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Gunman kills 16 in rampage, deadliest in Canadian history

By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO, Apr 20, 2020 (AP) — A gunman disguised as a police officer went on a rampage across the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, shooting people in their homes and setting fires, leaving 16 people dead Sunday, in the deadliest such attack in the country’s

IMF approves over USD 1.3 billion emergency financing to Pakistan

Washington (ANI): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday approved USD 1.3 billion in emergency financing to Pakistan to address

Virus ravages NY nursing homes: Many report multiple deaths

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The despair wrought on nursing homes by the coronavirus was laid bare Friday in a state

Record 22 million have sought US jobless aid since virus

WASHINGTON (AP) — The wave of layoffs that has engulfed the U.S. economy since the coronavirus struck forced 5.2 million

A year after blaze, Notre Dame restoration halted by virus

PARIS (AP) — Notre Dame Cathedral stands crippled and alone, locked in a dangerous web of warped scaffolding one year

Ukraine and Russian-backed separatists begin prisoner swap

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian forces and Russia-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine began a prisoner exchange on Thursday, according to

Trump says new guidelines aim to lift some restrictions

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said he’s prepared to announce new guidelines allowing some states to quickly ease up

Trump halts US funding for World Health Organization

Washington, April 15 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he has instructed his administration to halt World Health

South Koreans vote in national elections amid virus fears

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean voters wore masks and moved slowly between lines

VIRUS DIARY: Connecting to the world from a balcony in…

ROME (AP) — Balconies are a kind of extension of a window on the world. During Month One of lockdown