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China, S. Korea see new virus cases as world lockdowns ease
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China, S. Korea see new virus cases as world lockdowns ease

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — China and South Korea both reported more coronavirus infections Friday after reopening economies damaged by…
Five killed, dozens wounds in Tripoli shelling: Libyan official
Middle East

Five killed, dozens wounds in Tripoli shelling: Libyan official

CAIRO (AP) — Artillery shelling by Libya’s eastern-based forces killed more than five civilians and wounded dozens in the capital,…
Virus tracing app raises privacy concerns in India
World

Virus tracing app raises privacy concerns in India

NEW DELHI (AP) — As India enters an extended coronavirus lockdown, the government is actively pursuing contact tracing to help…
Amid pandemic, the world’s working poor hustle to survive
World

Amid pandemic, the world’s working poor hustle to survive

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — From India to Argentina, untold millions who were already struggling to get by on…
33 million have sought US unemployment aid since virus hit
World

33 million have sought US unemployment aid since virus hit

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly 3.2 million laid-off workers applied for unemployment benefits last week as the business shutdowns caused by…
Suspect claims Norway mosque attack was ‘emergency justice’
World

Suspect claims Norway mosque attack was ‘emergency justice’

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A Norwegian man suspected of killing his ethnic Chinese stepsister and then storming an Oslo mosque…
Pandemic poses special threat to indigenous health, culture
World

Pandemic poses special threat to indigenous health, culture

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — In Indonesia’s easternmost province, felled trees are stacked to block a road that leads to Papuan…
Israeli Supreme Court: Netanyahu may form government
Middle East

Israeli Supreme Court: Netanyahu may form government

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may form a new government while under…
Foreigners on the frontlines of pandemic in Arab Gulf states
Middle East

Foreigners on the frontlines of pandemic in Arab Gulf states

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — As she was treated for COVID-19 in a hospital isolation ward in Kuwait City,…
The second virus wave: How bad will it be as lockdowns ease?
World

The second virus wave: How bad will it be as lockdowns ease?

ROME (AP) — From the marbled halls of Italy to the wheat fields of Kansas, health authorities are increasingly warning…
Israeli billionaire hopes to bring water to parched Gaza
Middle East

Israeli billionaire hopes to bring water to parched Gaza

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — A Georgian-Israeli billionaire believes he has found a solution to the Gaza Strip’s chronic…
Lives Lost: Generous Egyptian grandma was family ‘jewel’
Egypt

Lives Lost: Generous Egyptian grandma was family ‘jewel’

BAHTIM, Egypt (AP) — Gold and silver streamers fluttered in the breeze, hung from house to house down the alley,…
Palestinians fear outbreak in Jerusalem’s ‘no man’s land’
Middle East

Palestinians fear outbreak in Jerusalem’s ‘no man’s land’

JERUSALEM (AP) — As the coronavirus pandemic gathered strength last month, community leaders in a Palestinian neighborhood on the outskirts…
Coronavirus returns long-banned drive-in movies to Iran
Middle East

Coronavirus returns long-banned drive-in movies to Iran

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The new coronavirus pandemic has brought back something unseen in Iran since its 1979 Islamic Revolution:…
Yemen’s south in turmoil after separatists’ self-rule bid
Middle East

Yemen’s south in turmoil after separatists’ self-rule bid

CAIRO (AP) — A bid by separatists funded by the United Arab Emirates to assert control over southern Yemen has…
‘We don’t know how it will end’: Hunger stalks amid virus
World

‘We don’t know how it will end’: Hunger stalks amid virus

WASHINGTON (AP) — When all this started — when the coronavirus began stalking humanity like an animal hunting prey, when…
Dubai Expo 2020 world’s fair postponed to October 1, 2021
Middle East

Dubai Expo 2020 world’s fair postponed to October 1, 2021

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Dubai’s Expo 2020 world’s fair will be postponed to Oct. 1, 2021, over the…
Lebanon restaurants partially reopen, face faltering economy
Middle East

Lebanon restaurants partially reopen, face faltering economy

BEIRUT (AP) — It’s not just a lifestyle, it’s a livelihood. That was the motto used by some of Lebanon’s…
Israel top court hears case against Netanyahu coalition deal
Middle East

Israel top court hears case against Netanyahu coalition deal

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Supreme Court was hearing arguments Monday against the legality of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition deal…
Kuwait police disperse ‘riot’ by Egyptians stranded by virus
Middle East

Kuwait police disperse ‘riot’ by Egyptians stranded by virus

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Police in Kuwait dispersed what they described as a riot by stranded Egyptians unable…
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