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US grants Iraq another month’s waiver for Iran gas imports
BAGHDAD – The U.S. has again granted Iraq only a month-long sanctions waiver enabling the…
Lives Lost: Virus fells double-lung transplant daredevil
BOSTON – Before her double-lung transplant, Joanne Mellady could barely put on a shirt without…
Undefeated, high schoolers head online for isolation proms
NEW YORK – In party dresses or come as you are, with colored lights flashing…
Saudi coalition urges Yemen separatists to honour Riyadh deal
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – A Saudi-led coalition mired in a yearslong war in Yemen…
VIRUS DIARY: My new life felt small. Then came coronavirus.
NEW YORK – “Home is wherever I’m with you,” the song rang out from the…
Back at work, Boris Johnson urges patience over UK lockdown
LONDON – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged his lockdown-weary nation to be patient Monday,…
South Korea maintains Kim Jong Un health rumours are untrue
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of – South Korea’s government has dismissed rumours that North Korean leader…
‘The Rise of Skywalker’ to hit Disney Plus on May 4
NEW YORK – “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” will begin streaming on Disney Plus…
UK says it won’t extend EU talks despite virus upheaval
LONDON – The British government insisted Monday that it won’t extend the deadline for striking…
Religious freedom attorneys pick their battles amid pandemic
NEW YORK – As states grapple with when and how to reopen establishments amid the…
Pelosi, top House progressive give Biden twin endorsements
ATLANTA – Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden renewed his party unification efforts Monday with bookend…
Bolivia: pueblos andinos vuelven al trueque ante la pandemia
LA PAZ, Bolivia – En muchos pueblos remotos de los Andes bolivianos ha regresado el…
EU pledges to continue search for Kosovo’s war missing
PRISTINA, Kosovo – The European Union’s mission to ensure the rule of law in Kosovo…
Erdogan: Turkey working on plan to ease virus restrictions
ANKARA, Turkey – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday his government is working on…
Tesla says cars can automatically stop for traffic lights
DETROIT – After testing on public roads, Tesla is rolling out a new feature of…
Israel marks memorial day under tightened virus restrictions
JERUSALEM – Israel came to a standstill for a minute on Monday evening to mark…
Russia dismisses media report of plot to poison Prague mayor
PRAGUE, Czech Republic – The Russian embassy in Prague has formally protested to the Czech…
‘Still in the surge’: Virus keeps a hold on Massachusetts
The coronavirus kept a tight grip Monday on hard-hit Massachusetts, which added 1,000 new deaths…
Court tosses NY case that could have expanded gun rights
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court sidestepped a major decision on gun rights Monday in a…
Libya’s Hifter declares UN unity deal ‘thing of the past’
CAIRO – Libyan commander Khalifa Hifter on Monday declared a landmark United Nations-brokered agreement to…
Texas woman kills her 2 children, mother in murder-suicide
SAN ANTONIO – A San Antonio woman fatally shot her two children and her mother…
Census says restart to field operations will be in phases
ORLANDO, Fla. – The U.S. Census Bureau’s return to field operations for the 2020 national…
BP says terms for sale of its Alaska assets renegotiated
JUNEAU, Alaska – BP said it has renegotiated financial terms with Hilcorp for the sale…
Virus leads New York to nix Democratic presidential primary
ALBANY, N.Y. – New York cancelled its 2020 Democratic presidential primary election because of the…