Oman reinstates ambassador to Syria after years-long hiatus
Middle East
October 5, 2020
Oman reinstates ambassador to Syria after years-long hiatus
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Oman has sent an ambassador to Syria after an eight-year hiatus, the state news…
Misinformation spikes as Trump confirms COVID-19 diagnosis
World
October 5, 2020
Misinformation spikes as Trump confirms COVID-19 diagnosis
CHICAGO (AP) — News Friday that President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump had tested positive for COVID-19 sparked…
3 win Nobel medicine award for discovering hepatitis C virus
World
October 5, 2020
3 win Nobel medicine award for discovering hepatitis C virus
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Americans Harvey J. Alter and Charles M. Rice, and British-born scientist Michael Houghton were awarded the Nobel…
2020 Watch: How long will Trump be quarantined?
World
October 5, 2020
2020 Watch: How long will Trump be quarantined?
NEW YORK (AP) — Presidential politics move fast. What we’re watching heading into a new week on the 2020 campaign:…
Week of Nobel Prize announcement begins with medicine award
World
October 5, 2020
Week of Nobel Prize announcement begins with medicine award
STOCKHOLM (AP) — The 2020 Nobel Prizes kick off Monday with the naming of the winner, or winners, in the…
Record-breaking California wildfires surpass 4 million acres
World
October 5, 2020
Record-breaking California wildfires surpass 4 million acres
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — In a year that has already brought apocalyptic skies and smothering smoke to the West Coast,…
The Latest: India’s new virus totals still on downward trend
World
October 5, 2020
The Latest: India’s new virus totals still on downward trend
NEW DELHI — India has registered a single-day spike of 74,442 new coronavirus cases, driving the country’s overall tally since…
Trump takes a brief car ride, ignoring own COVID infection
World
October 5, 2020
Trump takes a brief car ride, ignoring own COVID infection
BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — Infected and contagious, President Donald Trump briefly ventured out in a motorcade on Sunday to salute…
Israelis persist in rallies against PM despite lockdown
Middle East
October 4, 2020
Israelis persist in rallies against PM despite lockdown
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Tens of thousands of Israelis demonstrated in hundreds of locations across Israel against Prime Minister…
Pilgrims return to Mecca as Saudi eases virus restrictions
Middle East
October 4, 2020
Pilgrims return to Mecca as Saudi eases virus restrictions
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — A very small, limited number of people donning the white terrycloth garment symbolic of the…