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Researchers said the virus may have been circulating for weeks undetected in the greater Seattle area
Luis Lacalle Pou, a 46-year-old surfing enthusiast and son of a former president, narrowly won the election in November in his second try for the top office
Reporting in India has never been without its risks, but journalists say attacks on media during last week's deadly communal riots between Hindus and Muslims in New Delhi show the situation is deteriorating
Prime Minister designate Mohammed Allawi blamed political parties he did not name, saying they 'ere not serious about implementing reforms that they promised to the people' and accusing them of placing obstacles in the way of a new and independent government
The British government’s chief medical officer, Prof. Chris Whitty, said one of the new patients 'had no relevant travel and it is not yet clear whether they contracted it directly or indirectly from an individual who had recently returned from abroad'
State and local authorities stepped up testing for the illness Sunday as the number of new cases grew nationwide, with new infections announced in Illinois, Rhode Island and Washington state
The spreading coronavirus epidemic shut down Louvre Museum, with workers who guard its trove of artworks fearful of being contaminated by the museum's flow of visitors from around the world
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seeking reelection for the third time in less than a year
Joe Biden needed a win in the South Carolina primary, and he earned a commanding one
'We're getting people who really love our country, and it's so important,' he tells Conservative Political Action Conference
Supreme Court will decide whether Sri Lankan man and others like him can be deported without ever getting to make their case to a federal judge
Former US attorney general faces competitive primary Tuesday as he seeks to reclaim US Senate seat he held for 20 years
Report issued by the Polish judges' association Iustitia names judges and prosecutors who were called before disciplinary bodies, moved to lower courts or had cases taken away from them
Here are the facts behind some of the political rhetoric of the past week, on the virus and more
Teen demonstrator is injured, adding to tensions as opposition leader seeks to revive his campaign to oust Nicolas Maduro
Virus claims its first victim in US Saturday as number of cases shot up in Iran, Italy and South Korea
Health minister says more-than-70-year-old Ecuadoran woman who lives in Spain arrived in the country on Feb. 14 showing no symptoms of illness
Gov. Jay Inslee directs state agencies to use 'all resources necessary' to prepare for and respond to outbreak
US president provided an update on the virus after the first reported American death Saturday, of a woman he described as being in her late 50s and having a high medical risk
After facing sanctions and the risk of war amid tensions with the US, Iran's Shi'ite theocracy now has an enemy in the new coronavirus that infiltrated its leadership in plain view of state-controlled media and despite repeated denials of any looming threat
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