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Ethicists say Trump special treatment raises fairness issues
World
October 7, 2020
Ethicists say Trump special treatment raises fairness issues
The special treatment President Donald Trump received to access an experimental COVID-19 drug raises fairness issues that start with the…
White House virus testing couldn’t protect Trump
World
October 6, 2020
White House virus testing couldn’t protect Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — His press secretary once described President Donald Trump as the “most tested man in America” when it…
Amid rising infections, Israeli ultra-Orthodox defy lockdown
Middle East
October 6, 2020
Amid rising infections, Israeli ultra-Orthodox defy lockdown
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — After a revered ultra-Orthodox rabbi died this week from COVID-19, Israeli police thought they had…
Experts raise questions about severity of Trump’s COVID-19
World
October 6, 2020
Experts raise questions about severity of Trump’s COVID-19
(Reuters) – Doctors not involved in treating President Donald Trump for COVID-19 said the fact that he has been started…
Nearly all of Iran on coronavirus red alert as cases, deaths hit records
Middle East
October 6, 2020
Nearly all of Iran on coronavirus red alert as cases, deaths hit records
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s Health Ministry said on Monday nearly the whole country was on a coronavirus red alert as…
‘An embarrassment’: Trump tweet angers pandemic survivors
World
October 6, 2020
‘An embarrassment’: Trump tweet angers pandemic survivors
SEATTLE (AP) — Dizzy with a soaring fever and unable to breathe, Scott Sedlacek had one thing going for him:…
Paris on maximum virus alert, closing bars, not restaurants
World
October 5, 2020
Paris on maximum virus alert, closing bars, not restaurants
PARIS (AP) — French authorities placed the Paris region on maximum virus alert on Monday, banning festive gatherings and requiring…
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…