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Bolivian president has COVID-19 as virus hits region's elite
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivia’s interim president and Venezuela’s No. 2 leader announced Thursday that they have been infected with the new coronavirus, just days after Brazil’s leader tested positive as the pandemic hits hard at some of Latin America’s political elite.
The Latest: Bolsonaro again urges reopening for Brazil
SAO PAULO — Two days after being diagnosed with COVID-19, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has made an online broadcast from the presidential residence as defiant as in previous occasions.
Venezuela socialist party boss announces he has COVID-19
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan socialist party chief Diosdado Cabello revealed Thursday that he has tested positive for COVID-19, making him the highest-ranking leader in the distressed South American nation thus far to come down with the virus.
Bolivia's interim president has COVID-19 but ‘feels strong’
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Interim Bolivian President Jeanine Áñez announced Thursday that she has tested positive for the new coronavirus, becoming the third Latin American leader to be infected in recent weeks.
The Latest: Virus hits Bolivian president, Venezuela's No. 2
LA PAZ, Bolivia — The interim president of Bolivia and Venezuela’s No. 2 political leader have both announced they are infected with the coronavirus.
Interim Bolivian President Jeanine Áñez says she has tested positive for COVID-19, ‘feels strong’
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Interim Bolivian President Jeanine Áñez says she has tested positive for COVID-19, ‘feels strong’.
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Cooper says reveal on N.C. schools plan to come next week
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A decision on how North Carolina public schools will start the year teaching students during the
The Latest: Pandemic an economic threat to LatAm, Carib area
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. secretary-general warns that Latin America and the Caribbean are facing their worst economic contraction in decades as they become “a hot spot” for the coronavirus pandemic.
Setbacks hamper pipeline industry backed by Trump
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — After a U.S. energy boom and strong backing from President Donald Trump propelled a major expansion of the nation’s sprawling oil and gas pipeline network, mounting political pressures and legal setbacks have put its future growth in doubt even as the pandemic saps demand for fuel.
Trump signs executive order as he courts Hispanic voters
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday that creates an advisory commission tasked with improving Hispanic Americans' access to economic and educational opportunities, a push that comes as the president hopes to win a bigger share of the Latino vote than he did four years ago.
The Latest: South Africa reports highest daily total cases
JOHANNESBURG — South Africa announced Thursday its highest daily number of confirmed coronavirus cases with 13,674.
The Latest: Aid group reports first case in rebel-held Syria
BEIRUT — A Syrian group that helps deliver assistance in the rebel-held part of the country’s northwest is reporting the first case of coronavirus in the region that borders Turkey.
The Latest: Arizona death toll from coronavirus tops 2,000
PHOENIX — Arizona’s death toll from the coronavirus topped 2,000 as state health officials reported new highs for hospitalizations and use of ventilators.
Moderate algae bloom forecast for Lake Erie this summer
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Lake Erie's annual blob of pea-green algae is expected to be smaller this summer than a year ago following a relatively dry spring, but that doesn't necessarily reflect significant improvement toward reducing the nutrient pollution that causes it, scientists said Thursday.
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Incumbents sweep races in NJ's first almost all-mail primary
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — It took a couple of days of counting, but New Jersey's
The Latest: WHO, Turkey agree to office in Istanbul
ISTANBUL — The World Health Organization and Turkey have signed an agreement to launch a WHO office in Istanbul.
Seattle urged to see a 'world without law enforcement'
SEATTLE (AP) — Representatives from a new coalition urged the Seattle City Council to immediately begin redirecting millions of dollars in funding from the Police Department to community-based solutions, affordable housing and a new approach to public safety.
Study suggests fetal coronavirus infection is possible
A small study strengthens evidence that a pregnant woman infected with the coronavirus might be able to spread it to her fetus.