Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
Every Friday, Murray Wood takes a look at the week's news and decides who's hot... and who's not. This week's list inclu...
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Jobless claims fall to 751,000, but new infections a threat
WASHINGTON - The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell last week to 751,000, the lowest since March, but it's still historically high and indicates the viral pandemic is forcing many ...
Oct 29, 2020
Saudi man arrested after stabbing guard at French Consulate
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - A Saudi man stabbed and slightly wounded a guard at the French Consulate in the city of Jiddah on Thursday, authorities said, as France urged its citizens in the kingdom ...
Oct 29, 2020
Tanzania's opposition says vote 'spit in face of democracy'
NAIROBI, Kenya - Whatever happened on Wednesday wasn't an election and was like "spitting in the face of democracy," Tanzania's leading opposition candidate said Thursday, while the United States note...
Oct 29, 2020
Tunisian carrying Qur’an fatally stabs 3 in French church
NICE, France - A young Tunisian man armed with a knife and carrying a copy of the Qur'an attacked worshippers in a French church and killed three Thursday, prompting the government to raise its securi...
Oct 29, 2020
Asian shares lower, US futures up after S&P 500 sinks 3.5%
Asian shares declined Thursday and U.S. futures were higher after the S&P 500 slid 3.5% overnight for its biggest drop since June. The selling in U.S. markets followed broad declines in Europe, wh...
Oct 28, 2020
Letters, texts, caravans, parades: Advocates mobilize voters
Sometimes her hand hurt, but Nancy Gehman kept writing. Every evening from July until mid-October, the 85-year-old retiree sat with a gel pen, writing notes imploring fellow Americans to find a way to...
Oct 28, 2020
India's coronavirus cases cross 8 million, behind US
NEW DELHI - India's confirmed coronavirus caseload surpassed 8 million on Thursday with daily infections dipping to the lowest level this week, as concerns grew over a major Hindu festival season and ...
Oct 28, 2020
Asia Today: Virus arrives in once-clear Marshall Islands
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - The Marshall Islands has reported its first cases of the coronavirus after two people who flew from Hawaii to a U.S. military base tested positive. The small Pacific nation h...
Oct 28, 2020
US official says UN has 'lack of curiosity' on Xinjiang
BEIJING - The United Nations is not doing enough to investigate reported abuses in China's Xinjiang region against members of Muslim minority groups, the U.S. envoy for women's issues said Thursday. C...
Oct 28, 2020
S. Korea's top court upholds ex-leader's 17-year jail term
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - South Korea's top court upheld a 17-year prison sentence on former President Lee Myung-bak for a range of corruption crimes in a final ruling Thursday that will send him ba...
Oct 28, 2020
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