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Asia-Pacific tourism makes patchy restart, and some missteps
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Asia-Pacific tourism makes patchy restart, and some missteps

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Tourism operators across Asia and the Pacific are making furtive and faltering advances, as well as…
Dengue prevention efforts stifled by coronavirus pandemic
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Dengue prevention efforts stifled by coronavirus pandemic

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — To slow the spread of the coronavirus, governments issued lockdowns to keep people at home. They…
Football pitch of rainforest destroyed every six seconds: study
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Football pitch of rainforest destroyed every six seconds: study

Vast tracts of pristine rainforest on three continents went up in smoke last year, with an area roughly the size…
Virus fallout dampens spirits as Muslims mark major holiday
Middle East

Virus fallout dampens spirits as Muslims mark major holiday

JERUSALEM (AP) — Muslims worldwide will celebrate one of their biggest holidays under the long shadow of the coronavirus, with…
Trump threatens to pull out of WHO over virus response, China
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Trump threatens to pull out of WHO over virus response, China

President Donald Trump has threatened to pull the US out of the World Health Organization, accusing it of botching the…
Amid pandemic, the world’s working poor hustle to survive
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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…
Pandemic poses special threat to indigenous health, culture
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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…
Islam’s holiest sites emptied by coronavirus crisis as Ramadan begins
Middle East

Islam’s holiest sites emptied by coronavirus crisis as Ramadan begins

JERUSALEM (Reuters) — The holy month of Ramadan began on Friday with Islam’s holiest sites in Saudi Arabia and Jerusalem…
Muslims try to keep Ramadan spirit amid virus restrictions
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Muslims try to keep Ramadan spirit amid virus restrictions

BAHTIM, Egypt (AP) — Every year during Ramadan, the Light of Muhammad Mosque sets up long tables on the street…
Mosques, streets quiet as Indonesia’s capital tightens rules
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Mosques, streets quiet as Indonesia’s capital tightens rules

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Mosques usually filled for Friday prayers and streets normally clogged with cars and motorcycles were empty…
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