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WATCH: Biden vows not to make 'false promises' about pandemic

By Associated Press

Joe Biden vowed Wednesday not to campaign “on the false promises of being able to end this pandemic by flipping a switch,” pledging instead to prioritize science.

France, Germany impose new lockdowns to curb virus spread

By Frank Jordans, Angela Charlton, Associated Press

The World Health Organization says the European region — which includes Russia, Turkey, Israel and Central Asia, according to its definition — accounted for almost half of the 2.8 million new coronavirus cases reported globally last week.

Divided Belgium turns into Europe's worst virus hot spot

By Associated Press

Belgium has been hit hard again by the pandemic, and now presents some of the most worrying statistics in a continent reeling under a coronavirus resurgence.

Australia's second-largest city ends 111-day virus lockdown

By Associated Press

The lockdown had been particularly tough on those in Melbourne because the rest of Australia beyond Victoria successfully contained second waves of infections without increasing restrictions.

A Utah infectious disease doctor on his state's coronavirus crisis

Coronavirus is spiking in parts of the U.S. spared the worst of the pandemic in its early days, as well as in states that already suffered. With an average of 75,000 new daily cases over the past week, hospital admissions…

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U.S. stocks tumble toward worst day in a month amid virus woes

By Stan Choe, Damian J. Troise, Alex Veiga, Associated Press

Stocks of companies that need the virus to abate and the economy to return to normal had some of the sharpest losses on Wall Street. Stocks also weakened across much of Europe and Asia.

COVID-19 deaths are rising again in the U.S., as experts feared

By Lisa Marie Pane, Associated Press

Average deaths per day across the country rose 10 percent over the past two weeks, from 721 to nearly 794 as of Sunday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.

As virus resurges, so does fear of more economic pain

By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

With confirmed COVID cases surging across the country, there is the risk that the economy could weaken again as more people choose to hunker down at home — and that even more stimulus might be needed next year than negotiators…

As virus spreads throughout Europe, French doctor warns his country has 'lost control'

By Angela Charlton, Mike Corder, Associated Press

France declared a state of emergency earlier this month and has been imposing more and more restrictions since September to try to ease the pressure on France’s hospitals.