Iran mandates masks as public shrugs off resurgent virus
Middle East
July 5, 2020
Iran mandates masks as public shrugs off resurgent virus
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran on Sunday instituted mandatory mask-wearing as fears mount over newly spiking reported deaths from the…
Facebook groups pivot to attacks on Black Lives Matter
World
July 5, 2020
Facebook groups pivot to attacks on Black Lives Matter
CHICAGO (AP) — A loose network of Facebook groups that took root across the country in April to organize protests…
Rocket fired toward US Embassy in Iraq injures child
Middle East
July 5, 2020
Rocket fired toward US Embassy in Iraq injures child
BAGHDAD (AP) — The Iraqi military said Sunday that a rocket aimed at Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone, home of the…
France-Turkey spat over Libya arms exposes NATO’s limits
Middle East
July 5, 2020
France-Turkey spat over Libya arms exposes NATO’s limits
BRUSSELS (AP) — The festering dispute between France and Turkey over a naval standoff in the Mediterranean Sea has shone…
US holiday fuels worries about skyrocketing virus cases
World
July 5, 2020
US holiday fuels worries about skyrocketing virus cases
ST. PETE BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The United States has dipped under 50,000 new daily infections for the first time…
Israel, Palestinians face new restrictions amid virus surge
Middle East
July 5, 2020
Israel, Palestinians face new restrictions amid virus surge
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel ordered thousands of people into quarantine after a contentious phone surveillance program resumed as…
US holiday weekend adds to virus worries as case counts grow
World
July 5, 2020
US holiday weekend adds to virus worries as case counts grow
ST. PETE BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Florida and Texas reported record daily increases in confirmed coronavirus cases Saturday, the latest…
Crunch, crunch: Africa’s locust outbreak is far from over
World
July 5, 2020
Crunch, crunch: Africa’s locust outbreak is far from over
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The crunch of young locusts comes with nearly every step. The worst outbreak of the voracious…
US envoy forges ahead with troubled Taliban peace deal
Middle East
July 4, 2020
US envoy forges ahead with troubled Taliban peace deal
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Washington’s envoy to Afghanistan on Saturday emphasized the economic benefits of the peace deal with the Taliban,…
Wide shift in opinion on police, race rare in US polling
World
July 4, 2020
Wide shift in opinion on police, race rare in US polling
WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s rare for public opinion on social issues to change sharply and swiftly. And yet in the…