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Health officials in Africa say the roll-out of new rapid diagnostic tests on the continent could be a “game-changer” in the fight against the coronavirus

Health officials in Africa say the rollout of rapid diagnostic tests for COVID-19 could be a “game changer” for their fight against the coronavirus

Poland’s top court has ruled that a law allowing abortion of fetuses with congenital defects is unconstitutional

Italy’s three largest cities face new curfews as regional authorities try to slow the spread of COVID-19 where it first struck hard in Europe, most of whose countries are now imposing, or mulling, new restrictions to cope with rapidly rising caseloads

Poland’s top court rules that law allowing abortion of fetuses with congenital defects is unconstitutional

Vaccine opponents have long been undergoing a rebranding effort to shift their messaging toward the promotion of civil liberties

Organizers say thousands of people turned out for a drive-thru fair in South Carolina

Spanish lawmakers on Thursday overwhelmingly rejected a no-confidence motion called by the far-right party Vox against Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and his left-wing coalition over their handling of the coronavirus pandemic

Belgian Foreign Minister and former Prime Minister Sophie Wilmes has been hospitalized in intensive care with the coronavirus

The shift from in-person to remote learning is giving some teachers unprecedented video access into their students’ homes

California’s amusement parks have been pining to reopen for months, hoping to bring back thousands of workers sent home in March when the coronavirus pandemic forced them to close their gates

Sri Lanka’s main fish market has been closed and a curfew widened as a COVID-19 outbreak grows

Authorities in Sri Lanka have closed the country’s main fish market and widened the curfew in many parts of the island nation following a surge of coronavirus infections tied to a new cluster centered on a garment factory

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is warning that Michigan on average has more confirmed daily cases of the coronavirus than ever, noting a sharp increase since the state Supreme Court invalidated her sweeping orders earlier this month

A California appeals court has ordered state corrections officials to cut the population of one of the world’s most famous prisons to less than half of its designed capacity

Moncef Slaoui is encouraging people to volunteer for vaccine trials.

Alabama’s lieutenant governor says he has tested positive for COVID-19

Bob Woodruff speaks with Dr. Moncef Slaoui, the scientist appointed by President Donald Trump to oversee vaccine development on the current timeline for a coronavirus vaccine.

The Department of Justice announced an $8 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma, the makers of OxyContin who have been widely accused of fueling the country’s opioid crisis.

Boston's positivity rate has jumped in the last seven days to 5.7% from 4.5%.

Authorities say the former president of Blue Bell Creameries has been charged with wire fraud for allegedly trying to cover up a 2015 listeria outbreak linked to the company’s ice cream that killed three people in Kansas and sickened several others

The school will also be doing a "testing blitz" prior to Thanksgiving.

Negotiations on a COVID-19 relief bill are inching forward, but it’s clear that the window for action before the Nov. 3 election is closing and the issue will be tossed to a postelection lame-duck session of Congress

Hospitals around the United States are starting to buckle from a resurgence of COVID-19 cases, with several states setting records for the number of people hospitalized and leaders scrambling to find extra beds and staff

A California appeals court has ordered state corrections officials to cut the population of one of the world’s most famous prisons to less than half of its designed capacity

U.S. health officials are redefining what it means to have close contact with someone with COVID-19

Honda has agreed to a $5 million settlement with Arizona over allegations it failed to disclose defects in air bags that led to two deaths in the state

A lawyer for U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams said Wednesday that his client will plead not guilty to illegally entering a Hawaii public park that was closed because of the coronavirus

The Justice Department says Purdue Pharma, the company that makes OxyContin, will plead guilty to three federal criminal charges as part of a settlement of more than $8 billion

Could a secure health app help get international air travel out of the pandemic dumps

Poland’s prime minister has signaled that the whole country faces being placed on the highest restriction level short of a full lockdown, as health authorities registered a record in new confirmed COVID-19 infections

Pope Francis is back to his mask-less old ways a day after donning a face mask for the first time during a liturgical service

The group, mostly doctors and researchers, also includes a member of the public.

Spain has become the first country in western Europe to accumulate more than 1 million confirmed infections, as the nation of 47 million struggles to contain a resurgence of the coronavirus

How to cope with potential mental health challenges brought on by the pandemic as winter months force more people to socialize indoors.

Authorities in Belgium fear another deadly wave of coronavirus cases could soon hit care homes as the country confronts the risk of seeing its hospitals overwhelmed by COVID-19 patients

The Czech government has announced further restrictions to fight the coronavirus pandemic, including limits on free movement

The Czech government has announced further restrictions to fight the coronavirus pandemic, including limits on free movement

Officials tell AP that OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma will plead guilty to federal charges, agree to $8 billion-plus deal

As fighting rages in the South Caucasus region of Nagorno-Karabakh, people infected with the coronavirus pack into cold basements alongside the healthy to shelter from artillery fire

The Philippines has lifted a ban on non-essential foreign trips by Filipinos, but the immigration bureau didn't immediately see many departures

The South Yorkshire region of northern England is being placed under the country’s tightest restrictions to curb the coronavirus

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is facing a no-confidence debate in parliament brought by the nation’s far-right Vox party

Honolulu football coach Willie Talamoa bought his players cleats, drove them to practice and often stayed late to talk with those having trouble in school

The United Nations says more than 20 donors have pledged nearly $1 billion for the three countries at the epicenter of a humanitarian crisis in Africa’s Sahel region for this year and over $700 million for 2021 and beyond

Eighteen fishing crewmen who last week flew to New Zealand from Moscow have tested positive for the coronavirus, underscoring the difficulty New Zealand faces in trying to import needed workers while remaining virtually virus free

Dr. Richard Besser, the former acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, discusses the CDC's reports that there will be nearly 300,000 "excess deaths" in the U.S. this year.

ABC News’ Matt Gutman reports from El Paso, Texas, where there’s been a 500% increase in coronavirus cases in the past two weeks.

"It's a pandemic. It's going to seep into every nook and cranny."

Night after night in Portland, tear gas and other crowd control devices have enveloped protesters and bystanders in airborne chemicals that settle on the ground, later to be washed into storm drains