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The Latest: Virus infects Cambodians who went on UN mission

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PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Cambodia’s Health Ministry announced Friday it has confirmed four new cases of the coronavirus, all members of a Cambodian military...

Mali opposition rejects regional mediator’s unity govt idea

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BAMAKO, Mali (AP) - Regional mediators put forth a plan Sunday that would require Mali's embattled president to form a unity government but some...

The Latest: India reimposes lockdown as cases near 1 million

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NEW DELHI - India’s coronavirus caseload is approaching 1 million with a surge of 29,429 in the past 24 hours, prompting authorities to reimpose...

The Latest: 30 Mississippi legislators positive for virus

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JACKSON, Miss. - At least 30 Mississippi legislators and 11 other people who work in the state Capitol are known to have tested positive...

The Latest: US announces new nursing home testing initiative

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BATON ROUGE, La. - The Trump administration has announced plans to provide point of care coronavirus testing in nursing homes across the country to...

The Latest: South Africa exceeds UK in confirmed virus cases

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JOHANNESBURG - South Africa has surpassed the UK in its number of confirmed coronavirus cases. That’s according to a health ministry statement and data...

Defense: Alleged Timbuktu jihadi may be unfit for ICC trial

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THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - Defense lawyers for an alleged Islamic extremist told International Criminal Court judges Tuesday that he is suffering from post-traumatic...

ICC trial starts for alleged jihadist crimes in Timbuktu

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THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - The trial of an alleged Islamic extremist charged with policing a brutal Islamic regime in Timbuktu after al-Qaida linked...

American woman freed after being held captive in Nigeria

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LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - An American woman who was lured to Nigeria by a man she met on Facebook has been rescued after spending...

Burkina Faso’s volunteer fighters are no match for jihadists

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KONGOUSSI, Burkina Faso (AP) - Armed only with a knife, Issa Tamboure was no match for gun-wielding jihadists who attacked his village in northern...