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Scientists warn of Spain's 'premature' exit from lockdown

Spanish authorities say they trust that plans to allow the return of nonessential workers to factories and construction sites ...

The Latest: Turkey announces 2-day curfew for 31 cities

The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, ...

Worldwide deaths from the coronavirus hit 100,000

The worldwide death toll from the coronavirus hit 100,000 as Christians around the globe marked a Good Friday unlike any ...

New, larger wave of locusts threatens millions in Africa

Weeks before the coronavirus spread through much of the world, parts of Africa were already threatened by another kind of ...

Schools struggle to safely get free meals to needy students

When schools started closing across the U.S. during the coronavirus pandemic, they scrambled to keep feeding millions of ...

The Latest: Italy urges sports to develop health protocols

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ The nationwide lockdown in Italy has ...

What you need to know today about the virus outbreak

The worldwide death toll from the coronavirus hit 100,000 on Friday as Christians around the globe marked a Good Friday ...

5 things to know today - that aren't about the virus

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that are being talked about today: 1. BARR SAY RUSSIA ...

Still scarred, Notre Dame lives anew in coronavirus crisis

Still damaged and scarred by fire, Notre Dame Cathedral came back to life — if only for a fleeting instant — as a center for ...

American football player flew home to US with virus

The coronavirus pandemic ended Dylan Reda’s plans to play and coach American football in the Czech Republic, and that was ...

Malta rescues 70 migrants, suspends rescues due to virus

Malta has brought to its shores 70 migrants who drifted into Maltese waters after being stranded at sea for five days, but ...

In a test of faith, Christians mark Good Friday in isolation

Christians are commemorating Jesus' crucifixion without the solemn church services or emotional processions of past years, ...

EU agrees on virus economy aid but split over way ahead

Faced with a mounting coronavirus death toll and the prospect of a deep recession, European finance ministers have backed a ...

VIRUS DIARY: Isolation and patience on a quiet Gaza farm

I haven't spent more than a single night at my family's farm on the northern edge of Gaza since an Israeli airstrike killed ...

Barr says Russia probe was started 'without basis'

Attorney General William Barr believes the Russia investigation that shadowed President Donald Trump for the first two years ...

Poland marks 10 years since president killed in plane crash

Poland's government on Friday marked the 10th anniversary of the plane crash that killed President Lech Kaczynski and 95 ...

Tokyo Olympic CEO hints games could be in doubt even in 2021

As the coronavirus spreads in Japan, the chief executive of the Tokyo Games said Friday he can’t guarantee the postponed ...

ShowBiz Minute: Rihanna, Loughlin, BTS

Rihanna and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey pledge $4.2M to help victims of domestic abuse; Federal prosecutors deny investigators ...

Markets stable amid holidays, oil down on OPEC uncertainty

Asian shares were steady in quiet Good Friday trading after Wall Street closed out its best week in 45 years thanks to the ...

Leave doping ban in past amid virus outbreak, Russia says

International authorities should “turn a new page” and forget Russia’s Olympic doping ban because of the coronavirus ...