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  • Authority: Stranded ships begin transiting Panama Canal

    The Panama Canal Authority says two cruise ships carrying more than 1,800 passengers and crew stranded off the Central American country and hoping to...

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  • Iran defends virus response as Syria reports first death

    Iran's president has lashed out at criticism of authorities' lagging response to the worst coronavirus outbreak in the Middle East

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  • IS militants riot in eastern Syria prison, some escape

    A Syrian Kurdish official says Islamic State militants rioted inside in a prison in northeastern Syria, wrestling control from guards on an entire...

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  • Riot breaks out at prison in northeast Thailand

    Officials in Thailand say a riot at a prison in a northeastern province was set off when inmates plotting to escape spread false rumors that several...

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  • Plane catches fire at Manila airport, killing all 8 aboard

    A plane carrying eight people has caught fire while attempting to take off from Manila’s airport on a flight bound for Japan, killing all those on...

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  • US-led forces pull out of 3rd Iraqi base this month

    U.S.-led coalition forces have pulled out of an Iraqi military base that nearly brought Washington into an open war with Iran

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  • In Somalia, coronavirus goes from fairy tale to nightmare

    Nearly three decades of conflict, extremist attacks, drought, disease and even a devastating new outbreak of locusts have strained Somalia

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  • Indian PM apologizes for 21-day lockdown hardships

    Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has apologized for imposing a three-week national lockdown, calling it harsh but “needed to win” the battle...

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  • Germany's Merkel shines in virus crisis even as power wanes

    Chancellor Angela Merkel has run Germany for more than 14 years and has over a decade's experience of managing crises

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  • Dubai firm tied to Trump posts loss as virus downturn looms

    DAMAC Properties, Dubai's largest, fully private real estate developer, has posted its first yearly loss since becoming a publicly traded company in...

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  • North Korea test fires missiles amid worries about outbreak

    Seoul calls it “very inappropriate” with the world battling coronavirus pandemic

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  • In Egypt, transgender activist fights battle on many fronts

    At 20, Malak el-Kashif is perhaps Egypt’s most outspoken transgender woman activist

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  • Quake shakes eastern Indonesia amid virus outbreak

    A strong inland and shallow earthquake has hit parts of Indonesia's Sulawesi island, sending people fleeing despite appeals by officials to keep...

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  • South Korea says North Korea has fired an unidentified projectile into the sea

    South Korea says North Korea has fired an unidentified projectile into the sea

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  • Saudi forces destroy missile fired over capital Riyadh

    Saudi Arabia's Air Defense Forces say they have intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile over the capital

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  • Brazil’s Bolsonaro makes life-or-death coronavirus gamble

    Even as coronavirus cases mount in Latin America’s largest nation, the Brazilian president has staked out the most deliberately dismissive position of...

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  • AP PHOTOS: Italy's front-line medical heroes, in portraits

    The doctors and nurses on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic in Italy are almost unrecognizable behind their masks, scrubs, gloves and...

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  • Virus prevention measures turn violent in parts of Africa

    Virus-prevention measures have taken a violent turn in parts of Africa as countries impose lockdowns and curfews or seal off major cities

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  • China sends medical aid to Pakistan to combat virus outbreak

    China has sent a plane loaded with medical personnel and supplies to help fight the spread of the coronavirus in the nation of 220 million people

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  • Russia's Rosneft oil company ceasing Venezuela operations

    Russia’s state-controlled Rosneft oil company says it is ceasing operations and selling its assets in Venezuela

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  • Russia’s state-controlled Rosneft oil company says it is ceasing operations and selling its assets in Venezuela

    Russia’s state-controlled Rosneft oil company says it is ceasing operations and selling its assets in Venezuela

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  • 2nd UK Cabinet member joins Johnson in having virus symptoms

    Another member of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Cabinet says he has developed symptoms of COVID-19, as the number of people with the...

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  • With virus, cherished Mideast traditions come to abrupt halt

    As the novel coronavirus continues to spread across the Middle East, cherished traditions are coming to an abrupt halt: No more massive weddings and...

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  • Indian authorities send buses to take unemployed to villages

    Authorities have sent a fleet of buses to the outskirts of India's capital to meet an exodus of migrant workers desperately trying to reach their home...

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  • Students provide sanitizers to daily workers to fight virus

    A group of students from several universities in Yogyakarta has distributed soaps and hand sanitizers to informal daily workers to prevent the spread...

