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Cuban doctors deployed in crisis For two years President Donald Trump's administration has been trying to stamp out one of Cuba's signature programs -- state-employed medical workers treating p... by ANDREA RODRIGUEZ The Associated Press - April 4, 2020

Israel town hit hard by virus Early this week, the streets of the central Israeli city of Bnei Brak were bustling with shoppers as ultra-Orthodox residents, obeying their religious leaders, ... by ARIEL SCHALIT and ILAN BEN ZION The Associated Press - April 4, 2020

Jobs waiting but workers in China still face hurdles Chinese leaders are trying to revive the nation's economy, but officials under orders to prevent new infections are enforcing disease checks and other controls ... by NG HAN GUAN and JOE McDONALD The Associated Press - April 4, 2020

Shipments of aid at risk as Africa hunkers down More than half of the African continent's 54 countries have closed their land, air and sea borders to fight the spread of the coronavirus, authorities said Frid... by CARA ANNA The Associated Press - April 4, 2020

Parties at war open to peace, U.N. says U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Friday that warring parties in 11 countries have responded positively to his appeal for a global cease-fire to tack... by EDITH M. LEDERER The Associated Press - April 4, 2020

Efforts afoot to continue Jerusalem Holy Fire rite Israel is working with foreign governments and Orthodox Christian leaders in the Holy Land to make sure that one of their most ancient and mysterious rituals --... by JOSEF FEDERMAN The Associated Press - April 4, 2020

The world in brief Irked Iraq clamps down on Reuters by Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports - April 4, 2020

In the news Michael Megonigal, 58, an auto body repair worker, and his 11-year-old daughter, Marley, deciding they wanted to help people during the pandemic, spent $2,523.3... April 4, 2020

Band member on hunger strike dies protesting treatment A member of a popular folk music group that is banned in Turkey died on the 288th day of a hunger strike she and a colleague started while imprisoned to protest... by The Associated Press - April 4, 2020

Czechs oust statue from Prague of Soviet World War II leader A district in the Czech capital, Prague, went ahead Friday with a plan to remove the statue of a Soviet World War II commander. by The Associated Press - April 4, 2020

Cases of virus around world top 1 million; pandemic’s U.S. death toll for one day exceeds 1,000 The number of confirmed coronavirus infections worldwide topped 1 million Thursday with more than 52,000 covid-19 deaths, according to the tally kept by Johns H... by Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports - April 3, 2020

Conviction in killing of journalist changed A Pakistani court Thursday overturned the murder conviction of a British Pakistani man found guilty of the 2002 kidnapping and killing of Wall Street Journal r... by ADIL JAWAD and KATHY GANNON The Associated Press - April 3, 2020

Great Britain sets virus-testing goal of 100,000 a day by month's end The British government promised Thursday to increase testing for the new coronavirus to 10 times the current level within the month, after political opponents, ... by JILL LAWLESS The Associated Press - April 3, 2020

3-week lockdown strands tourists in India’s capital Tourists from Australia, Britain and Canada are stranded in India’s capital after their vacations were abruptly ended by a three-week lockdown and international... by The Associated Press - April 3, 2020

U.S., China reach truce in virus crisis For weeks, President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo used the terms "Chinese virus" and "Wuhan virus" in public and said they intended to hold B... by Edward Wong and Ana Swanson The New York Times - April 3, 2020