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Health
Hard-Hit Spain Tries A Gradual Easing Of Its Coronavirus Lockdown
The move allows some businesses that can't operate remotely to re-open, even as most citizens remain under stay-at-home orders. But critics warn it may be too soon to let up.
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World
China Reports 169 New Coronavirus Cases — Highest In 5 Weeks
Officials said Monday that mainland China had 169 new confirmed cases, 98 of which were described as "imported." It was the largest increase since March 6.
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World
Russia Tops 10,000 Coronavirus Cases, With Moscow At The Epicenter
Officials said Thursday that the country had nearly 1,500 new cases in a single day, with 13 new deaths from COVID-19. The news came as the Kremlin extended a national "non-working week."
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National
Inmates In Washington State Protest After Fellow Prisoners Test Positive For COVID-19
More than 100 prisoners at Monroe Correctional Complex's minimum-security unit set off fire extinguishers in protest after six fellow inmates were diagnosed with COVID-19 in recent days.
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Health
Global Lockdowns Resulting In 'Horrifying Surge' In Domestic Violence, U.N. Warns
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said that reported cases had doubled in some countries "as the economic and social pressures and fear have grown."
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Health
Nurses In Australia Issue Plea To Stop Violence, Theft Of Sanitizer And Masks
Whole pallets of personal protective equipment have reportedly been stolen from hospitals, and some health care workers have even become targets of violence, a nurses' union says.
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World
U.S. Officials Believe Ex-FBI Agent Who Disappeared In Iran In 2007 Is Dead
Robert Levinson, who went missing while on an unauthorized mission for the CIA, is thought to have died in Iranian custody, his family says.
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World
U.S. 'Disappointed' In Afghan Leadership, Will Slash $1 Billion In Aid, Pompeo Says
The secretary of state's announcement follows meetings in Kabul with Afghanistan's rivals to the presidency, Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah. Pompeo said another $1 billion could be cut next year.
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Health
Salt Lake City Airport Tightens Rules For Greeting Missionaries Returning From Abroad
The tougher restrictions were announced after criticism from officials, including Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, following scenes over the weekend of friends and family thronging an airport parking lot.
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National
3 GOP Senators In Self-Quarantine Will Be Unable To Vote On Coronavirus Relief
After a positive coronavirus test for Sen. Rand Paul, Sens. Mitt Romney and Mike Lee, who said they had recent contact with Paul but showed no symptoms, voluntarily self-quarantine.