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WASHINGTON — Blood tests for the coronavirus could play a key role in deciding whether millions of Americans can safely return to work and school. But public health officials warn that the current “Wild West” of unregulated tests is creating confusion that could ultimately slow the path to recovery. More than 70 companies have signed […]

ISTANBUL — Police across Turkey are conducting routine ID checks on the streets, stopping anyone who looks under 20 or over 65 as they enforce a coronavirus curfew for the young and the elderly. Yet factory workers are still going to their jobs, people freely ride buses and many offices remain open. Turkey has charted

World shares have held steady in quiet Good Friday trading after Wall Street closed out its best week in 45 years thanks to the Federal Reserve’s titanic effort to support the economy By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer April 10, 2020, 11:32 AM 3 min read 3 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this

Consumer prices fell 0.4% in March, the largest decline in five years, with the price of gasoline, airline fares and hotel rooms all down, indicating the coronavirus was having an impact By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer April 10, 2020, 1:02 PM 1 min read WASHINGTON — Consumer prices fell 0.4% in March, the largest

The U.K. recorded almost 1,000 more COVID-19 deaths Friday than the day before, taking total deaths in the country to almost 9,000 By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press April 10, 2020, 4:35 PM 5 min read LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson needs time to recover from the new coronavirus and is unlikely to be

SINT-PIETERS BRUGGE, Belgium — Master chocolatier Dominique Persoone stood forlorn on his huge workfloor, a faint smell of cocoa lingering amid the idle machinery — in a mere memory of better times. Easter Sunday is normally the most important date on the chocolate makers’ calendar. But the coronavirus pandemic, with its lockdowns and social distancing,

President Donald Trump’s Virginia vineyard could be eligible for a federal bailout under the $2.2 trillion coronavirus stimulus he signed into law last month By BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press April 11, 2020, 1:30 PM 5 min read WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s Virginia vineyard could be eligible for a federal bailout under the $2.2 trillion

The Plain Dealer newspaper in Cleveland has been reduced as an organization to little more than the name atop its front page after owners laid off 10 of its remaining 14 union journalists April 11, 2020, 6:19 PM 3 min read CLEVELAND — The Plain Dealer newspaper in Cleveland has been reduced as an organization

The British government has launched a campaign to help domestic violence victims during the coronavirus lockdown following an increase in the number seeking assistance By PAN PYLAS Associated Press April 11, 2020, 6:51 PM 4 min read LONDON — The British government on Saturday launched a campaign to help domestic violence victims during the coronavirus

Two more unions have reached agreements with Walt Disney World over furloughs caused by the theme park resort’s closure during the coronavirus outbreak By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press April 11, 2020, 3:23 PM 3 min read ORLANDO, Fla. — Two more unions have reached agreements with Walt Disney World over furloughs caused by the theme