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Swiss prosecutors intend to drop 1 FIFA case against Blatter

GENEVA - In a legal victory for former FIFA president Sepp Blatter, federal prosecutors in Switzerland plan to drop one of two cases open against him for suspected criminal mismanagement. The Swiss at...

Apr 11, 2020

Tokyo Olympic CEO hints games could be in doubt even in 2021

TOKYO - As the coronavirus spreads in Japan, the chief executive of the Tokyo Games said Friday he can't guarantee the postponed Olympics will be staged next year - even with the long delay. Japanese ...

Apr 10, 2020

Consumer prices slump 0.4% as virus puts chill on spending

WASHINGTON - Consumer prices fell 0.4% in March, the largest decline in five years, revealing the downward pressure that the coronavirus pandemic is exerting on the cost of gasoline, airfares, hotel r...

Apr 10, 2020

Yemen has 1st confirmed virus case, more than 10k in Israel

CAIRO - Yemen's internationally recognized government Friday announced the first confirmed case of coronavirus in the war-torn country, stoking fears that an outbreak could devastate an already crippl...

Apr 10, 2020

Oil-producing nations seek global deal to stabilize market

MOSCOW - Oil-producing countries including those of the OPEC cartel and Russia are trying to strike a global deal to pump less crude in a bid to limit a crash in prices that, while welcome for consume...

Apr 09, 2020

Pandemic has set the number of air travellers back decades

The number of Americans getting on airplanes has sunk to a level not seen in more than 60 years as people shelter in their homes to avoid catching or spreading the new coronavirus. The Transportation ...

Apr 09, 2020

16.8M Americans thrown out of work as economic toll rises

NEW YORK - The coronavirus outbreak has thrown at least 16.8 million Americans onto the unemployment rolls in just three weeks, underscoring the terrifying speed with which the crisis has brought worl...

Apr 09, 2020

UK braces for more virus deaths; Johnson reported stable

LONDON - Britons braced Thursday for several more weeks in lockdown as Prime Minister Boris Johnson remained stable in a London hospital after three nights in intensive care for treatment of his coron...

Apr 09, 2020

Iraq appoints third PM-designate, after second withdraws

BAGHDAD - Iraq's intelligence chief was appointed the country's third prime minister-designate in just over a month Thursday after the resignation of the most recent candidate amid political infightin...

Apr 09, 2020

Khamenei suggests Ramadan gatherings in Iran may be barred

TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's supreme leader is suggesting that mass gatherings in the Islamic Republic may be barred through the holy Muslim fasting month Ramadan amid the coronavirus pandemic. Supreme Leade...

Apr 09, 2020