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'Incident' damages construction near Iran nuclear site

TEHRAN, Iran - An "incident" damaged an under-construction building Thursday near Iran's underground Natanz nuclear enrichment facility, though it did not affect its centrifuge operations or cause any...

Jul 2, 2020

European jobless rise contained by government help

FRANKFURT - The unemployment rate in the 19 countries that use the euro currency inched higher to 7.4 % in May from 7.3% in April as governments used active labour market support programs to cushion t...

Jul 2, 2020

Photo of toddler sitting on slain grandpa angers Kashmiris

SRINAGAR, India - A photo of a toddler sitting on the chest of of his dead grandfather has outraged residents of Indian-controlled Kashmir after the victim's family accused government forces of shooti...

Jul 2, 2020

Landslide at Myanmar jade mine kills at least 113 people

YANGON, Myanmar - Rescue workers say at least 113 people have been killed in a landslide at a jade mining site in northern Myanmar. At least another five people have been injured in Thursday's acciden...

Jul 2, 2020

24 shot to death in attack on drug rehab centre in Mexico

MEXICO CITY - Gunmen burst into an unregistered drug rehabilitation centre in central Mexico and opened fire Wednesday, killing 24 people and wounding seven, authorities said. Police in the north-cent...

Jul 1, 2020

Fed minutes show concerns about severity of downturn

WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve officials last month expressed concerns about the severity of the economic downturn triggered by the coronavirus pandemic, saying the drop in economic activity in the spri...

Jul 1, 2020

Michigan governor closes indoor bars, allows to-go cocktails

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Wednesday that she was closing indoor seating in bars in parts of the state, including a college town where one brewpub has been linked to about 140 infections. Whi...

Jul 1, 2020

Virus spike prompts big California about face on reopenings

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday ordered bars and indoor dining at restaurants to close in most areas of the state for the next three weeks amid a troubling surge of new ...

Jul 1, 2020

NYC delays resumption of indoor dining at restaurants

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said Wednesday that he was delaying the planned resumption of indoor dining at restaurants in the city out of fear it would cause a spike in coronavirus infections. ...

Jul 1, 2020

US construction spending fell 2.1% in May

WASHINGTON - U.S. construction spending fell 2.1% in May with both home building and nonresidential activity declining. The Commerce Department said on Wednesday the May decline followed an even large...

Jul 1, 2020