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Japan reports 1st death from virus, 44 more cases on ship

TOKYO - Japan announced Thursday its first death from a new virus, hours after confirming 44 more cases on a cruise ship quarantined near Tokyo as fears of the spreading disease mount in the country. ...

Feb 13, 2020

Ukrainian leader seeks more independence, fires top aide

KYIV, Ukraine - Ukraine's president dismissed his chief of staff on Tuesday in a sign of intensifying rivalries in his entourage and a possible move to distance himself from a powerful billionaire. Pr...

Feb 13, 2020

Ladysmith Black Mambazo founder Joseph Shabalala dies at 78

JOHANNESBURG - The founder of the South African multi-Grammy-Award-winning music group Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Joseph Shabalala, has died at age 78, the group and the government announced Tuesday. Sh...

Feb 13, 2020

Sudanese gov't reaches settlement deal with USS Cole victims

CAIRO - Sudan's transitional government said Thursday it has reached a settlement with families of the victims of the 2000 attack on USS Cole in Yemen, in a bid to have the African country taken off t...

Feb 13, 2020

Philippines notifies US of intent to end major security pact

MANILA, Philippines - The Philippines notified the United States on Tuesday it would end a major security pact allowing American forces to train in the country, in the most serious threat under Presid...

Feb 12, 2020

Congressman Lewis to receive NAACP honour at awards show

ATLANTA - The NAACP is honouring John Lewis for his Congressional service and long history as a civil rights activist. The nation's oldest civil rights organization announced Tuesday that it will best...

Feb 12, 2020

Anna Sui rolls out B-movie gothic glam at NY Fashion Week

NEW YORK - Anna Sui doesn't love scary movies, but she adores illusion, especially glamorous illusion. That's one reason she turned to 1970s Italian horror, of the B movie variety, as inspiration for ...

Feb 12, 2020

China still mostly closed down as virus deaths pass 1,000

BEIJING - The daily death toll in China from a new virus topped 100 for the first time, pushing the total above 1,000 Tuesday as the World Health Organization announced a new name for the disease. Des...

Feb 12, 2020

Cruise ship turned away in other ports anchors off Cambodia

SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia - A cruise ship turned away by other Asian and Pacific governments due to virus fears anchored Thursday off Cambodia, which is checking the health of its 2,200 passengers and c...

Feb 12, 2020

China picks ex-Shanghai mayor to lead in virus epicenter

BEIJING - China on Thursday appointed the former Shanghai mayor as its top official party chief in central Hubei, the province hardest-hit by a viral outbreak that has infected more than 45,000 people...

Feb 12, 2020