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Thomas Jefferson Byrd, known for Spike Lee films, killed
ATLANTA — Actor Thomas Jefferson Byrd, known for his roles in Spike Lee films, has been shot and killed in Atlanta, police said Sunday. Police responded to a call around 1:45 a.m.
Oct 5, 2020 12:27 PM
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WHO: 10% of world's people may have been infected with virus
GENEVA — The head of emergencies at the World Health Organization said Monday the agency's “best estimates” indicate roughly 1 in 10 people worldwide may have been infected by the coronavirus — more than 20 times the number of confirmed cases — and w
Oct 5, 2020 12:02 PM
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3 win Nobel medicine prize for discovering hepatitis C virus
STOCKHOLM — Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in medicine Monday for discovering the liver-ravaging hepatitis C virus, a breakthrough that led to cures for the deadly disease and tests to keep the scourge out of the blood supply.
Oct 5, 2020 11:24 AM
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U of A researcher shares Nobel prize for hepatitis C virus discovery
STOCKHOLM — British scientist Michael Houghton, who works at the University of Alberta, and Americans Harvey J. Alter and Charles M. Rice were awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine or Physiology on Monday for the discovery of the hepatitis C virus.
Oct 5, 2020 10:09 AM
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Albania’s writer Ismail Kadare awarded Neustadt Prize
TIRANA, Albania — The U.S Embassy in Tirana on Monday said that Albanian novelist Ismail Kadare has been awarded the Neustadt International Prize for Literature.
Oct 5, 2020 8:41 AM
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Royal Opera to sell Hockney painting to help it stay afloat
LONDON — Britain’s Royal Opera House is selling a David Hockney painting of its former chief to help it stay afloat as coronavirus-related restrictions keep many U.K. performing arts venues shuttered.
Oct 5, 2020 7:32 AM
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Microsoft plans $1 billion data centre venture in Greece
ATHENS, Greece — Microsoft has announced plans to build three data centre sites in greater Athens, providing a badly needed investment of up to $1 billion to the Greek economy which has been hammered by the pandemic.
Oct 5, 2020 5:50 AM
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EU top official self-isolating after contact with virus case
BRUSSELS — European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and one of her EU Commissioners have placed themselves in isolation after being in contact with people infected with the coronavirus.
Oct 5, 2020 4:50 AM
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Record-breaking California wildfires surpass 4 million acres
SAN FRANCISCO — In a year that has already brought apocalyptic skies and smothering smoke to the West Coast, California set a grim new record Sunday when officials announced that the wildfires of 2020 have now scorched a record 4 million acres — in a
Oct 4, 2020 10:16 PM
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Trump greets supporters following new details of his illness
BETHESDA, Md.
Oct 4, 2020 9:03 PM
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