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Election commission: Afghan president Ghani wins 2nd term

KABUL - Ashraf Ghani has won a second term as president of Afghanistan, the country's independent election commission announced Tuesday, more than four months after polls closed. The commission said G...

Feb 18, 2020

Jeff Bezos commits $10 billion to fight climate change

NEW YORK - Amazon founder Jeff Bezos said Monday that he plans to spend $10 billion of his own fortune to help fight climate change. Bezos, the world's richest person, said in an Instagram post that h...

Feb 18, 2020

Quarantine on cruise ship in Japan comes under question

TOKYO - An extraordinary two-week quarantine of the Diamond Princess cruise ship ends Wednesday, with thousands of passengers and crew set to disembark over the next several days in the port of Yokoha...

Feb 18, 2020

Lewis Capaldi, Dave among front-runners for UK's Brit Awards

LONDON - Singer-songwriter Lewis Capaldi and rapper Dave lead the nominations for the U.K. music industry's Brit Awards, which faced criticism for the lack of female artists nominated for the high-pro...

Feb 18, 2020

UN chief: New virus outbreak is 'a very dangerous situation'

LAHORE, Pakistan - The U.N. secretary general has told The Associated Press that the virus outbreak that began in China "is not out of control but it is a very dangerous situation." Antonio Guterres s...

Feb 18, 2020

Japan says 88 more virus cases confirmed on quarantined ship

TOKYO - Japanese health authorities said Tuesday they have confirmed 88 more cases of the new virus on a quarantined cruise ship near Tokyo. The new cases bring the total on the Diamond Princess to 54...

Feb 18, 2020

Boy Scouts file for bankruptcy due to sex-abuse lawsuits

Barraged by hundreds of sex-abuse lawsuits, the Boy Scouts of America filed for bankruptcy protection Tuesday in hopes of working out a potentially mammoth victim compensation plan that will allow the...

Feb 17, 2020

China reports 1,886 new virus cases, death toll up by 98

BEIJING - China reported 1,886 new virus cases and 98 more deaths in its update Tuesday on a disease outbreak that has caused milder illness in most people, an assessment that promoted guarded optimis...

Feb 17, 2020

Xi's early involvement in virus outbreak raises questions

BEIJING - A recent speech by Chinese President Xi Jinping that has been published by state media indicates for the first time that he was leading the response to a new virus outbreak from early on in ...

Feb 17, 2020

Mickey Wright, golf great and early LPGA force, dies at 85

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Mickey Wright, the golf great with a magnificent swing who won 13 majors among her 82 victories and gave the fledgling LPGA a crucial lift, died Monday of a heart attack. She w...

Feb 17, 2020