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UN health chief visits China to help with virus containment

January 27, 2020

BEIJING (AP) — 11:20 p.m.The director-general of the World Health Organization has flown to China to meet with government officials and health experts trying to contain the spread of a deadly virus that has killed 81 people in China and infected 2,750.Tedros...

IS vows to attack Israel and blasts US Mideast plan

January 27, 2020

BEIRUT (AP) — The Islamic State group vowed in an audio message released Monday that the extremists will start a new phase of attacks that will focus on Israel and blasted the U.S. administration's plan to resolve the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian...

Kosovo PM hails as ‘positive signs’ recent deals with Serbia

January 27, 2020

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Kosovo’s outgoing prime minister on Monday considered as “positive signs” two recently-achieved agreements with Serbia that will restore air and railway traffic between the two former war foes.Speaking after paying respects...

German privacy watchdog investigates clothing retailer H&M

January 27, 2020

BERLIN (AP) — A German privacy watchdog says it has opened an investigation into clothing retailer H&M amid evidence that the Swedish retailer had committed “massive data protection breaches” by spying on its customer service representatives...

Croatia army helicopter crashes; 1 pilot dead, other missing

January 27, 2020

ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — A Croatian army helicopter on Monday plunged into the Adriatic Sea, killing one crew member while the search is underway for the other, the country's defense minister said.Damir Krsticevic told reporters that an investigation...

Russia expels Japanese man accused of gathering secret data

January 27, 2020

MOSCOW (AP) — A Japanese man was expelled from Russia after being accused of looking for military secrets, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Monday.The ministry said in a statement carried by Russian news agencies that the man was detained on Saturday...

Turkish rescuers find last quake victims; death toll hits 41

By SUZAN FRASER | January 27, 2020

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish emergency teams on Monday recovered the bodies of the last two missing quake victims from the rubble of a collapsed building, raising the death toll from the powerful tremor that hit eastern Turkey to 41.The magnitude 6.8...

Defense resumes in key impeachment week; Dems seek witnesses

By ZEKE MILLER | January 27, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's impeachment trial enters a pivotal week as his defense team resumes its case and senators face a critical vote on whether to hear witnesses or proceed directly to a vote that is widely expected to end in his...

Egyptian court gives life sentence for 8 IS-linked militants

By SAMY MAGDY | January 27, 2020

CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian court on Monday sentenced eight people to life in prison, after they were convicted of joining a local affiliate of the Islamic State group spearheading an insurgency in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula.The Cairo Criminal Court gave...

Slovenia’s PM steps down, urges EU nation to hold early vote

January 27, 2020

LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Slovenia's prime minister announced his resignation on Monday and urged the country to hold an early general election.Prime Minister Marjan Sarec said he's resigning because of the crumbling support for his minority government...

World stocks skid as virus fears spook markets, hit tourism

By ELAINE KURTENBACH | January 27, 2020

BANGKOK (AP) — Stock markets and the price of oil tumbled Monday after China announced sharp increases in the number of people infected with a potentially deadly virus.In Paris, the CAC 40 lost 2.2% to 5,889 while Germany's DAX skidded 2.3% to 13,271....

Authorities battle Atlantic storm to intercept cocaine yacht

January 27, 2020

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — An international drug operation involving authorities from six countries captured a yacht carrying almost 2 metric tons of cocaine in the middle of an Atlantic storm.Portugal’s navy and air force took part in the seizure, with...