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Turkish court rules to let Hagia Sophia return as mosque
Middle East
July 10, 2020
Turkish court rules to let Hagia Sophia return as mosque
Turkey’s highest administrative court issued a ruling Friday that paves the way for the government to convert Istanbul’s iconic Hagia…
Hospitals in Syria’s rebel area reduce services amid virus
Middle East
July 10, 2020
Hospitals in Syria’s rebel area reduce services amid virus
BEIRUT (AP) — Hospitals in Syria’s overcrowded opposition-held enclave are suspending non-emergency procedures and outpatient services following the detection of…
Oxygen already runs low as COVID-19 surges in South Africa
World
July 10, 2020
Oxygen already runs low as COVID-19 surges in South Africa
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The coronavirus storm has arrived in South Africa, but in the overflowing COVID-19 wards the sound is…
Serbia’s leader not worried about losing power amid protests
World
July 10, 2020
Serbia’s leader not worried about losing power amid protests
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s president said Friday he’s not worried about losing political power amid large protests against his…
Lawmakers vote to close down Philippines’ largest TV network
World
July 10, 2020
Lawmakers vote to close down Philippines’ largest TV network
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine lawmakers voted Friday to reject the license renewal of the country’s largest TV network, shutting…
UN official: 700 people died in Syrian camps for IS families
Middle East
July 10, 2020
UN official: 700 people died in Syrian camps for IS families
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The UN counterterrorism chief said his office received information that 700 people died recently in two…
Israelis angry at Netanyahu over new outbreak, economic pain
Middle East
July 10, 2020
Israelis angry at Netanyahu over new outbreak, economic pain
JERUSALEM (AP) — With an unprecedented new surge in coronavirus cases battering Israel’s economy, one of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s…
Seoul mayor left note saying ‘sorry’ as South Korea mourns
World
July 10, 2020
Seoul mayor left note saying ‘sorry’ as South Korea mourns
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Seoul’s mayor left a note saying he felt “sorry to all people” before he was…
Trump looks for political edge in latest high court rulings
World
July 10, 2020
Trump looks for political edge in latest high court rulings
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump won the White House on the promise of bringing a conservative shift to the…
Lebanese man who financed Hezbollah in US returns home
Middle East
July 9, 2020
Lebanese man who financed Hezbollah in US returns home
BEIRUT (AP) — A Lebanese businessman serving a five-year sentence in the United States for providing millions of dollars to…
UN Council rejects Russia bid to limit Syrian aid deliveries
Middle East
July 9, 2020
UN Council rejects Russia bid to limit Syrian aid deliveries
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The UN Security Council on Wednesday overwhelmingly rejected a Russian resolution that would have cut back…
UN: World could hit 1.5-degree warming threshold in 5 years
Environment
July 9, 2020
UN: World could hit 1.5-degree warming threshold in 5 years
GENEVA (AP) — The world could see average global temperatures 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 Fahrenheit) above the pre-industrial average for…
Schools or bars? Opening classrooms may mean hard choices
World
July 9, 2020
Schools or bars? Opening classrooms may mean hard choices
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — President Donald Trump insists that schools reopen this fall. Many parents, educators, doctors and economists want…
UN chief warns foreign interference in Libya `unprecedented’
Middle East
July 9, 2020
UN chief warns foreign interference in Libya `unprecedented’
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that foreign interference in Libya’s war has reached “unprecedented levels” and…
Bolsonaro now the ‘poster boy’ for dubious COVID treatment
World
July 9, 2020
Bolsonaro now the ‘poster boy’ for dubious COVID treatment
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — After months of touting an unproven anti-malaria drug as a treatment for the new coronavirus,…
Virus projects renew questions about UAE’s mass surveillance
Middle East
July 9, 2020
Virus projects renew questions about UAE’s mass surveillance
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Efforts by the United Arab Emirates to fight the coronavirus have renewed questions about…
Does wearing a mask pose any health risks?
World
July 8, 2020
Does wearing a mask pose any health risks?
Does wearing a mask pose any health risks? No, not for most people. Babies and toddlers should not wear masks…
Hottest commodity in Lebanon’s economic chaos: The US dollar
Middle East
July 8, 2020
Hottest commodity in Lebanon’s economic chaos: The US dollar
BEIRUT (AP) — The lines snaked around the block. Then they swelled to fill the whole street, before they turned…
Wedding season brings new virus outbreak in West Bank
Middle East
July 8, 2020
Wedding season brings new virus outbreak in West Bank
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — By the end of May, the Palestinian Authority appeared to have quashed a coronavirus outbreak…
Exhausted cities face another challenge: a surge in violence
World
July 8, 2020
Exhausted cities face another challenge: a surge in violence
NEW YORK (AP) — Still reeling from the coronavirus pandemic and street protests over the police killing of George Floyd,…