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As the coronavirus spreads around the world, health officials are urging people not to go to work if they are sick. But for many U.S. workers, staying home means they will not get paid, and that’s a luxury they cannot afford.

Western-backed efforts to counter terror groups across Africa are falling short, increasing the chances one or more affiliates of Islamic State or al-Qaida could try to carve out their own caliphate on the continent, according to the latest assessment by a top U.S. commander.

VIDEO: In a country where homosexuality is criminalized, Alice Nkom was the first lawyer in Cameroon to defend those accused to being gay. For this, she says she has faced attacks and death threats. Despite this, Nkom, who was also the first female lawyer in the country, says she is determined to continue to defend minorities.

Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden enjoyed victories Tuesday over Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders in the Democratic presidential nominating contests in four states, including pivotal Michigan in the Midwest heartland of the country.

One of the U.S. military’s largest exercises in Africa has been significantly scaled down due to the threat of the coronavirus.