Friday, March 20, 2026

China tries to revive economy but consumer engine sputters

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JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China, where the coronavirus pandemic started in December, is cautiously trying to get back to business, but...

China didn’t warn public of likely pandemic for 6 key days

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The Associated Press  In the six days after top Chinese officials secretly determined they likely were facing a pandemic from a new coronavirus, the city...

UN chief: world faces misinformation epidemic about virus

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EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Tuesday that the world is facing "a dangerous epidemic of misinformation"...

Armed men seize, release tanker off Iran by Strait of Hormuz

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JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Armed men boarded a Hong Kong-flagged tanker ship Tuesday off the coast of Iran near...

Deaths near 100K as some countries weigh reopening business

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MATT SEDENSKY and JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The worldwide death toll from the coronavirus closed in on 100,000 as Christians around...

UK’s Johnson out of intensive care as his condition improves

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JILL LAWLESS and PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was moved out of intensive care Thursday at the London...

Countries start thinking about easing up on restrictions

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MARINA VILLENUEVE AND LORI HINNANT Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Even as coronavirus deaths mount across Europe and New York, the U.S. and other...

Virus crisis cuts off billions sent to poor around the world

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GISELA SALMON, SONIA PÉREZ D. and MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Until a month ago, Diana Leticia Hernández sold face cream door to...

China’s virus pandemic epicenter Wuhan ends 76-day lockdown

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SAM McNEIL Associated Press WUHAN, China (AP) — The lockdown that served as a model for countries battling the coronavirus around the world has ended...

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson moved to intensive care

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DANICA KIRKA and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was moved to the intensive care unit of a London...