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The specialized swabs required for coronavirus tests are quite different from your standard Q-tips. And U.S. hospitals are running out of them, creating another delay in efforts to expand testing.

Usually in U.S. health emergencies — HIV, vaping and more — the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is key to shaping policy and explaining it. That's changing to our detriment, leaders say.

The annual survey of the state of global freedom includes the world's two biggest democracies — India and the U.S. — among nations where freedom is declining.

He's already the country's longest-serving leader — almost 14 years in office. His party controls all government branches and much of the national media. Now he's poised to win a new term on Oct. 20.

Italy says its cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus spiked by more than 50% in just 24 hours. Fears over the virus are forcing top-level soccer matches to be played without any fans present.

The country's longest-serving prime minister claimed his "biggest win," but his coalition again appears to lack enough support to form a government.

When it's fully completed, the Russia-China pipeline will span more than 5,000 miles, connecting Siberian gas fields to cities in northeastern China that currently rely on coal.

New public health orders took effect Tuesday in San Diego County including a ban on gatherings larger than 50 people, the closure of all bars and an order limiting restaurants to take-out and drive-through services only.

With the number of cases worldwide from the novel coronavirus surpassing 150,000 and some 6,000 deaths, governments continue their struggle to contain the pandemic.

Though the Vermont senator did not emerge as the Democratic nominee in either of his two bids, his campaigns have reshaped the party's politics and policy in significant ways.