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Central Park, the calm amid New York’s coronavirus storm
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Central Park, the calm amid New York’s coronavirus storm

Gone are the softball games, horse-drawn carriages and hordes of tourists. In their place are pronounced birdsong, solitary walks and…
Hungry, jobless Americans turning to food banks to survive pandemic
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Hungry, jobless Americans turning to food banks to survive pandemic

American families slammed by the coronavirus pandemic are turning more and more to food banks to get by, waiting hours…
Orthodox Easter services hit by virus as many stay home
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Orthodox Easter services hit by virus as many stay home

More than 260 million Orthodox Christians celebrated Easter Sunday, with church leaders urging worshipers to stay at home to avoid…
Landmark Lebanese hotel folds amid virus, economic crisis
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Landmark Lebanese hotel folds amid virus, economic crisis

BEIRUT (AP) — One of Lebanon’s landmark hotels that survived the country’s bloody 15-year civil war and various other bouts…
Israel to ease some coronavirus restrictions, Netanyahu says
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Israel to ease some coronavirus restrictions, Netanyahu says

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel will gradually ease its coronavirus lockdown from Sunday by letting some businesses reopen and relaxing curbs…
Europe virus toll tops 100,000 as online mega-concert raises spirits
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Europe virus toll tops 100,000 as online mega-concert raises spirits

Coronavirus deaths surged past 100,000 in Europe as the world’s top musicians joined forces for a virtual concert, hoping to…
Coronavirus lockdown brings Lebanon’s migratory birds up close
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Coronavirus lockdown brings Lebanon’s migratory birds up close

AMMIQ WETLAND, Lebanon (Reuters) – With Lebanese confined to their homes by the new coronavirus, migratory birds in the Mediterranean…
Iran lets some Tehran businesses reopen after virus lockdown
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Iran lets some Tehran businesses reopen after virus lockdown

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran allowed some businesses in the capital and nearby towns to re-open Saturday after weeks of…
Poor US students miss out as virtual learning sharpens divide
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Poor US students miss out as virtual learning sharpens divide

As a member of the 2020 “class of coronavirus,” Kenia Molina needed to find a laptop in order to graduate…
Global virus deaths pass 150,000 as Trump endorses lockdown protests
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Global virus deaths pass 150,000 as Trump endorses lockdown protests

Coronavirus deaths have surged past 150,000 worldwide with nearly a quarter of them in the United States, where President Donald…
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