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USNS Comfort, food lines, goats roam the streets: The Week in Photos
A look at the week's top photos from around the globe.21m ago![VIDEO: USNS Comfort, food lines, goats roam the streets: The Week in Photos]()
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As Africa locks down, some deliveries of aid are threatened
More than half of Africa’s 54 countries have closed their land, air and sea borders, while fears rise that the coronavirus-related restrictions are...29m ago![People queue for shopping at a local supermarket in Duduza, east of Johannesburg, South Africa, Thursday, April 2, 2020. South Africa went into a nationwide lockdown for 21 days in an effort to mitigate the spread to the coronavirus. The new coronavi]()
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Israel to help Christians share 'holy fire' amid outbreak
Israeli officials say they are working with foreign governments and Orthodox Christian leaders to make sure that one of their most ancient and...1h ago![A worker disinfects the doors of the closed Church if the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City, as general public movements are limited to prevent the spread of coronavirus, Monday, March 30, 2020. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)]()
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With high schools closed, France's key 'Bac' exam canceled
For the first time in France’s history, students won’t take the national end-of-high-school exam known as the Baccalaureat this year, amid school...2h ago![An empty classroom is seen at a closed school in Paris, Monday, March 16, 2020. France plans to close all creches, schools and universities from Monday until further notice to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus, President Emmanuel Macron says.]()
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After ignoring warnings, Israeli ultra-Orthodox hit by virus
After ignoring weeks of pleas to avoid large gatherings and to stay at home, Israel’s insular ultra-Orthodox community is suffering disproportionately...2h ago![File - In this Monday, March 30, 2020 file photo, Israeli police arrest an Ultra Orthodox Jew during protest against government's measures to stop the spread of the coronavirus in the orthodox neighborhood of Mea Shearim in Jerusalem. (AP Photo/Mahmo]()
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Mosques stay open in Pakistan even as virus death toll rises
Mosques were allowed to remain open in Pakistan on Friday, when Muslims gather for weekly prayers, even as the coronavirus pandemic spread and much of...1m ago![A worker disinfects a mosque for coronavirus, in Peshawar, Pakistan, Thursday, April 2, 2020. The government imposed a nationwide lockdown to try to contain the outbreak of the virus. (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad)]()
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Prince Charles opens new London hospital for virus patients
Britain’s Prince Charles has remotely opened a temporary hospital for COVID-19 patients at London’s main exhibition center as the number of...3h ago![Britain's Health Secretary Matt Hancock and NHS staff stand on marks on the ground, put in place to ensure social distancing guidelines are adhered to, ahead of the opening of the NHS Nightingale Hospital at the ExCel centre in London, Friday April 3]()
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Cuban docs fighting coronavirus around world, defying US
The Trump administration has been trying to stamp out one of Cuba’s signature programs _ the dispatch of medical workers around the globe3h ago![Medics and paramedics from Cuba arrive at the Malpensa airport of Milan, Italy, Sunday, March 22, 2020. 53 doctors and paramedics from Cuba arrived in Milan to help with coronavirus treatment in Crema. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only]()
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Prague removes monument to WWII Soviet commander
A district in Prague has removed a controversial statue of a Soviet World War II commander from its site3h ago![The statue of a Soviet World War II commander Marshall Ivan Stepanovic Konev is loaded onto a truck after its been removed from its site in Prague, Czech Republic, Friday, April 3, 2020. Marshall Konev led the Red Army forces that liberated Prague an]()
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Apr 3
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AP PHOTOS: Greek capital's streets deserted during lockdown
Deserted squares, padlocked parks, empty avenues where cars were once jammed bumper-to-bumper in heavy trafficApr 3![In this Wednesday, April 1, 2020 photo, an aerial view of the Athens University headquarters building and a deserted Panepistimiou street, in Athens. Deserted squares, padlocked parks, empty avenues where cars were once jammed bumper-to-bumper in hea]()
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Israel arrests Palestinian official in east Jerusalem
Israeli police have arrested the Palestinian minister for Jerusalem affairs for allegedly violating an Israeli ban on Palestinian political activities...Apr 3
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Brokerage worker loses paternity leave appeal in Japan
A Japanese court has rejected a request by a former brokerage manager to get his job back after he took paternity leave at Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan...Apr 3![Glen Wood]()
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Man accused of killing US journalist to stay in prison
