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US jobless claims fall below 1 mn but remain high
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US jobless claims fall below 1 mn but remain high

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of laid-off workers applying for unemployment aid fell below one million last week for the…
Africa begins continent-wide study of COVID-19 antibodies
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Africa begins continent-wide study of COVID-19 antibodies

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — An Africa-wide study of antibodies to the coronavirus has begun, while evidence from a smaller study indicates…
Lebanon Parliament meets after blast, government resignation
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Lebanon Parliament meets after blast, government resignation

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s Parliament met Thursday in the first session since the tragic explosion last week that changed the…
Israel strikes Gaza militant sites after incendiary balloons
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Israel strikes Gaza militant sites after incendiary balloons

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Israeli military said it struck Hamas militant sites in the Gaza Strip early…
75 years later, 1 mn Japanese war dead still missing
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75 years later, 1 mn Japanese war dead still missing

TOKYO (AP) — Seventy-five years after the end of World War II, more than one million Japanese war dead are…
Experts warn Spain is losing the 2nd round in virus fight
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Experts warn Spain is losing the 2nd round in virus fight

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Not two months after battling back the coronavirus, Spain’s hospitals are beginning to see patients struggling…
US says Iran briefly seizes oil tanker near Strait of Hormuz
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US says Iran briefly seizes oil tanker near Strait of Hormuz

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Iranian navy boarded and briefly seized a Liberian-flagged oil tanker near the strategic…
Abandoned by state after explosion, Lebanese help each other
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Abandoned by state after explosion, Lebanese help each other

BEIRUT (AP) — In the southern Lebanese town of Haris, a newlywed couple is living in one of Safy Faqeeh’s…
Limited COVID-19 testing? Researchers in Rwanda have an idea
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Limited COVID-19 testing? Researchers in Rwanda have an idea

KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — Like many countries, Rwanda is finding it impossible to test each of its citizens for the…
Virus exposes economic, racial divide in French health care
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Virus exposes economic, racial divide in French health care

BONDY, France (AP) — Festering beneath France’s promise of guaranteed health care for all lie deep disparities across economic and…
Iran’s president, FM lash out at new US push on arms embargo
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Iran’s president, FM lash out at new US push on arms embargo

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s president and foreign minister lashed out on Wednesday at a revised proposal by the US…
Is it safe to ride public transit during the pandemic?
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Is it safe to ride public transit during the pandemic?

Is it safe to ride public transit during the coronavirus pandemic? It depends on a variety of factors, but there…
UK scientists openly question government’s pandemic response
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UK scientists openly question government’s pandemic response

LONDON (AP) — As Britain navigates its way through the coronavirus pandemic, the government insists that science is guiding its…
Top German diplomat: Lebanon needs ‘reboot’ to regain trust
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Top German diplomat: Lebanon needs ‘reboot’ to regain trust

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon needs a “strong reboot” and far-reaching economic reforms to rebuild trust with its citizens, Germany’s foreign…
Japan faces World War Two anniversary in shadow of coronavirus
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Japan faces World War Two anniversary in shadow of coronavirus

TOKYO (Reuters) – In a 4 1/2-minute radio speech on Aug. 15, 1945, Emperor Hirohito announced Japan’s surrender in World…
No charges for many arrested at ongoing Portland protests
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No charges for many arrested at ongoing Portland protests

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — People who have been arrested since late May on non-violent misdemeanor charges during protests that have…
After multiple crises, this time Lebanese feel broken
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After multiple crises, this time Lebanese feel broken

BEIRUT (AP) — For nearly a week, Mona Zahran had to sleep on a couch pulled across her apartment’s front…
Political novices drawn to anti-Netanyahu protests in Israel
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Political novices drawn to anti-Netanyahu protests in Israel

JERUSALEM (AP) — In a summer of protests against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the accusations of corruption and calls…
Science and politics tied up in global race for a vaccine
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Science and politics tied up in global race for a vaccine

WASHINGTON (AP) — No, Russia is not having a Sputnik moment. The announcement Tuesday by Russian President Vladimir Putin that…
Children in Beirut suffer from trauma after deadly blast
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Children in Beirut suffer from trauma after deadly blast

BEIRUT (AP) — When the huge explosion ripped through Beirut last week, it shattered the glass doors near where three-year-old…
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