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In Africa, stigma surrounding coronavirus hinders response
World
August 2, 2020
In Africa, stigma surrounding coronavirus hinders response
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — After 23 days in quarantine in Uganda — far longer than required — Jimmy Spire Ssentongo…
Aid group: Darfur attacks strand 14,000 without medical help
Middle East
August 2, 2020
Aid group: Darfur attacks strand 14,000 without medical help
CAIRO (AP) — A recent surge of violence in Darfur, the war-scarred region of western Sudan, has deprived more than…
Hurricane Isaias lashes Bahamas while Florida battens down
World
August 1, 2020
Hurricane Isaias lashes Bahamas while Florida battens down
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hurricane Isaias ripped shingles off roofs and blew over trees as it carved its…
US officials seek limits on “habitat” for imperiled species
Environment
August 1, 2020
US officials seek limits on “habitat” for imperiled species
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Trump administration is moving to restrict what land and water areas can be declared as…
Highways raise alarm in Cairo’s historic City of the Dead
Features/Interviews
August 1, 2020
Highways raise alarm in Cairo’s historic City of the Dead
CAIRO (AP) — For centuries, sultans and princes, saints and scholars, elites and commoners have been buried in two sprawling…
Oregon hopes for changes from ongoing Portland protests
World
August 1, 2020
Oregon hopes for changes from ongoing Portland protests
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Hundreds peacefully protested in downtown Portland Friday, two days after the announcement that the presence of…
Mexico 3rd in global pandemic deaths, Vietnam struggles anew
World
August 1, 2020
Mexico 3rd in global pandemic deaths, Vietnam struggles anew
PARIS (AP) — Mexico now has the third most COVID-19 deaths in the world, behind the United States and Brazil,…
Supreme leader says Iran won’t negotiate with US
Middle East
July 31, 2020
Supreme leader says Iran won’t negotiate with US
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Friday his country will not negotiate with the United…
Hong Kong postpones elections by a year, citing coronavirus
World
July 31, 2020
Hong Kong postpones elections by a year, citing coronavirus
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam announced Friday that the government will postpone highly anticipated legislative elections…
Twitter says hackers used phone to fool staff, gain access
World
July 31, 2020
Twitter says hackers used phone to fool staff, gain access
LONDON (AP) — Twitter says the hackers responsible for a recent high-profile breach used the phone to fool the social…
Aid group: Darfur attacks strand 14,000 without medical help
Middle East
July 31, 2020
Aid group: Darfur attacks strand 14,000 without medical help
CAIRO (AP) — A recent surge of violence in Darfur, the war-scarred region of western Sudan, has deprived more than…
Bahamas braces as newly formed Hurricane Isaias bears down
World
July 31, 2020
Bahamas braces as newly formed Hurricane Isaias bears down
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — New Hurricane Isaias kept on a path early Friday expected to take it to…
Eurozone economy suffers record drop during lockdown months
World
July 31, 2020
Eurozone economy suffers record drop during lockdown months
PARIS (AP) — The economy of the 19-country eurozone shrank by a devastating 12.1 percent during the second quarter from…
Final days of hajj and Eid festival impacted by coronavirus
Middle East
July 31, 2020
Final days of hajj and Eid festival impacted by coronavirus
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Small groups of pilgrims performed one of the final rites of the Islamic hajj…
Saudi Royal Court says King Salman discharged from hospital
Middle East
July 31, 2020
Saudi Royal Court says King Salman discharged from hospital
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s King Salman was discharged from a hospital in the capital Riyadh after…
Asia-Pacific tourism makes patchy restart, and some missteps
World
July 31, 2020
Asia-Pacific tourism makes patchy restart, and some missteps
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Tourism operators across Asia and the Pacific are making furtive and faltering advances, as well as…
Trump faces rare rebuke from GOP for floating election delay
World
July 31, 2020
Trump faces rare rebuke from GOP for floating election delay
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump repeatedly tests the Republican Party’s limits on issues including race, trade and immigration.…
Contentious budget vote could push Israel toward elections
Middle East
July 30, 2020
Contentious budget vote could push Israel toward elections
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s finance minister said Thursday he would bring a short-term budget up for a vote next week,…
After 99 days of success, virus returns to haunt Vietnam
World
July 30, 2020
After 99 days of success, virus returns to haunt Vietnam
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — For 99 days, Vietnam seemed to have defeated the coronavirus. There wasn’t a single reported case…
Hong Kong disqualifies 12 opposition nominees for assembly
World
July 30, 2020
Hong Kong disqualifies 12 opposition nominees for assembly
HONG KONG (AP) — At least 12 Hong Kong pro-democracy nominees including prominent activist Joshua Wong were disqualified for September…