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Iran says US sanctions hinder access to COVID-19 vaccines

TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said Wednesday that U.S. sanctions are making it difficult for Iran to purchase medicine and health supplies from abroad, including COVID-19 vaccines nee...

Dec 09, 2020

Explosion damages Polish store near Amsterdam, 3rd in 2 days

THE HAGUE, Netherlands - An explosion damaged a Polish supermarket in a Dutch town near Amsterdam early Wednesday morning, the third such blast in two days. Police said the explosion happened at a sto...

Dec 09, 2020

Kim's sister slams Seoul over questioning zero-virus claim

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un lambasted South Korea's foreign minister for questioning the North's claim to be coronavirus free, warning Wednesd...

Dec 08, 2020

Cruise cut short as passenger tests positive for COVID-19

SINGAPORE - A passenger on board a Royal Caribbean "cruise to nowhere" has been diagnosed with the coronavirus, prompting the vessel to return early to Singapore on Wednesday. Royal Caribbean said in ...

Dec 08, 2020

AP sources: Biden picks Rep. Marcia Fudge as housing chief

WASHINGTON - President-elect Joe Biden has selected Ohio Rep. Marcia Fudge as his housing and urban development secretary, according to three people familiar with the decision. Fudge was first elected...

Dec 08, 2020

'First Cow,' 'Nomadland' top AP's best films of 2020

Good movies kept coming in 2020, even when everything else stopped. In a year that often felt like its own kind of cataclysmic Hollywood production, the movies - even if relegated to smaller screens -...

Dec 08, 2020

High court rejects GOP bid to halt Biden's Pennsylvania win

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected Republicans' last-gasp bid to reverse Pennsylvania's certification of President-elect Joe Biden's victory in the electoral battleground. The court wi...

Dec 08, 2020

Tesla seeks to sell $5B in stock; CEO Musk moves to Texas

Tesla said Tuesday it is looking to raise up to $5 billion in capital through a stock offering. The announcement came on the same day CEO Elon Musk said he has moved his home to Texas from California....

Dec 08, 2020

Fans, Ono, bandmates mark 40 years since John Lennon's death

NEW YORK - Fans remembered John Lennon with flowers, candles and songs Tuesday, the 40th anniversary of the former Beatle's death after being shot outside his New York City apartment building. In Cent...

Dec 08, 2020

High tide floods Venice as dike-on-demand wasn't activated

High tides flooded St. Mark's Square in Venice on Tuesday, propelled by winds that were stronger than predicted, and an experimental system of inflatable barriers wasn't activated to prevent water fro...

Dec 08, 2020