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  • Australia prepares to fly cruise passengers to Germany

    Australian authorities are pressing ahead with plans to fly 800 cruise ship passengers to Germany this weekend after a downward revision in the number...

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  • 4 passengers dead aboard cruise ship anchored off Panama

    Four passengers have died aboard a cruise ship now anchored off the coast of Panama and two people aboard the ship have tested positive for the novel...

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  • In Iran, false belief a poison fights virus kills hundreds

    An Iranian doctor says hundreds have died and thousands have been sickened from ingesting toxic methanol across the Islamic Republic out of the false...

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  • Rumors hampering fight against coronavirus in South Asia

    As India and other South Asian nations brace for the spread of the coronavirus, they face another battle: misinformation

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  • AP Sources: Alleged Maduro co-conspirator is in DEA custody

    Four people familiar with the case say a retired Venezuelan army general indicted alongside Nicolás Maduro has surrendered in Colombia and is being...

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  • Police sing happy birthday to girl from safe distance

    Volunteer police cadets in London gathered to sing happy birthday to a girl who had to cancel her seventh birthday party due to coronavirus lockdown.

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  • Nurse breaks down as he refuses his son’s hug after work

    A Saudi nurse falls to the ground in tears as he is forced to refuse a hug from his son after returning from work during the coronavirus outbreak.

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  • Iran's army sets up hospital in capital as virus toll climbs

    Iran has confirmed another 144 deaths from the coronavirus and says thousands more are in critical condition as the military completed work on a...

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  • Eiffel Tower says "Merci" to health workers fighting virus

    Health workers racing to save lives during the coronavirus outbreak in France have received a huge show of gratitude courtesy of the Eiffel Tower

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  • AP Sources: Ex-Venezuelan general indicted with Nicolás Maduro in alleged narcoterrorism conspiracy is in DEA custody

    AP Sources: Ex-Venezuelan general indicted with Nicolás Maduro in alleged narcoterrorism conspiracy is in DEA custody

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  • UN health agency settles in for long fight with virus

    The World Health Organization’s emergencies chief says widespread testing for the new coronavirus is crucial and countries should not be penalized for...

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  • AP Explains: US indicts Venezuela's Maduro as narcoterrorist

    The Trump administration has indicted Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro and more than a dozen members of his inner circle, stepping up measures to...

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  • Israel says Gaza militants fired rocket at Israeli town

    Israel says Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip have fired a rocket into the country's south

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  • Messages of hope, humor and guidance during coronavirus lockdown: Photos

    From billboards to lawn signs, large and small, people are staying connected.

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  • Syria, UAE leaders discuss coronavirus, a thaw in relations

    Syria's president and one of the United Arab Emirates' most powerful leaders have spoken on the phone, signalling a major thaw in Damascus' troubled...

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  • Pope prays for 'fragile' humanity needing help in pandemic

    Praying in a desolately empty St. Peter's Square, Pope Francis has likened the coronavirus pandemic to a storm laying bare people's illusions that...

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  • Canada to cover up to 75 percent of salaries for businesses

    The Canadian government is increasing a payroll subsidy to small- and medium-sized businesses to now cover up to 75 percent of salaries amid the...

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  • 'Go home!' South Africa has 1st deaths as lockdown begins

    A three-week lockdown has begun in South Africa as the country announced its first coronavirus death and cases rose well above 1,000

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  • British Prime Minister Johnson tests positive for virus

    British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tested positive for the new coronavirus, but remains in charge of the U.K.'s response to the outbreak

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  • Turkey moves migrants from Greek border amid virus pandemic

    Turkish authorities have evacuated thousands of migrants who had been waiting at the border with Greece hoping to make their way into Europe, amid the...

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  • Social distancing, lockdowns and closed beaches: The Week in Photos

    A lock at the week's top photos from around the globe.

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  • Italy has become the second country after the United States to surpass China in reported coronavirus cases

    Italy has become the second country after the United States to surpass China in reported coronavirus cases

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  • Garment workers going unpaid as fashion labels cancel orders

    A survey of factory owners in Bangladesh has found that major fashion retailers that are closing shops and laying off workers in Europe and the U.S....

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  • Europol: Criminals exploit virus crisis as fresh opportunity

    European law enforcement agency Europol says criminals are preying on a fearful public and disrupting the provision of medical care during the...

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