A Pakistani provincial government has ordered a British Pakistani man whose conviction in the kidnapping and killing of a U.S. journalist was...Apr 3
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Chinese struggle to return to work as virus controls ease
Millions of Chinese workers are streaming back to factories, shops and offices but many still face anti-coronavirus controls that add to their...Apr 3
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AP Week in Pictures, Latin America & Caribbean
AP Week in Pictures, Latin America & CaribbeanApr 3![A man sips mate, an herbal drink, while standing in his doorway on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, March 31, 2020. The Argentine government extended a forced lockdown until April 12 to contain the spread of the new coronavirus. (AP]()
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AP Week in Pictures, Asia
MARCH 27-APRIL 2, 2020 This photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published by Associated Press photographers in Asia...Apr 2![People wear face masks as they walk at an outdoor shopping area in Beijing, Thursday, April 2, 2020. The Chinese government is hitting back at U.S. officials and lawmakers who are accusing it of suppressing and hiding information about the coronaviru]()
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‘These are human beings’: South American cruise hit by COVID-19 ends journey
Holland America cruise ships allowed to dock in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, after nearly a month at sea.Apr 2![VIDEO: ‘These are human beings’: South American cruise hit by COVID-19 ends journey]()
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Signs of strength during COVID-19 pandemic
High school students send heartwarming letters to doctors on the front lines, a drag queen gives us tips on staying positive, and one elderly couple...Apr 2![VIDEO: Signs of strength during COVID-19 pandemic]()
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Russia's COVID-19 cases skyrocket
Russian President Vladimir Putin imposed significant lockdown measures in Moscow, the epicenter of the outbreak.Apr 2![VIDEO: Russia's COVID-19 cases skyrocket]()
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New details on the coronavirus spread in Europe
Death tolls are spiking in both Spain and France.Apr 2![VIDEO: New details on the coronavirus spread in Europe]()
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By the Numbers: How COVID-19 penetrated the US through global travel
3.4 million travelers poured into United States as the coronavirus pandemic erupted, including 759,493 passengers from China.Apr 2![VIDEO: 759,493 passengers came to the US from China during the critical months of COVID-19]()
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Apr 2
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China lifts lockdown for millions of people
Workers go back to work this week, as life slowly returns to normal for those who lived in the center of the COVID-19 outbreak.Apr 2![VIDEO: China lifts lockdown for millions of people]()
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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 AprilApr 2![In this Wednesday, April 1, 2020, photo, a municipal worker sprays disinfectant in a mosque to help curb the spread of the new coronavirus in Dakar, Senegal. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especial]()
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Apr 2
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Section of Berlin Wall torn down to build condos
Historians are concerned as more of the wall disappears over time.Apr 2![PHOTO: A lone person walks alongside the Berlin Wall East Side Gallery as the spread of the coronavirus disease continues, in Berlin, March 22, 2020.]()
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Apr 2
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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...Apr 2![Daniel Pearl]()
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Apr 2
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Spiderman, constructing a field hospital, burying the dead: World in Photos, April 2
A look at the top photos from around the globe.Apr 2![VIDEO: Spiderman, constructing a field hospital, burying the dead: World in Photos, April 2]()
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South African cops storm Cape Town church to expel migrants
South African police wearing riot gear have forced their way into a church in central Cape Town to remove hundreds of migrants who had been sheltering...Apr 2![Police remove foreign migrants from the Central Methodist Church in Cape Town, Sourth Africa, Thursday, April 2, 2020. The migrants, who had been sheltering there for months, refused to leave the church and had previously demanded that South Africa r]()
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Venice's canals remain almost completely empty during the coronavirus lockdown
Fish can now be seen in the water because of the lack of boat traffic and pollution.Apr 2![Fish can now be seen in the water because of the lack of boat traffic and pollution.]()
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Police patrol the streets of Guayaquil, Ecuador
Authorities have been urging residents to stay home amid the coronavirus pandemic.Apr 2![Authorities have been urging residents to stay home amid the coronavirus pandemic.]()
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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 everApr 2
