organizers reiterated their message on Thursday at the start of two days of meetings with the International Olympic Committee: The 2020 Games will not be waylaid by the virus that is spre…
Sudan says settlement reached with families of victims of USS Cole attack in effort to get country off US terror list
CAIRO (AP) — Sudan says settlement reached with families of victims of USS Cole attack in effort to get country off US terror list.
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The Nation's Weather for Friday, February 14, 2020
The Latest: Vietnam locks down village with cluster of cases
BEIJING (AP) — The Latest on a new virus that originated in China (all times local):
China reports 254 new virus deaths and 15,152 daily cases
BEIJING (AP) — China has reported 254 new daily deaths and a spike in new daily virus cases of 15,152, after new methodology was applied in the hardest-hit province of Hubei as to how cases are categorized.
Airbus shows loss for 2019 due to big bribery settlement
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Commercial aircraft maker Airbus lost 1.36 billion euros ($1.48 billion) in 2019 because of a multibillion-euro bribery settlement with authorities in three countries, but otherwise saw a …
China reports 254 new deaths and a spike in virus cases of 15,152 (CORRECTS to "of" instead of "to" in daily cases )
BEIJING (AP) — China reports 254 new deaths and a spike in virus cases of 15,152 (CORRECTS to "of" instead of "to" in daily cases ).
8 killed in minibus crash in central Russia
MOSCOW (AP) — A minibus crash in central Russia killed eight people in the early hours on Thursday, local police said.
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China replaces top official in Wuhan amid a slew of new leadership appointments in the epicenter of a viral outbreak
BEIJING (AP) — China replaces top official in Wuhan amid a slew of new leadership appointments in the epicenter of a viral outbreak.
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US Forecast for Friday, February 14, 2020
Police: Reported Civil War cannonball was actually a buoy
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The digging of a swimming pool revealed what could have been a dangerous discovery in South Carolina.
UN chief: 250 million children in conflict-affected nations
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Some 250 million children live in countries affected by conflict, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday.