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Keir Starmer picked to lead UK Labour amid virus crisis
LONDON – Britain’s main opposition Labour Party has elected lawyer and lawmaker Keir Starmer as…
Pandemic has shunted aside an array of Liberal initiatives, at least for now
OTTAWA – As a new year dawned, the government’s throne-speech commitments, unfurled just weeks earlier,…
Feds pulled between bailing out oil and gas and moving to cleaner energy
OTTAWA – Canada’s oil producers could only sit and watch as the price of their…
African elite who once sought treatment abroad are grounded
JOHANNESBURG – The coronavirus pandemic could narrow one gaping inequality in Africa, where some heads…
China honours virus victims with 3 minutes of reflection
WUHAN, China – With air raid sirens wailing and flags at half-staff, China held a…
No winning ticket for Friday night’s $70 million Lotto Max jackpot
TORONTO – No winning ticket was sold for the $70 million jackpot in Friday night’s…
Gatherings restricted, schools closed: What’s being done to fight COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected every province and territory. Medical officers of health and Canada’s…
B.C. temporarily lifts data residency requirement in response to COVID-19
VANCOUVER – British Columbia has temporarily modified its access to information and privacy act in…
Cadaver dogs offer clues to wagon trains on old Idaho trails
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho – It’s a hunt for dead bodies. Cadaver dogs will be out…
UN to decide in a month on holding world leaders’ meeting
TANZANIA, Tanzania – The president of the U.N. General Assembly says the 193-member world body…
The Latest: UN to decide in month whether to delay meeting
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for…
Virus outbreak threatens old-school business in Dells
LAKE DELTON, Wis. – There are places in this enclave of water parks, fudge shops…
Military recruiting struggles as enlistment stations close
WASHINGTON – Marine Gunnery Sgt. Kevin Meyer does his best recruiting face-to-face. He can look…
Trump admin tries to narrow stockpile’s role for states
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration has abruptly changed its description of the Strategic National Stockpile…
Face coverings recommended, but Trump says he won’t wear one
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump announced new federal guidelines Friday recommending that Americans wear face…
Russia to the rescue? US, Moscow spar over aid deliveries
WASHINGTON – An odd new front in the U.S.-Russian rivalry has emerged as a Russian…
Some states receive masks with dry rot, broken ventilators
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Some states and cities that have been shipped masks, gloves, ventilators and…
Pandemic hurts ability of nations to face natural disasters
WELLINGTON, New Zealand – Before New Zealand began its four-week lockdown to fight the coronavirus,…
Alaska health officials recommend face coverings in public
JUNEAU, Alaska – State health officials on Friday recommended Alaskans wear cloth face coverings in…
US urges masks as dramatic steps to combat virus roll out
NEW YORK – The Trump administration urged Americans to cover their faces in public and…
2nd deported Guatemalan tests positive for coronavirus
GUATEMALA CITY – A second Guatemalan man has tested positive for the new coronavirus after…
Hawaii: Delay international military drill over virus
HONOLULU – Hawaii Gov. David Ige said Friday he will ask the U.S. military to…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT
Trump fires watchdog who handled Ukraine complaint WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has fired…
Cuba gives prominent dissident house arrest, reads sentence
HAVANA – Cuban dissident José Daniel Ferrer was placed under house arrest Friday after a…