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BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets followed Wall Street higher Thursday after Japan and South Korea reported unexpectedly strong economic data and President Joe Biden announced a $ 2.3 trillion U.S. infrastructure spending plan. Market benchmarks in Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Sydney advanced. Japan’s closely watched Tankan survey found …

The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 rose above 86,000 on Friday, as new outbreaks were reported in states where stay-at-home orders are set to expire and others that never imposed them. Minnesota is due to lift lockdown measures in mid-May even as cases continue to climb. …