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Patrons under plastic: Restaurants get creative in virus era
World
May 28, 2020
Patrons under plastic: Restaurants get creative in virus era
PARIS (AP) — Dining at a table where each person is enclosed by a clear plastic shield might look and…
Virus, heat wave and locusts form perfect storm in India
World
May 28, 2020
Virus, heat wave and locusts form perfect storm in India
NEW DELHI (AP) — As if the coronavirus wasn’t enough, India grappled with scorching temperatures and the worst locust invasion…
Israeli cyber chief: Major attack on water systems thwarted
Middle East
May 28, 2020
Israeli cyber chief: Major attack on water systems thwarted
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s national cyber chief Thursday officially acknowledged the country had thwarted a major cyber attack last month…
Croatian charity offers help as lives turn during outbreak
World
May 28, 2020
Croatian charity offers help as lives turn during outbreak
PULA, Croatia (AP) — Winding stone streets, usually packed with tourists, silent as a graveyard. Restaurants closed. Beaches deserted. Hotels…
Twitter fact-checks Trump; he threatens new regs or shutdown
World
May 28, 2020
Twitter fact-checks Trump; he threatens new regs or shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump, the historically prolific tweeter of political barbs and blasts, threatened social media companies with…
Iran’s president pushes for harsher laws on honor killings
Middle East
May 27, 2020
Iran’s president pushes for harsher laws on honor killings
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s president urged his Cabinet on Wednesday to speed up harsher laws in so-called honor killings,…
Spread of coronavirus fuels corruption in Latin America
World
May 27, 2020
Spread of coronavirus fuels corruption in Latin America
MIAMI (AP) — Even in a pandemic, there’s no slowdown for swindlers in Latin America. From Argentina to Panama, a…
Spike in South Korea virus cases shows perils of reopening
World
May 27, 2020
Spike in South Korea virus cases shows perils of reopening
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — As Mediterranean beaches and Las Vegas casinos laid out plans to welcome tourists again, South…
Iran’s newly elected parliament convenes despite pandemic
Middle East
May 27, 2020
Iran’s newly elected parliament convenes despite pandemic
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s newly elected parliament convened on Wednesday, dominated by conservative lawmakers and under strict social distancing…
South African bans on tobacco, liquor amid virus stir debate
World
May 27, 2020
South African bans on tobacco, liquor amid virus stir debate
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A soccer mom in one of Cape Town’s posh suburbs drops off a cardboard box of blankets…
With test results lost, an Afghan family fell to virus
Middle East
May 27, 2020
With test results lost, an Afghan family fell to virus
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — As in many Afghan households, dinner at Dr. Yousuf Aryubi’s home meant the whole family —…
Protesters mass in Hong Kong before anthem law is debated
World
May 27, 2020
Protesters mass in Hong Kong before anthem law is debated
HONG KONG (AP) — Thousands of protesters shouted pro-democracy slogans and insults at police in Hong Kong before lawmakers later…
Swift firings for Minneapolis officers in death of black man
World
May 27, 2020
Swift firings for Minneapolis officers in death of black man
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — To the general public, the video of a white police officer pressing his knee into the neck…
WHO warns that 1st wave of pandemic not over, dampens hopes
World
May 26, 2020
WHO warns that 1st wave of pandemic not over, dampens hopes
BANGKOK (AP) — As Brazil and India struggle with surging coronavirus cases, a top health expert is warning that the…
Hong Kong leader says security law not a threat to freedoms
World
May 26, 2020
Hong Kong leader says security law not a threat to freedoms
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s leader said Tuesday that national security legislation proposed by China’s legislature will not threaten…
Bethlehem Nativity Church reopens after coronavirus closure
Middle East
May 26, 2020
Bethlehem Nativity Church reopens after coronavirus closure
BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — Bethlehem’s storied Church of the Nativity reopened to visitors on Tuesday, after a nearly three-month…
Confined Moroccans find new ways to celebrate Eid
Middle East
May 26, 2020
Confined Moroccans find new ways to celebrate Eid
CASABLANCA Morocco (AP) — Instead of mass prayers and large family gatherings filled with colorful clothes, gifts and traditional foods,…
Lebanon’s migrant workers’ plight worsens as crises multiply
Middle East
May 26, 2020
Lebanon’s migrant workers’ plight worsens as crises multiply
BEIRUT (AP) — Long before the pandemic struck, they lived and worked in conditions that rights groups called exploitative —…
US faces a Memorial Day like no other; Greek islands reopen
World
May 25, 2020
US faces a Memorial Day like no other; Greek islands reopen
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Americans prepared to mark a Memorial Day like no other as the coronavirus pandemic upended traditional…
UN: Libya coast guard intercepts, detains about 400 migrants
Middle East
May 25, 2020
UN: Libya coast guard intercepts, detains about 400 migrants
CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s coast guard intercepted about 400 Europe-bound migrants off the country’s Mediterranean coast over the past two…