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Central Park, the calm amid New York’s coronavirus storm
World
April 19, 2020
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
World
April 19, 2020
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
World
April 19, 2020
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
Middle East
April 19, 2020
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
Middle East
April 19, 2020
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
World
April 19, 2020
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
Middle East
April 18, 2020
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
Middle East
April 18, 2020
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
World
April 18, 2020
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
World
April 18, 2020
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…