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Rising from sick beds, COVID medics head back to front lines

“Be strong, mum, we really love you," is what Dr. Aurelie Gouel's kids tell the ICU physician when she sets off for long ...

Yemen has 1st confirmed virus case, more than 10k in Israel

Yemen’s internationally recognized government announced Friday the first confirmed case of the new coronavirus in the ...

Preacher to Pope Francis: Virus reminds us we're all mortal

In a sign of humble obedience, Pope Francis prostrated himself for a few minutes on the floor of a nearly empty St.

Ex-soccer boss Napout denied compassionate prison release

A federal judge denied a request by the former head of South American soccer to be given compassionate release from prison ...

In Mexico, towns block themselves off because of coronavirus

In Mexico, beach towns have begun blocking off roads — in some cases, constructing barricades of rubble across roadways — to ...

A conundrum for New Yorkers: Social distancing in the subway

They let trains that look too crowded pass by. If they decide to board, they search for emptier cars to ride in. Then they ...

Stampede in Kenya as slum residents surge for food aid

Thousands of people surged for food aid in a brief stampede Friday in Kenya's capital, desperate for help as coronavirus ...

New York virus deaths rise fast, but hospitalizations slow

New York COVID-19-related deaths jumped yet again by more than 700 in a day, while hospitals battling the outbreak reported ...

FDA warns Alex Jones to stop pitching bogus virus remedies

U.S. health officials are warning conspiracy theorist and radio host Alex Jones to stop pitching bogus remedies for the ...

New Ebola case in Congo, days before outbreak's expected end

A new case of the Ebola virus has been confirmed in eastern Congo, just three days before the country expected to declare an ...

Schumer: Trump administration OKs talks on virus aid bill

Top Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer says the Trump administration has agreed to pursue bipartisan House-Senate talks on an ...

Review: Watching 'Trolls World Tour'? Bring ear plugs

Music snobbery is making a comeback. On the heels of the excellent serial remake of “High Fidelity,” about a tasteful ...

Global pact to contain oil price crash takes shape

The OPEC oil cartel and nations including Russia have agreed to boost oil prices by cutting as much as 10 million barrels a ...

Bunnies to the rescue as virus hits Belgian chocolatiers

Master chocolatier Dominique Persoone stood forlorn on his huge workfloor, a faint smell of cocoa lingering amid the idle ...

UK sees almost 1,000 new virus deaths; Johnson improving

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson needs time to recover from the new coronavirus and is unlikely to be back at work soon, ...

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 ...

Nurses weigh their principles vs safety in virus fight

Paramedics rushed another critical COVID-19 patient into the emergency room, and Chicago nurse Cynthia Riemer felt her ...

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 ...

Lives Lost: At 97, World War II vet takes a final road

In his final months, Bill Chambers couldn't walk, but he found peace in motion. Three times a week, his oldest daughter, ...

As Trump rails against mail voting, some allies embrace it

President Donald Trump is claiming without evidence that expanding mail-in voting will increase voter fraud. But several GOP ...