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GENEVA (AP) — Spanish government researchers have agreed to allow other manufacturers to produce their coronavirus antibody test, a move that could significantly boost testing in poor countries with limited COVID-19 surveillance. In a statement on Tuesday, the World Health Organization and the U.N.-backed Medicines Patent Pool said the Spanish National Research Council had signed

By CLAUDIA LAUER and VANESSA A. ALVAREZ The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Immigrant parents from across Philadelphia are telling stories of students being used as translators, incorrect telephone translations or poor communication when their children were being bullied. They say they’ve long been excluded from parts of their children’s education because of language barriers,

GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization’s Europe office says projections show its 53-country region could face another 700,000 deaths due to the coronavirus pandemic by next spring, topping 2 million in total. WHO Europe is based in Copenhagen and it also cited growing evidence of a decline in protection against infection and mild disease

By LAURA MCMULLEN of NerdWallet You’ll probably face heavy pressure from retailers to take advantage of Black Friday deals, but you get to choose what to buy and when. So aim to shop with intention, rather than in response to sales. Determine how much you can spend on holiday gifts in total and for each

FLINT, Mich. (AP) — Authorities say three people are missing following a fire and explosion at a home in Michigan. Fire Department Battalion Chief Ramsey Clapper tells WEYI-TV that in addition to those missing after the Monday night explosion in Flint, two people were hospitalized. Nearby homes were damaged or destroyed and there were reports

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s border and coast guard agency says that the number of people trying to enter Europe without authorization has risen significantly this year. Frontex says the numbers exceed migrant border crossing figures from 2019 before restrictions imposed to combat the COVID-19 pandemic severely limited travel. Frontex said Tuesday that 160,000

ROME (AP) — Italy’s antitrust watchdog has fined Apple and Amazon more than 200 million euros, or $225 million, for cooperating to restrict competition in the sale of Apple and Beats branded products. The Italian Competition Authority said Tuesday that its investigation found that the U.S. tech giants agreed to limit access to Italy’s Amazon

LONDON (AP) — Prince Charles is praising Cambridge as a center of scientific collaboration as the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca opened a 1 billion-pound ($1.34 billion) research center there on Tuesday. AstraZeneca hopes the facility will build on work in developing one of the first COVID-19 vaccines. The 19,000 square-meter (more than 200,000 square-foot) complex near

China has protested the passage of a U.S. Navy destroyer through the Taiwan Strait, calling it a deliberate move to undermine stability in the region. The U.S. Navy said in a statement the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius “conducted a routine Taiwan Strait transit” on Tuesday “in accordance with international law.” The statement said