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Families sue helicopter company in deadly Kobe Bryant crash
LOS ANGELES – Family members of four passengers killed in a helicopter crash with Kobe…
Southeast Asian nations struggling against coronavirus
Few Southeast Asian nations enacted serious measures to contain the coronavirus until their own number…
Israeli survivors remember Holocaust amid virus quarantine
JERUSALEM – With the global coronavirus pandemic ravaging the elderly, Israel’s aging population of Holocaust…
Virgin Australia airline seeks bankruptcy protection
CANBERRA, Australia – Virgin Australia, the nation’s second-largest airline, announced Tuesday it had entered voluntary…
Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s furlough from Iranian prison extended
LONDON – British-Iranian charity worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s temporary release from an Iranian jail has been…
Pandemic squeezes finances of Democratic grassroots donors
WASHINGTON – Well-to-do donors gathered last August at the sprawling Charlotte, North Carolina, home of…
3 policemen die in attacks on Afghan police chief, governor
KABUL – Two separate bombings in Afghanistan targeted a senior police chief and a provincial…
Seller of books critical of China leaders attacked in Taiwan
TAIPEI, Taiwan – The founder of a bookshop specializing in texts critical of China’s Communist…
UK Parliament to hold virtual debates amid virus lockdown
LONDON – Britain’s Parliament is going back to work, and the political authorities have a…
Sri Lankans remember Easter bomb victims at home amid virus
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – Sri Lankans commemorated the anniversary of last year’s Islamic State group-inspired…
Alaska Native group sues Neiman Marcus over coat’s design
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – An Alaska Native cultural organization is suing luxury retailer Neiman Marcus, saying…
Fuel pump problem forces Subaru to recall over 200K vehicles
DETROIT – Subaru is recalling just over 200,000 cars and SUVs in the U.S. and…
Syrian war monitor says Israeli strike near Palmyra kills 9
BEIRUT – An Israeli airstrike in central Syria killed nine fighters, including six who were…
Murder charges filed against German synagogue attack suspect
BERLIN – German prosecutors said Tuesday they have charged the suspect in last year’s botched…
Poll: Americans sour on China amid pandemic, broader rivalry
WASHINGTON – Americans are increasingly hostile to China as the coronavirus pandemic wreaks havoc on…
Muslims try to keep Ramadan spirit amid virus restrictions
BAHTIM, Egypt – Every year during Ramadan, the Light of Muhammad Mosque sets up long…
Asia Today: Singapore extends lockdown amid surge in cases
BANGKOK – Singapore will extend its partial lockdown by four more weeks after reporting thousands…
The Latest: Paper mill temporarily closes, cites COVID-19
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. – The Latest on the coronavirus outbreak in Minnesota (all times local):…
Surge in UK benefits applications reinforces jobless fears
LONDON – The number of people seeking benefits in the U.K. is rising at the…
As Earth Day turns 50, green movement faces fresh challenges
BOSTON – Gina McCarthy remembers the way things used to be: Tar balls clinging to…
Doctors: Execution drugs could help COVID-19 patients
HOUSTON – Secrecy surrounding executions could hinder efforts by a group of medical professionals who…
VIRUS DIARY: The kids, at a distance, caring for `Madad’
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – We call them “Madad,” my siblings and I: So inseparable, not to…
Greece: 150 have virus at quarantined hotel housing migrants
KRANIDI, Greece – Greek authorities said Tuesday that 150 people tested positive for the novel…
Former drug lord Ochoa seeks early release from US prison
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – One of three Colombian brothers who authorities say once were key…