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Italy announces virus quarantine affecting 16 million people
ROME - Italy's prime minister announced a sweeping coronavirus quarantine early Sunday, restricting the movements of about a quarter of the country's population in a bid to limit contagions at the epi...
Mar 07, 2020
Virus may have US sports leagues cutting locker-room access
MIAMI - The NBA, NHL, Major League Baseball and Major League Soccer are all weighing plans to restrict access to locker rooms as a precaution to protect players from exposure to the coronavirus, as co...
Mar 07, 2020
Argentina announces first coronavirus death in Latin America
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - A 64-year-old patient died in Argentina as a result of the new coronavirus, the first such death in Latin America, health authorities announced Saturday. The Ministry of Heal...
Mar 07, 2020
Saudis' arrest of 2 princes called a warning to royal family
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Two senior princes in Saudi Arabia are under arrest for not supporting Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who has consolidated control of all major levers of power with th...
Mar 07, 2020
McCoy Tyner, iconic and influential jazz pianist, dies
NEW YORK - McCoy Tyner, the groundbreaking and influential jazz pianist and the last surviving member of the John Coltrane Quartet, has died. He was 81. Tyner's family confirmed the death in a stateme...
Mar 07, 2020
American Film Institute postponing gala with Julie Andrews
NEW YORK - The American Film Institute says it is postponing its 48th annual AFI Life Achievement Award Gala Tribute honouring Julie Andrews in an apparent response to the new coronavirus outbreak. Th...
Mar 07, 2020
First lady pushes back against critics of her tennis tweet
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Melania Trump pushed back Saturday after photos she tweeted of herself overseeing a White House construction project generated an online backlash. "I encourage everyone who cho...
Mar 07, 2020
Handcuffed Ronaldinho and brother appear in Paraguayan court
ASUNCION, Paraguay - Former soccer star Ronaldinho and his brother were taken in handcuffs to a courthouse in Paraguay on Saturday following their arrest for allegedly entering the country with falsif...
Mar 07, 2020
Florida: 2 dead in the state who tested COVID-19 positive
MIAMI - Florida health officials say two people who tested positive for the new coronavirus have died in the state. The Florida Department of Health said Friday evening that the two patients who died ...
Mar 06, 2020
Ronaldinho arrested in Paraguay in false passport case
SAO PAULO - Soccer star Ronaldinho was arrested Friday night in a hotel in Paraguay's capital after authorities said he entered the country with falsified documents. The 39-year-old Brazilian and his ...
Mar 06, 2020
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