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European Central Bank holds off on strengthening stimulus

FRANKFURT - The European Central Bank held off from strengthening its stimulus programs despite growing concern that a renewed surge in COVID-19 cases could stall the economy's recovery from the deep ...

Oct 29, 2020

US jobless claims aid fall to 751,000, virus resurges

WASHINGTON - The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell last week to 751,000, the lowest since March, but it's still historically high and indicates the viral pandemic is still forcing...

Oct 29, 2020

3 dead in knife attack in French church; terrorism suspected

PARIS - An attacker armed with a knife killed three people at a church Thursday in the Mediterranean city of Nice, French authorities said. It was the third attack in two months in France, which has g...

Oct 29, 2020

Tanzanian opposition leader rejects presidential election

NAIROBI, Kenya - Tanzania's leading opposition candidate has rejected Wednesday's presidential vote after alleging widespread irregularities, saying on Thursday that whatever happened was not an elect...

Oct 29, 2020

India's coronavirus cases cross 8 million, behind US

NEW DELHI - India's confirmed coronavirus caseload surpassed 8 million on Thursday with daily infections dipping to the lowest level this week, as concerns grew over a major Hindu festival season and ...

Oct 29, 2020

Letters, texts, caravans, parades: Advocates mobilize voters

Sometimes her hand hurt, but Nancy Gehman kept writing. Every evening from July until mid-October, the 85-year-old retiree sat with a gel pen, writing notes imploring fellow Americans to find a way to...

Oct 28, 2020

S. Korea's top court upholds 17-year jail term on ex-leader

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - South Korea's top court upheld a 17-year sentence imposed on former President Lee Myung-bak for a range of corruption crimes in a final ruling Thursday that will send him b...

Oct 28, 2020

FBI warns ransomware assault threatens US healthcare system

BOSTON - Federal agencies warned that cybercriminals are unleashing a wave of data-scrambling extortion attempts against the U.S. healthcare system designed to lock up hospital information systems, wh...

Oct 28, 2020

US official says UN has 'lack of curiosity' on Xinjiang

BEIJING - The United Nations is not doing enough to investigate reported abuses in China's Xinjiang region against members of Muslim minority groups, the U.S. envoy for women's issues said Thursday. C...

Oct 28, 2020

Asia Today: Virus arrives in Marshall Islands with 2 cases

WELLINGTON, New Zealand - The Marshall Islands has reported its first cases of the coronavirus after two people who flew from Hawaii to a U.S. military base tested positive. The small Pacific nation h...

Oct 28, 2020