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With business vaporizing, Europe focuses on avoiding layoffs
As both COVID-19 cases and unemployment rise across Europe, governments and the European Union are trying to cushion the violence of the economic...Apr 2![European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a media conference, detailing EU efforts to limit the economic impact of the Covid-19 outbreak, at EU headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, April 2, 2020. The new coronavirus causes mild]()
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Apr 2
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Putin orders month of non-work to curb coronavirus
President Vladimir Putin has ordered most Russians to stay off work until the end of the month to curb the spread of the coronavirusApr 2![Workers erect a building which will be a new hospital, on the outskirts of Moscow, Russia, Thursday, April 2, 2020. The vast majority of Russian regions are currently on lockdown, ordering residents to self-isolate at home and not go out, unless it's]()
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Iran's parliament says speaker Ali Larijani has tested positive for the new coronavirus and is in quarantine
Iran's parliament says speaker Ali Larijani has tested positive for the new coronavirus and is in quarantineApr 2
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AP Week in Pictures, Middle East
This photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published by Associated Press photographers in the Middle East, Afghanistan &...Apr 2![A Lebanese activist tries to set himself on fire in protest after security forces ask protesters who have been holding a sit-in in Martyrs Square, to dismantle their tents and go home in line with a nighttime curfew imposed by the government to help]()
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Apr 2
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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...Apr 2![National Health Service staff wait in their cars to take a coronavirus test at a drive through centre in north London, Wednesday, April 1, 2020. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adul]()
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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...Apr 2![Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte speaks during a media conference at the end of an EU summit in Brussels, Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. Major contributors to the European Union's budget blocked progress at an emergency summit on Friday, insisting that they w]()
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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....Apr 2
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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...Apr 2
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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...Apr 2![FILE - In this Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2018 file photo, an Afghan health worker gives a vaccination to a child during a polio campaign in the old part of Kabul, Afghanistan. The World Health Organization and partners attempting to eradicate polio say they]()
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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 wanesApr 2
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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.Apr 2![PHOTO: FILE - In this March 24, 2020, file photo, medical workers oversee the disinfection of streets in order to halt the spread of the new coronavirus in Qamishli, Syria.]()
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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 PearlApr 2
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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...Apr 2![In this Feb. 26, 2019, photo, Cardinal George Pell leaves the County Court in Melbourne, Australia. Australia's highest court will deliver its ruling on April 7, 2020 on whether to overturn the convictions of Pell, the most senior Catholic convicted]()
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Apr 1
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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...Apr 1![In this March 24, 2020 photo, thousands of birds flock to Agua Dulce beach now largely absent of beachgoers in Lima, Peru. The birds began swarming the empty shores since Peru's president declared a state emergency and ordered people to stay home to]()
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Apr 1
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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...Apr 1
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Life continues inside Guatemala zoo closed due to coronavirus
La Aurora National Zoo in Guatemala City was forced to close its doors to the public as part of the restrictions on public gatherings to prevent the...Apr 1![Life continues inside Guatemala zoo closed due to coronavirus]()
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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...Apr 1![A Hindu woman wearing a mask shops for religious items on the eve of the Hindu festival Navratri in Prayagraj, India, Tuesday, March 24, 2020. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday announced a total lockdown of the country of 1.3 billion people]()
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