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UK eyes mass testing as it takes next steps out of lockdown
LONDON - All adults and children in England will be able to have routine coronavirus tests twice a week as a way to stamp out new outbreaks, the British government said Monday as it prepared to announ...
Apr 05, 2021
Polish hospitals struggle with surge of virus patients
BOCHNIA, Poland - Polish hospitals struggled over the Easter weekend with a massive number of people infected with COVID-19 following a huge surge in infections across Central and Eastern Europe in re...
Apr 05, 2021
Latest attack pushes US Capitol Police further toward crisis
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Capitol Police are struggling. One officer was killed and another injured when a driver slammed into a barricade Friday afternoon. The attack comes after officers were overrun an...
Apr 05, 2021
Biden's big infrastructure plan hits McConnell, GOP blockade
WASHINGTON - Republicans in Congress are making the politically brazen bet that it's more advantageous to oppose President Joe Biden's ambitious rebuild America agenda than to lend support for the cos...
Apr 05, 2021
Corporations gave over $50M to voting restriction backers
WASHINGTON - When executives from Coca-Cola and Delta Airlines spoke out against Georgia's new voting law as unduly restrictive last week, it seemed to signal a new activism springing from corporate A...
Apr 05, 2021
Trial in Floyd's death expected to turn to ex-cop's training
MINNEAPOLIS - The trial of a former Minneapolis police officer in George Floyd's death is expected to turn toward the officer's training on Monday after a first week that was dominated by emotional te...
Apr 05, 2021
Rescuers hampered by damaged roads, more rain in Indonesia
LEMBATA, Indonesia - Rescuers were hampered by damaged bridges and roads and a lack of heavy equipment Monday after torrential rains caused multiple disasters on remote eastern Indonesian islands as w...
Apr 05, 2021
Netanyahu ex-ally nominates himself to be next PM
JERUSALEM - A former right-wing ally of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has recommended himself as the next prime minister, deepening Israel's political deadlock. Naftali Bennett's Yamina party nomi...
Apr 05, 2021
Turkey detains ex-admirals over statement on straits treaty
ANKARA, Turkey - Turkish authorities on Monday detained 10 former admirals after a group of more than 100 retired top navy officers issued a midnight statement that government officials tied to Turkey...
Apr 05, 2021
India's daily virus cases soar past 100,000 for first time
NEW DELHI - India reported its biggest single-day spike in confirmed coronavirus cases since the pandemic began Monday, and officials in the hard-hit state home to Mumbai are resuming the closure of s...
Apr 05, 2021
