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Iran says official who played down virus fears is infected
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The head of an Iranian government task force on the coronavirus who had urged the public not to overreact about its spread has tested positive for the illness himself, au...
Feb 26, 2020
China sentences Swedish bookseller to 10 years in prison
BEIJING - A court in eastern China has sentenced a Swedish seller of books that took a skeptical look at the ruling Communist Party to 10 years in prison for "illegally providing intelligence overseas...
Feb 26, 2020
Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime ousted at Mexican Open by Britain's Kyle Edmund
MEXICO CITY - Canadian qualifier Leylah Annie Fernandez has reached the quarterfinals at the Mexican Open. The 17-year-old Fernandez toppled eighth-seeded Nao Hibino of Japan 6-3, 6-0 on Wednesday in ...
Feb 26, 2020
Montreal Alouettes sign free-agent American receiver Namaan Roosevelt
MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes signed veteran American receiver Naaman Roosevelt on Wednesday. Roosevelt became a CFL free agent Feb. 11. The five-foot-11, 195-pound Roosevelt spent the previous fi...
Feb 26, 2020
New US coronavirus case may be 1st from unknown origin
NEW YORK - A new coronavirus case in California could be the first in the U.S. that has no known connection to travel abroad or another known case, a possible sign the virus is spreading in a U.S. com...
Feb 26, 2020
Gunman kills 5 at Milwaukee brewery before taking own life
MILWAUKEE - An employee opened fire Wednesday at one of the nation's largest breweries in Milwaukee, killing five fellow workers before taking his own life, police said. The assailant who attacked the...
Feb 26, 2020
UN: Rival Libyan politicians meet for peace talks in Geneva
CAIRO - Rival Libyan politicians met on Wednesday for U.N.-sponsored political talks in Geneva aimed at ending the latest round of fighting over the country's capital, Tripoli. Yet just hours later, t...
Feb 26, 2020
Bemstrom's OT tally lifts Blue Jackets over Senators 4-3
COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Columbus Blue Jackets ditched their eight-game losing streak - and lost two more players to injuries. Emil Bemstrom scored 4:35 into overtime, and the banged-up Blue Jackets beat ...
Feb 26, 2020
Montreal Impact advance to quarterfinals in CONCACAF Champions League
MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact advanced to the quarterfinal of the CONCACAF Champions League with a 0-0 draw against Costa Rica's Deportivo Saprissa in the second leg of the round of 16 on Wednesday. ...
Feb 26, 2020
Hardest-hit China, South Korea count 767 new virus cases
BEIJING - South Korea and China each reported hundreds more virus cases Thursday as the new illness persists in the worst-hit areas and spreads beyond borders. South Korea reported 334 more cases, bri...
Feb 26, 2020
