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  • Court overturns conviction in death of Daniel Pearl

    A Pakistani court has overturned the murder conviction of a British Pakistani man found guilty of the 2002 kidnapping and killing of Wall Street...

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  • Extremists see global chaos from virus as an opportunity

    The Islamic State group and al-Qaida are seeing the coronavirus pandemic as a chance to strike harder than ever

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  • Africa faces an 'existential threat' as virus cases spread

    Health officials say some African countries will have more than 10,000 coronavirus cases by the end of April

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  • U.S. delivers 128 anti-tank Javelin missiles to Estonia

    The United States has delivered 128 anti-tank Javelin missiles to Estonia as part of a larger contract with the Baltic NATO member and the U.S....

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  • UK vows to 'massively' increase virus testing amid criticism

    Political opponents, scientists and even usually supportive newspapers are lambasting British Prime Minister Boris Johnson over his government’s...

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  • Dutch leader proposes EU fund for nations hit hard by virus

    Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has proposed a multibillion-euro (dollar) European Union fund to help countries in the 27-nation bloc whose healthcare...

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  • Spanish WWII liberator of Paris dies of coronavirus at 99

    The last surviving member of a company of Spanish soldiers that fought with French forces in liberating Paris from Nazi occupation in 1944 has died of...

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  • Polio immunization suspended amid coronavirus pandemic

    Health officials attempting to eradicate polio say they are being forced to suspend their mass immunization efforts amid the surging coronavirus...

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  • Spain reports 950 COVID-19 deaths in the past day, highest daily toll so far, while infections growth wanes

    Spain reports 950 COVID-19 deaths in the past day, highest daily toll so far, while infections growth wanes

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  • Terrorist groups spin COVID-19 as God's 'smallest soldier' attacking West

    Bleeding the U.S. economy dry has always been a goal of terrorist groups.

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  • Defense lawyer says Pakistani court has overturned murder conviction in slaying of US journalist Danny Pearl

    Defense lawyer says Pakistani court has overturned murder conviction in slaying of US journalist Danny Pearl

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  • Australia's highest court to rule on Pell's appeal next week

    Australia's highest court will rule next week on whether to overturn the convictions of Cardinal George Pell, the most senior Catholic convicted of...

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  • Birds claim Peru beach emptied by virus outbreak

    Agua Dulce beach is usually a sea of humanity, packed with as many as 40,000 people a day at the height of Peru's Southern Hemisphere summer, which...

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  • Migrant dies in Mexico detention center riot over virus fear

    A Guatemalan migrant is dead following a riot at an immigration detention center in Mexico where detainees burned mattresses to protest conditions...

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  • The Rundown: Top headlines today: April 1, 2020

    Stay up to date on the developing stories making headlines.

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  • Virus lockdown changes how Hindus celebrate holy period

    Rukmani Sharma, 71, fears getting sick from the coronavirus but as a devout Hindu, she also fears for her soul because she won't be allowed to go to...

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  • Mexico allows 46 British passengers to leave cruise ship

    Mexico has allowed 46 British citizens to disembark from a cruise ship off its Caribbean coast and fly home

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  • Puerto Rico acknowledges missteps as coronavirus peak looms

    Puerto Rico's newest health secretary has acknowledged a series of mistakes the government has committed as the U.S. territory prepares for a peak in...

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  • El Salvador homicides drop; experts point to virus lock-down

    El Salvador's once-startling homicide numbers have fallen  again, and some experts say the lock-down for the coronavirus pandemic may be playing a...

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  • Venezuelan crown jewel rum distillery takes on coronavirus

    The Santa Teresa distillery in Venezuela has lifted spirits for generations with its amber-red rum, famous around the world for being slowly sipped...

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  • 2 of Brazil's famous soccer stadiums to be converted to field hospitals

    Sao Paulo's Pacaembu Stadium and Rio de Janeiro's Maracana Stadium will be converted to treat coronavirus patients.

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  • Saudi official urges Muslims to delay hajj plans over virus

    A senior Saudi official has urged more than 1 million Muslims intending to travel to Islam's holiest sites to delay making plans for the hajj this...

