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Inmate found dead after Russian prison fire, unrest
MOSCOW – One inmate has been found dead at a Siberian prison colony where a…
‘This is a war’: Military fight against COVID-19 will be anything but easy
OTTAWA – When 40 Canadian Rangers swung into action in northern Quebec this week to…
Taliban meet with US general amid tensions over peace deal
ISLAMABAD – The Taliban have met with the head of U.S. forces in Afghanistan to…
No winning ticket for Friday night’s $70 million Lotto Max jackpot
TORONTO – No winning ticket was sold for the $70 million dollar jackpot in Friday…
Gatherings restricted, schools closed: What’s being done to fight COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected every province and territory. Canada’s chief public health officer and…
Q and A: Experts discuss some key COVID-19 concerns
With COVID-19 now impacting the lives of Canadians on so many levels, people across the…
AP PHOTOS: Pandemic meets religious holidays in Sarajevo
SARAJEVO, Bosnia – Sarajevo, a religious melting pot throughout its more than five-centuries-long history, would…
Italy begins to grapple with how to ease virus restrictions
SOAVE, Italy – With warmer weather beckoning, Italians are straining against a strict lockdown to…
Indonesia’s Anak Krakatau volcano shoots ash, lava
JAKARTA, Indonesia – Indonesia’s Anak Krakatau volcano spewed a column of ash 500 metres (1,640…
3 rebels linked to Indonesia gold mine attack die in clash
TIMIKA, Indonesia – Indonesian security forces shot and killed three separatist rebels who were suspected…
Indonesian starts business to make hazmat suit for hospitals
JAKARTA, Indonesia – Her friends who worked in hospitals cried, and Indonesian businesswoman Maryati Dimursi…
Lives Lost: An Egyptian doctor, the ‘backbone’ of his family
CAIRO – Dr. Ahmed el-Lawah liked to gather the whole family every week at his…
Worker at corrections facility tests positive for COVID-19
JUNEAU, Alaska – A staff member at a state-run prison in Juneau tested positive for…
Hopeful birdsong, foreboding sirens: A pandemic in sound
NEW YORK – Hopeful birdsong and foreboding sirens. Chiming church bells and bleating ferry horns.…
Calling Trump: When connections help steer virus supplies
WASHINGTON – It was early on a Friday when Jared Kushner said he received a…
Trump winery eligible for bailout in virus relief law
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s Virginia vineyard could be eligible for a federal bailout under…
The Latest: Electric bands for Koreans who break quarantine
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT
New York area walloped as global virus deaths pass 100,000 NEW YORK (AP) — The…
New York area walloped as global virus deaths pass 100,000
NEW YORK – The worldwide death toll from the coronavirus surged past 100,000 Friday as…
UN envoy gives Yemen’s warring parties new peace proposals
TANZANIA, Tanzania – The U.N. special envoy for Yemen gave the warring parties in the…
Cases low but tougher days could come on reserves: Indigenous Services minister
OTTAWA – The federal minister of Indigenous Services says even though the number of COVID-19…
US border agent arrested on suspicion of child sex crimes
TUCSON, Ariz. – A U.S. Border Patrol agent, who police say barricaded himself in a…
‘Hope’ the giraffe born in New Orleans amid pandemic
NEW ORLEANS – The Audubon Nature Institute in New Orleans welcomed a new resident, a…
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 9 p.m.…