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Japan PM to declare state of emergency as early as Tuesday

TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says that he will declare a state of emergency for Tokyo and six other prefectures as early as Tuesday to bolster measures to fight the coronavirus outbreak,...

Apr 06, 2020

Marianne Faithfull in hospital with coronavirus and 'stable'

LOS ANGELES - The English singer-songwriter Marianne Faithfull is being treated for coronavirus in a London hospital. Her manager Francois Ravard said Sunday that Faithfull is stable, however, and res...

Apr 05, 2020

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson hospitalized with virus

LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been admitted to a hospital with the coronavirus. Johnson's office says he is being admitted for tests because he still has symptoms 10 days after tes...

Apr 05, 2020

Virus cancels anniversary event for deadly mine explosion

CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A planned public gathering was shelved on the 10th anniversary of the worst U.S. mining disaster in decades. Heartfelt speeches gave way Sunday to silent remembrances and individua...

Apr 05, 2020

Singer Pink says she had COVID-19, gives $1M to relief funds

LOS ANGELES - The singer Pink had tested positive for COVID-19, she said Friday, also announcing that she is donating $500,000 each to two emergency funds. In a pair of tweets, she said she and her th...

Apr 04, 2020

New Orleans calliope tribute for jazz great Ellis Marsalis

NEW ORLEANS - A tourist riverboat calliope blasted hymn and gospel tunes across New Orleans' French Quarter on Friday as a tribute to the late jazz pianist and educator Ellis Marsalis. Marsalis, who t...

Apr 04, 2020

Knifeman in southern France kills 2 in attack on passersby

PARIS - A man wielding a knife attacked residents of a French town while they ventured out to shop amid a coronavirus lockdown Saturday, killing two people and wounding eight others, authorities said....

Apr 04, 2020

Contagious singing as Corona Community Chorus unites voices

NEW YORK - Casper ter Kuile lights a candle in front of his computer screen. And then the music begins. All around the world, linked by video, more than 100 people sing "Come, Come Whoever You Are," l...

Apr 04, 2020

Trump fires watchdog who handled Ukraine complaint

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump has fired the intelligence watchdog who handled the complaint that triggered his impeachment. Trump informed the Senate intelligence committee Friday of his decisio...

Apr 03, 2020

China honours virus victims with 3 minutes of reflection

WUHAN, China - With air raid sirens wailing and flags at half-mast, China on Saturday held a three-minute nationwide moment of reflection to honour those who have died in the coronavirus outbreak, esp...

Apr 03, 2020