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  • Palestinians: Man dies of wounds in clash with Israel forces

    Palestinian officials say a 22-year-old man has died from wounds he sustained in a confrontation with Israeli forces last month

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  • Iran general visits Baghdad, tries to forge political unity

    Iraqi officials say a top Iranian general has arrived in Baghdad this week to try and unify Iraq's fractured political leaders

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  • Fifth Guajajara tribesman killed in Brazil in five months

    A member of the Brazilian indigenous group known for its forest guardians who fight illegal deforestation in their territory has been slain

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  • Brazilian governors ignore president's calls to end COVID-19 quarantine

    The president is urging his nation to get back to work.

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  • US opposes Kosovo’s 'new barriers' to Serbian goods

    The decision of Kosovo's government to phase out the country's 100% tariff on imports from Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina isn't easing international...

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  • Syrian ex-VP, foreign minister dies of heart attack in Paris

    His son says Abdul-Halim Khaddam, Syria's former vice president and foreign minister, has died of a heart attack in Paris

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  • Not so funny: Edinburgh festivals canceled for first time

    The wildly popular festivals the Scottish capital of Edinburgh hosts every August have been canceled for this year as a result of the coronavirus...

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  • LGBT community raided in Uganda over social distancing

    A gay rights leader in Uganda says 20 members of the local LGBT community have been detained after police raided their shelter and accused them of...

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  • Turkmenistan bans the word 'coronavirus': report

    The word won't be found anywhere in state-run media or public health bulletins.

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  • Virus gives asylum-seekers chance to thank Dutch villagers

    Raffat Altekrete is battling the coronavirus one shopping cart at a time

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  • Roadside bombing in Afghanistan kills 8, mostly children

    An Afghan official says a roadside bomb has struck a minivan in southern Helmand province, killing at least eight civilians, including six children

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  • Life under lockdown is brutal for India's female day laborers

    "How can we do social distancing? It’s virtually impossible," residents say.

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  • US again accused of killing civilians in Somalia airstrikes

    The U.S. military is facing more allegations of killing civilians with airstrikes in Somalia, and now says it will address the issue more fully in...

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  • Dryness, sudden winds factors in deadly China forest fire

    Chinese officials say dry conditions, high temperatures and a sudden change in wind direction all contributed to the deaths of 19 people in a forest...

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  • AP PHOTOS: Indian migrants walk hundreds of miles to go home

    They were hungry. Some had not eaten for days. Others survived on water and biscuits. But they walked anyway for hundreds of miles, in groups of...

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  • Facebook joins resistance to Bolsonaro virus claims

    Major social media companies are taking aim at Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's dismissal of social distancing, joining others in the country who...

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  • Rights, press groups condemn killing of Mexican journalist

    Human rights and press freedom groups are condemning the murder of a Mexican journalist, at least the 12th such killing since the current president...

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  • Disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region holds elections

    Nagorno-Karabakh, a region of Azerbaijan controlled by ethnic Armenian forces backed by Armenia, has held presidential and parliamentary elections

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  • Toronto cancels city-led and permitted events to June 30

    Canada's largest city, Toronto, is canceling city-led and permitted events through June 30

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  • Toronto cancels city-led and permitted events to June 30

    Canada's largest city, Toronto, is canceling city-led and permitted events through June 30

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  • Brazil residents thank local sanitation workers with gifts

    Residents of São Paulo, Brazil, which is under a 15-day shutdown to halt the spread of COVID-19, gave presents to local sanitation workers in...

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  • Residents in Italy hang baskets to help the poor during pandemic

    Italians assembled baskets to collect money for the unemployed.

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  • UN begins home food drops for Gaza's needy to stem virus

    A U.N. aid agency has begun delivering food to the homes of impoverished Palestinians instead of making them pick up such parcels at crowded...

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  • Syria: Air defenses down missiles from Israeli warplanes

    State media reports that Syrian air defenses have opened fire on missiles launched from Israeli warplanes on the central province of Homs, shooting...

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  • Ethiopia postpones major election because of coronavirus

    Ethiopia's election set for August has been postponed as the national election board says the coronavirus makes it impossible to prepare

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  • Coronavirus, train derailment, elephant forages: World in Photos, March 31

    A look at the top photos from around the globe.

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