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Israel says it has killed Hamas leader Yayha Sinwar in Gaza
Israeli forces in Gaza killed Hamas' top leader Yahya Sinwar, a chief architect of last year's attack on Israel th…
Olympic flame lands in Japan as doubts grow over Tokyo Games
MATSUSHIMA AIR BASE, Japan (AP) — The Olympic flame on Friday completed its difficult journey from Greece to Japan.
The Latest: Sri Lankan government imposes 2 1/2 day curfew
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic, which has infected more than 244,000 people and killed more than 10,000. The COVID-19 illness causes mild or moderate s…
Netanyahu's assault on virus brings charges of 'dictatorship'
The coronavirus has raised concerns about the state of Israel’s democracy as well as its public health, even as caretaker leader Benjamin Netanyahu wins plaudits for his assertive handling of the crisis.
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China exonerates doctor reprimanded for warning of virus
BEIJING (AP) — China has exonerated a doctor who was officially reprimanded for warning about the coronavirus outbreak and later died of the disease, a startli…
Coronavirus extends across West, Californians must stay home
ROME (AP) — Italy's deaths from the coronavirus pandemic eclipsed China’s on Thursday as the scourge extended its march across the West, where the United State…
China reports no new virus infections; 'imported' cases rise
BEIJING — For a second consecutive day, China has reported zero locally transmitted coronavirus infections, while the number of “imported” cases has risen to 39.
A coronavirus explosion was expected in Japan. Where is it?
TOKYO — Japan was one of first countries outside China hit by the coronavirus and now it’s one of the least-affected among developed nations. That’s puzzling health experts.
Olympic flame from Greece arrives in Japan for handover to Tokyo Games
MATSUSHIMA AIR BASE, Japan (AP) — Olympic flame from Greece arrives in Japan for handover to Tokyo Games.
Citing pandemic, judge agrees to free ex-Peru leader on bail
LIMA, Peru (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic has provided a silver lining for a former Peruvian president who has been in U.S. custody while he fights extraditio…
Brazil's Bolsonaro strives to regain leadership amid virus
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — After questioning the seriousness of COVID-19, defying his own health ministry's recommendations and denouncing a “certain hysteria,” Bra…
Four men executed in India for 2012 Delhi gang rape and murder
NEW DELHI — Four men were executed Friday for the brutal gang rape and murder of a young woman in the Indian capital in 2012. The men were hanged in Delhi’s Tihar Jail, a jail official confirmed.
RoboPony: Chinese robot maker sees demand surge amid virus
BEIJING (AP) — While other industries struggle, Liu Zhiyong says China’s virus outbreak is boosting demand for his knee-high, bright yellow robots to deliver g…
A timeline of events after fatal gang rape that shook India
NEW DELHI (AP) — The brutal gang rape of a young woman on a moving New Delhi bus in 2012 exposed the scope of sexual violence in India and prompted stiffer pen…
India hangs 4 men convicted for fatal New Delhi gang rape
NEW DELHI (AP) — Four convicts were hanged Friday for the 2012 gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old physiotherapy student on a moving bus in New Delhi.