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With Champions League on hold, AP looks back at past greats

LONDON — In the absence of the Champions League final on Saturday, The Associated Press will take a look back at some of the greatest teams, players a...
12:40 29 May 2020

New drugs make headway against lung, prostate, colon cancers

Doctors are reporting success with newer drugs that control certain types of cancer better, reduce the risk it will come back and make treatment simpl...
12:01 29 May 2020

Hungary commemorates victims of 2019 Danube boat catastrophe

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Commemorations were held Friday in Hungary for the anniversary of an accident on the Danube River in which over two dozen South Ko...
11:26 29 May 2020

French carmaker Renault to cut 15,000 jobs worldwide

PARIS — French carmaker Renault said Friday it will cut 15,000 jobs worldwide as part of a 2 billion-euro ($2.2 billion) cost-cutting plan, as a bruta...
11:09 29 May 2020

Ai Weiwei says new security law is the end of Hong Kong

SEOUL, South Korea — Dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei believes the newly passed national security law for Hong Kong augurs the end for the semi-auto...
11:03 29 May 2020

Coronavirus crisis restricts Heysel disaster remembrance

BRUSSELS — Authorities and fans on Friday marked the 35th anniversary of the Heysel Stadium tragedy where 39 people died during violence at the 1985 E...
10:59 29 May 2020

South Africa has virus testing backlog of nearly 100,000

JOHANNESBURG — South Africa says it has a backlog of nearly 100,000 unprocessed tests for the coronavirus, a striking example of the painful shortage ...
10:20 29 May 2020

Roam close to home: Europe’s tourists play safe in pandemic

BERLIN — Many a journey to far-flung corners of Europe starts in a dusty industrial yard in east Berlin, where Felix Rascher carefully tends to his sm...
9:49 29 May 2020

Punching through turmoil: Pro boxer helps medical staff cope

PARIS — Hassan N’Dam, former middleweight boxing champion of the world, wanted to repay the French hospital that cared for his father-in-law through h...
7:01 29 May 2020

AP PHOTOS: Italians say ‘ciao’ to unkempt lockdown locks

ROME — Two months of lockdown have left style-conscious Italians looking less well-groomed than usual. But as of last week, hair salons and barber sho...
6:46 29 May 2020

Veterans help UK children keep calm, cope with virus stress

MANCHESTER, England — Hula hoops, camouflage mats and tires aren't typical supplies needed during the coronavirus pandemic. But they’re useful props a...
6:35 29 May 2020

Hello and welcome: robot waiters to the rescue amid virus

RENESSE, Netherlands — You can always count on a robot for perfect timing.
6:23 29 May 2020

Travel disruptions challenge global transplant deliveries

PETAH TIKVA, Israel — Over the past two months, as air travel ground to a halt, Mishel Zrian has crisscrossed the Atlantic and the United States dozen...
6:06 29 May 2020

VW spending $2.2B to expand in China’s electric car market

BEIJING — Volkswagen is spending 2 billion euros ($2.2 billion) to expand its presence in China’s electric car industry in the biggest foreign investm...
6:04 29 May 2020

The Latest: UN urges $2.4 billion in aid for war-torn Yemen

The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and pe...
5:30 29 May 2020

Virus taking hold in rural, old plantation region of Alabama

HAYNEVILLE, Ala. — Sparsely populated Lowndes County, deep in Alabama's old plantation country, has the sad distinction of having both the state’s hig...
5:08 29 May 2020

Brazilians say ‘I do’ at drive-thru weddings to avoid virus

RIO DE JANEIRO — For João Blank and Erica Blank’s first kiss as husband and wife, they didn’t lock lips. The couple could only press their face masks ...
4:28 29 May 2020

Chase Elliott ends week of misery with overdue Cup victory

CONCORD, N.C. — NASCAR's grueling return to racing finally ended with a Cup victory for Chase Elliott.
3:19 29 May 2020

Stranded in paradise: Hundreds of sailors stuck in Pacific

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — For as long as she can remember, 28-year-old Kristen Pankratz has shared in her dad’s dream to sail around the world. Life s...
1:21 29 May 2020

Montana gates to Yellowstone park opening Monday

HELENA, Mont. — Montana's three entrances to Yellowstone National Park will reopen to visitors Monday, as the state moves to its second phase of resta...
23:23 28 May 2020

Regulators approve PG&E bankruptcy plan despite safety fears

BERKELEY, Calif. — California power regulators on Thursday unanimously approved Pacific Gas & Electric's $58 billion plan for getting out of a ban...
23:09 28 May 2020

The Latest: Iowa AD looking at different football scenarios

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:
22:48 28 May 2020

USC’s Daniels heading to Georgia to compete for QB job

ATLANTA — Georgia has picked up another high-profile transfer to compete for its starting quarterback job, landing former Southern California starter ...
22:36 28 May 2020

Trump ally Stone won’t need to go to prison quarantine site

WASHINGTON — By Saturday, he’ll be Inmate No. 19579-104.
22:15 28 May 2020

Fox’s Sean Hannity emerges as critic of Minneapolis police

NEW YORK — Fox News Channel's Sean Hannity has emerged as an unexpected critic of the Minneapolis police for their actions in the Memorial Day death o...
21:35 28 May 2020

Cancer, coronavirus are a dangerous mix, new studies find

New research shows how dangerous the coronavirus is for current and former cancer patients. Those who developed COVID-19 were much more likely to die ...
21:00 28 May 2020

North Carolina governor: RNC hasn’t submitted safety plan

North Carolina's governor said Thursday that his administration hasn't received the written safety plan for the upcoming Republican National Conventio...
20:09 28 May 2020

Democrats charge OSHA isn’t protecting front-line workers

WASHINGTON — As U.S. coronavirus deaths top 100,000, Democrats are slamming the Trump administration for failing to protect front-line workers, includ...
19:49 28 May 2020

Turkey to lift travel ban, open gyms, restaurants on June 1

ANKARA, Turkey — A coronavirus travel ban between Turkey's worst affected cities is being lifted while restaurants, cafes and sports facilities will r...
19:14 28 May 2020

VA says it’ll stop almost all use of unproven drug on vets

WASHINGTON — Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie said Thursday that his department has all but stopped use of an unproven malaria drug on veteran...
19:10 28 May 2020