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1st US patient with new virus leaves hospital, is recovering

By CARLA K. JOHNSON | February 3, 2020

SEATTLE (AP) — The man who became the first U.S. patient infected with the new virus from China has left the hospital and said in a statement that he is getting better and looking forward to life returning to normal, according to a statement from the...

Italians, Poles quarantined after coming back from China

By COLLEEN BARRY | February 3, 2020

MILAN (AP) — Scores of Italians and Poles were under quarantine Monday after being repatriated from the Chinese city of Wuhan, where a fast-spreading virus has emerged. Meanwhile in Croatia, tourists from Taiwan were reportedly wearing “not from China”...

UK and EU clash over trade with 11 months to make a deal

By JILL LAWLESS and RAF CASERT | February 3, 2020

LONDON (AP) — Britain and the European Union set out clashing opening gambits Monday on striking a post-Brexit trade deal, making it clear that each side is willing to walk away without an agreement rather than compromise on key issues.U.K. Prime Minister...

YouTube: No ‘deepfakes’ or ‘birther’ videos in 2020 election

By MATT O'BRIEN | February 3, 2020

Better late than never, YouTube is making clear there will be no “birtherism” on its platform during this year's U.S. presidential election. Nevermind that the conspiracy theory around former President Barack Obama's citizenship emerged in 2008 and...

Ryanair delays growth targets due to Boeing Max jet trouble

February 3, 2020

LONDON (AP) — The CEO of Europe's busiest airline, Ryanair, said Monday that his airline is interested in revising orders for Boeing 737 Max jets to get a new, larger version of the plane.Michael O'Leary said his airline has submitted an offer to Boeing...

France’s Macron wants closer ties with Poland on EU

By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA | February 3, 2020

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday called for closer ties with Poland in shaping the European Union without Britain, in European security and relations with Russia.Following talks in Warsaw with Polish President Andrzej...

UN health agency tackles misinformation over virus outbreak

By JAMEY KEATEN | February 3, 2020

GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization chief has traveled a dozen times to monitor the Ebola response in Congo . But when he planned to visit China's capital last week over a new viral outbreak emerging from central Hubei province, his daughter...

Michigan governor to take national stage to rebut Trump

By DAVID EGGERT | February 3, 2020

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Democrats are putting Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan on the national stage Tuesday to rebut President Donald Trump, elevating a fresh face and casting an election-year spotlight on a swing state in the Midwest as the party looks...

Drone sighting disrupts air traffic at Madrid airport

By Associated Press | February 3, 2020

MADRID (AP) — Madrid's international airport was closed for over one hour on Monday due to the reported sighting of drones, authorities in Spain said.The airport manager, AENA, tweeted that 26 flights had been diverted to other airports by the time...

The Latest: UAE suspends flights to China outside Beijing

February 3, 2020

BEIJING (AP) — The Latest on the outbreak of a new virus from China (all times local):10:15 p.m.The United Arab Emirates, home to long-haul carriers Emirates and Etihad Airways, is suspending flights to mainland China outside of Beijing.The country’s...

Pakistan delays decision on movie that offended Islamists

By MUNIR AHMED | February 3, 2020

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan's government on Monday postponed its decision on whether to lift a ban on a movie that had offended hard-line Islamists in this Muslim-majority country, after asking a high council of clerics to weigh in on the film.The Islamists...

Bernie Ebbers, ex-CEO convicted in WorldCom scandal, dies

By MALLIKA SEN | February 3, 2020

The former chief of WorldCom, convicted in one of the largest corporate accounting scandals in U.S. history, died just over a month after his early release from prison. Bernard Ebbers was 78.The Canadian-born former telecommunications executive died Sunday...