Friday, March 20, 2026

Brazil’s Bolsonaro makes life-or-death coronavirus gamble

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DAVID BILLER Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Even as coronavirus cases mount in Latin America's largest nation, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has staked...

U.S. hotspots grow as virus cases surpass 620,000 globally

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KAT STAFFORD and MARTHA IRVINE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — As confirmed coronavirus cases in the United States led the world — with more than...

US eyes new outbreaks as infections worldwide top 575,000

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MATT SEDENSKY, KEVIN McGILL and DAVID RISING Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Troubling new outbreaks bubbled in the United States on Friday and deaths...

Half-million infected worldwide as economic toll rises

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COLLEEN LONG, DAVID RISING and EMILY SCHMALL Associated Press The human and economic toll of the lockdowns against the coronavirus mounted Thursday as India struggled...

New Zealand mosque gunman pleads guilty to murder, terrorism

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NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The man who committed the worst atrocity in New Zealand's modern history when he slaughtered 51...

Virus causes surge in WW II references, but is it merited?

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TAMER FAKAHANY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — In the first week of June 2019, World War II was on many people's minds. It was the 75th...

‘We are collapsing’: Virus pummels medics in Spain and Italy

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JOSEPH WILSON and ARITZ PARRA Associated Press MADRID (AP) — By the time Patricia Núñez's cough started, she was already familiar with the dreaded dry...

Citing virus, Putin delays vote that would extend his rule

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DARIA LITVINOVA and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Citing the coronavirus, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday postponed a nationwide vote on proposed...

Coronavirus-related crimes capitalize on global fear, panic

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COLLEEN LONG, MICHAEL BALSAMO and RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Thieves steal surgical masks and COVID-19 test kits. Hate groups encourage sick members...

India’s prime minister decrees 21-day lockdown to curb virus

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EMILY SCHMALL and SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India will begin the world's largest lockdown on Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced...