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April 29, 2020 2:03 a.m.

As virus infections dwindle, Hong Kong protests gain steam

HONG KONG (AP) — Demonstrators chanted pro-democracy slogans in a luxury mall in Hong Kong on Wednesday, the latest in a string of small but determined protests as the city's coronavirus outbreak slows.

April 29, 2020 2:03 a.m.

Asia Today: Indian businesses urge easing of virus lockdown

NEW DELHI (AP) — With Chinese industries ramping up production, competing Indian businesses are urging Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government to loosen India's 5-week-old coronavirus lockdown when it comes up for review on Sunday.

April 29, 2020 1:27 a.m.

UK climate activists stranded in historic town in Kosovo

PRIZREN, Kosovo (AP) — British climate activists Rosie Watson and Mike Elm were on an international bicycle and running tour to promote their green campaign when they got stuck in Kosovo because of the coronavirus pandemic.

April 29, 2020 1:27 a.m.

AP PHOTOS: India photojournalist records life in quarantine

MUMBAI, India (AP) — Rafiq Maqbool remembers never flinching while covering high-risk news assignments such as the war in Afghanistan, the Sri Lankan tsunami or the conflict in Kashmir, where he grew up and decided to become a photojournalist.

April 29, 2020 1:03 a.m.

Irrfan Khan, of 'Slumdog Millionaire,' 'Life of Pi,' dies

NEW DELHI (AP) — Irrfan Khan, a veteran character actor in Bollywood movies and one of India's best-known exports to Hollywood, has died. He was 54.

April 29, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Many failures combined to unleash death on Italy's Lombardy

ROME (AP) — As Italy prepares to emerge from the West’s first and most extensive coronavirus lockdown, it is increasingly clear that something went terribly wrong in Lombardy, the hardest-hit region in Europe’s hardest-hit country.

April 29, 2020 12:03 a.m.

In Aceh, Indonesians pray at mosque but bring their own rugs

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) — Hundreds of people join the Ramadan evening prayers at Baiturrahman Grand Mosque in the capital of Indonesia's far western Aceh province.

April 29, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Steelers exercise 2021 option on All-Pro LB T.J. Watt

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers have picked up the fifth-year option on All-Pro outside linebacker T.J. Watt.

April 29, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Lives Lost: Doctor taught a generation of Italian physicians

ROME (AP) — Every October, on the feast day of the patron saint of physicians, Dr. Roberto Stella would organize a simple ceremony at a tiny church in northern Italy to honor Italian doctors who had died that year in the line of service.

April 29, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Business Highlights

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April 29, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Prince Harry records message for Thomas the Tank Engine

LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry has recorded a special message to celebrate the 75th anniversary of children’s favorite Thomas the Tank Engine.

April 29, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Easing lockdowns makes day-to-day choices more complicated

Things were so much clearer when just about everything was locked down.

April 29, 2020 12:03 a.m.

MLB allows each team to decide its ticket refund policy

NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball told teams on Tuesday they could decide their own ticket refund policies.

April 29, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Q&A: With rock-bottom prices, will the oil industry recover?

NEW YORK (AP) — With a barrel of crude oil costing less than a New York pizza, many U.S. shale producers are being pushed to the brink of bankruptcy and experts are wondering when, and if, the oil industry will recover.

April 29, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Amid health worries, Kim Jong Un's role looms large

TOKYO (AP) — New rumors about Kim Jong Un pour in daily. The North Korean leader is dead. Or he’s very ill. Or maybe he’s just recuperating in his luxury compound, or isolating himself from the coronavirus.

April 29, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Weekend Sports in Brief

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April 29, 2020 12:03 a.m.

After 'damaging' delay to stop sports, UK tries to restart

It will be hard to quantify just how many lives Mikel Arteta saved by contracting the coronavirus.

April 29, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Undefeated, high schoolers head online for isolation proms

NEW YORK (AP) — In party dresses or come as you are, with colored lights flashing in their bedrooms and teachers-turned-DJs spinning, high schoolers have turned to virtual proms to salvage at least one slice of fun and tradition for the Class of 2020.

April 29, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Pete Davidson's 'King of Staten Island' to open on-demand

NEW YORK (AP) — Judd Apatow's “The King of Staten Island,” starring Pete Davidson, will release straight to home on-demand video after having its theatrical release canceled.

April 29, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Pandemic job actions offer hope for renewed labor movement

Jordan Flowers never thought he would become a labor leader. Then the coronavirus forced him to risk his life every time he clocked in.