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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 after a cataclysmic fire gutted its interior, toppled its famous spire and horrified the world. Some of the 40,000 metal bars — erected for an earlier renovation project — melted

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

India to remain in lockdown till May 3, announces PM…

New Delhi, April 14 (ANI): India will remain under lockdown till May 3 to contain COVID-19 cases, Prime Minister Narendra

Virtual summit: SE Asia leaders meet by video on pandemic

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Forced apart by the coronavirus pandemic, Southeast Asian leaders linked up by video Tuesday to plot

Stocks open higher on Wall Street after deal on virus…

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are opening higher on Wall Street after Congress and the White House reached a deal

India’s prime minister decrees 21-day lockdown to curb virus

NEW DELHI (AP) — India will begin the world’s largest lockdown on Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced in a