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Virus resurgence forces countries to reimpose restrictions

PROMACHONAS, Greece - Countries around the world are reimposing lockdowns and implementing new health checks at their borders in an effort to curb a resurgence of the coronavirus before it spins even ...

Jul 15, 2020

Tanker off UAE sought by US over Iran sanctions 'hijacked'

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - An oil tanker sought by the U.S. over allegedly circumventing sanctions on Iran was hijacked on July 5 off the coast of the United Arab Emirates, a seafarers organization...

Jul 15, 2020

Apple wins EU court case over $15 billion in claimed taxes

BRUSSELS - A European Union high court on Wednesday ruled that technology giant Apple does not have to pay 13 billion euros ($15 billion) in back taxes to Ireland, as the EU's executive commission wan...

Jul 15, 2020

Tyra Banks waltzing in as new 'Dancing With the Stars' host

LOS ANGELES - Tyra Banks will be showing off her moves as solo host of ABC's "Dancing With the Stars." The supermodel, actor and businesswoman who co-created "America's Next Top Model" will replace lo...

Jul 14, 2020

Democrat Gideon wins primary, will face GOP Sen Collins

PORTLAND, Maine - Maine House Speaker Sara Gideon beat two other Democrats on Tuesday for the right to challenge Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins in a race that's critical to the battle for control ...

Jul 14, 2020

Autopsy confirms Naya Rivera's death was accidental drowning

LOS ANGELES - An autopsy confirmed Tuesday that "Glee'' star Naya Rivera died from accidental drowning, officials said, while her family released a statement honouring her "everlasting legacy and magn...

Jul 14, 2020

South Africa surpasses the UK in confirmed coronavirus cases

JOHANNESBURG - South Africa on Tuesday surpassed the U.K. in its number of confirmed coronavirus cases as the country's president warns of "the gravest crisis in the history of our democracy." South A...

Jul 14, 2020

Maxwell denied bail on Epstein-related sex abuse charges

NEW YORK - Jeffrey Epstein's former girlfriend will remain behind bars until trial after she was denied bail Tuesday on charges she recruited girls for the financier to sexually abuse more than two de...

Jul 14, 2020

Prada headlines Milan's first Digital Fashion Week

MILAN - Prada headlined Day 1 of Milan's first Digital Fashion Week on Tuesday with a series of out-sourced videos and the apt subtitle ''the show that never happened.'' Luxury fashion is adapting to ...

Jul 14, 2020

US carries out the 1st federal execution in nearly 2 decades

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - The federal government on Tuesday carried out its first execution in almost two decades, killing by lethal injection a man convicted of murdering an Arkansas family in a 1990s plot...

Jul 14, 2020