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In this photo provided by the United Nations, Secretary-General António Guterres speaks during the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020, at U.N. Headquarters in New York. The U.N.'s first virtual meeting of world leaders started Tuesday with pre-recorded speeches from some of the planet's biggest powers, kept at home by the coronavirus pandemic that will likely be a dominant theme at their video gathering this year. (Eskinder Debebe/UN via AP)
World leaders who skipped past UN meetings get their moment

By Christine Armario Sep. 23, 2020 09:04 PM EDT

An airport employee directs people for check-in for a British Airways flight to Heathrow airport, Friday Aug.14, 2020 at Nice airport, southern France. British holidaymakers in France were mulling whether to return home early Friday to avoid having to self-isolate for 14 days following the U.K. government's decision to reimpose quarantine restrictions on France amid a recent pick-up in coronavirus infections. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)
Virus flareups in Europe lead to club closings, mask orders

By Sylvie Corbet, Frances D'emilio And David Crary Aug. 14, 2020 02:03 PM EDT

FILE - In this Saturday, May 16, 2020 file photo people wear face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus stroll along the Champs Elysees avenue in Paris. Britain will require all people arriving from France to isolate for 14 days - an announcement that throws the plans of tens of thousands of holiday makers into chaos. The government said late Thursday Aug. 13, 2020 that France is being removed from the list of nations exempted from quarantine requirements because of a rising number of coronavirus infections, which have surged by 66% in the past week. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)
By sea, rail or by air, Brits scramble to get out of France

By Pan Pylas And Sylvie Corbet Aug. 14, 2020 05:48 AM EDT

Students wearing face masks to protect against the new coronavirus have their documents checked by security officers before the first day of China's national college entrance examinations, known as the gaokao, in Beijing, Tuesday, July 7, 2020. China's college entrance exams began in Beijing on Tuesday after being delayed by a month due to the coronavirus outbreak. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
The Latest: Air New Zealand puts hold on new flight bookings

By The Associated Press Jul. 06, 2020 12:55 AM EDT