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UK employers fear worker shortages in new immigration plan LONDON (AP) — Vegetables rotting in the fields, food going unprocessed, the elderly and disabled left without care. Published Feb. 20 2020 @ 12:05am

Storm-swollen rivers surge in UK, severe flood alerts issued LONDON (AP) — Residents in central England and Wales piled up sandbags, readied water pumps and hoped for the best Tuesday as rivers peaked after a weekend storm brought up to 6 inches of rain to an already waterlogged region. Published Feb. 19 2020 @ 12:05am

Russia to ban entry of Chinese nationals to halt virus BERLIN (AP) — Russia will temporarily ban Chinese nationals from entering the country due to the virus outbreak centered in China that has infected more than 73,000 people worldwide, Russian authorities said Tuesday. Published Feb. 19 2020 @ 12:05am

Experts ponder why cruise ship quarantine failed in Japan TOKYO (AP) — As an extraordinary two-week quarantine of a cruise ship ends today in Japan, many scientists said it was a failed experiment: The ship seemed to serve as an incubator for the new virus from China instead of an isolation facility meant to prevent the worsening of an outbreak. Published Feb. 19 2020 @ 12:05am

AP Interview: UN chief says new virus poses 'enormous' risks The U.N. secretary general said Tuesday that the virus outbreak that began in China poses "a very dangerous situation" for the world, but "is not out of control." by KATHY GANNON, Associated Press Published Feb. 18 2020 @ 1:46pm

China may postpone annual congress because of virus BEIJING (AP) — China said Monday it may postpone its annual congress in March, its biggest political meeting of the year, as the military dispatched hundreds more medical workers and extra supplies to the city hit hardest by a 2-month-old virus outbreak. Published Feb. 18 2020 @ 12:05am

China sees rise in new virus cases, death toll rises by 105 BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities today reported a slight upturn in new virus cases and 105 more deaths for a total of 1,770 since the outbreak began two months ago. Published Feb. 17 2020 @ 12:05am

Virus cases surge after China revises way count is tallied China reported a surge in deaths and infections from a new virus Thursday after changing the way the count is tallied, further clouding an epidemic that has stirred fear as it spread to more than two dozen countries. by YANAN WANG Associated Press Published Feb. 13 2020 @ 1:25pm

US troops clash with pro-government group in Syria DAMASCUS (AP) — A Syrian was killed and another was wounded when government supporters attacked American troops and tried to block their way as their convoy drove through an army checkpoint in northeastern Syria, prompting a rare clash, state media and activists reported. Published Feb. 13 2020 @ 12:10am

Fall in new cases raises hope in virus outbreak in China BEIJING (AP) — The number of new cases of the coronavirus in China dropped for a second straight day, health officials said Wednesday in a possible glimmer of hope amid the outbreak that has infected more than 45,000 people worldwide and killed more than 1,100. Published Feb. 13 2020 @ 12:10am

Pope avoids question of married priests in Amazon document VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis refused Wednesday to approve the ordination of married men or women as deacons to address a shortage of priests in the Amazon, sidestepping a fraught issue that has divided the Catholic Church and emboldened his conservative critics. Published Feb. 13 2020 @ 12:10am

Chinese military stole masses of Americans' data, US says WASHINGTON (AP) — Four members of the Chinese military have been charged with breaking into the networks of the Equifax credit reporting agency and stealing the personal information of tens of millions of Americans, the Justice Department said Monday, blaming Beijing for one of the largest hacks in history to target consumer data. Published Feb. 11 2020 @ 12:05am

UK calls virus "serious" health threat; will detain people Britain has declared the new coronavirus that emerged from China a "serious and imminent threat to public health'' and announced new measures Monday to combat the spread of the disease. by DANICA KIRKA, Associated Press Published Feb. 10 2020 @ 7:41am

Sony, Amazon, NTT drop out of big tech show over virus Two big Japanese companies are the latest to pull out of a major European technology show due to fears over the outbreak of the new coronavirus. Published Feb. 10 2020 @ 7:41am

2 soldiers killed, 6 wounded in Afghanistan attack KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Two U.S. soldiers were killed and six wounded in a so-called insider attack in eastern Afghanistan's Nangarhar province late Saturday when an Afghan dressed in an Afghan army uniform opened fire, the U. Published Feb. 10 2020 @ 12:05am

China's virus death toll surpasses SARS but new cases fall BEIJING (AP) — China's virus death toll rose by 89 on Sunday to 811, passing the number of fatalities in the 2002-03 SARS epidemic, but fewer new cases were reported in a possible sign its spread may be slowing as other nations stepped up efforts to block the disease. Published Feb. 10 2020 @ 12:05am

Thai gunman who killed 21 in rampage shot dead in mall NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Thailand (AP) — Thai officials said a soldier who went on a shooting rampage and killed at least 21 people and injured 42 others has been shot dead inside a mall in northeastern Thailand. Published Feb. 9 2020 @ 12:05am