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China, S. Korea see new virus cases as world lockdowns ease
World
May 8, 2020
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
May 8, 2020
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
May 8, 2020
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
May 8, 2020
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
May 7, 2020
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
May 7, 2020
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
May 7, 2020
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
May 7, 2020
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
May 7, 2020
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
May 6, 2020
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
May 6, 2020
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
May 6, 2020
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
May 6, 2020
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
May 5, 2020
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
May 5, 2020
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
May 4, 2020
‘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
May 4, 2020
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
May 4, 2020
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
May 4, 2020
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
May 4, 2020
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…