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Saudi Aramco to boost capacity; Abu Dhabi to increase supply
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Saudi Arabia steamed ahead on Wednesday with its new energy…
Warrants: Community centre shooter stopped taking medication
MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo. – A part-time janitor charged with fatally shooting a supervisor inside a…
Province at China virus’s centre lets some companies reopen
BEIJING – The province at the centre of China’s virus outbreak began allowing factories and…
Saudi, UAE economies rocked by plunging oil prices and virus
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – It’s been a turbulent week for Saudi Arabia and the…
13 Slovak judges detained for dealings with businessman
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia – Thirteen judges in Slovakia and five other people linked to the main…
AP VoteCast: Missouri voters say health care is top issue
WASHINGTON – Voters in Missouri’s Democratic primary ranked health care as the most important issue…
AP VoteCast: Mississippi voters say health care is top issue
WASHINGTON – Voters in Mississippi’s Democratic primary ranked health care as the most important issue…
Family of man convicted of Lockerbie bombing can appeal
LONDON – Scotland’s criminal appeals body said Wednesday that the family of a Libyan man…
AP VoteCast: Michigan voters say health care is top issue
WASHINGTON – Voters in Michigan’s Democratic primary ranked health care as the most important issue…
Jackson Hole Airport board to vote on helicopter tour permit
JACKSON, Wyo. – The board overseeing an airport in western Wyoming will vote soon on…
France, Spain honour hundreds of terrorism victims, vow unity
PARIS – The president of France and the king of Spain paid homage Wednesday to…
NewsAlert:World Health Organization declares COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic
GENEVA – World Health Organization declares COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic. More coming
Witness recants testimony from murder case against 5 teens
RALEIGH, N.C. – A key witness has recanted her testimony against five teens convicted in…
Mother sues hospital over drug test that led to abuse probe
A mother sued a Pittsburgh hospital Wednesday, saying it collected and tested her urine for…
Virus could test Latin America’s already ailing economy
PROGRESO, Ecuador – For years, Dionisio Romero has relied for his livelihood on a magenta-colored…
Honduras confirms first 2 cases of new coronavirus
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras – Honduras has confirmed its first two cases of the new coronavirus, authorities…
News agency: Iran VP, 2 Cabinet members have new virus
TEHRAN, Iran – Iran’s senior vice-president and two other Cabinet members have contracted the new…
Ex-French prime minister’s wife is key figure in fraud trial
PARIS – For over three decades, Penelope Fillon was known as the very discreet wife…
Ex-CFL football player to plead guilty in U.S. college admissions scam
BOSTON – A former Canadian Football League player will plead guilty to paying US$200,000 to…
Caribbean tries to resolve vote dispute in oil-rich Guyana
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Several Caribbean prime ministers travelled to Guyana on Wednesday to try to…
Utah female senators walk out before abortion bill passes
SALT LAKE CITY – All six women in the Utah Senate walked out in protest…
State agrees to ignore law on gay relationships in sex ed
South Carolina education officials have agreed not to enforce part of their own state law…
US budget deficit up 14.8% for first 5 months of fiscal year
WASHINGTON – The U.S. budget deficit through the first five months of this budget year…
Woman convicted in death of anti-gang crusader
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. – A woman who drove her SUV over a New York mother…