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Israel returns to virus lockdown as cases mount
Middle East
September 19, 2020
Israel returns to virus lockdown as cases mount
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel went back into a full lockdown on Friday to try to contain a coronavirus outbreak that…
Second UK lockdown? COVID hospital admissions double every eight days
World
September 18, 2020
Second UK lockdown? COVID hospital admissions double every eight days
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s health minister said on Friday that the novel coronavirus was accelerating across the country, with hospital…
Virus hits Lebanese prison as inmates jockey for release
Middle East
September 18, 2020
Virus hits Lebanese prison as inmates jockey for release
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s largest prison grappled with an alarming coronavirus outbreak on Thursday as many inmates refused to take…
Under lockdown, Israel faces bitter start of Jewish New Year
Middle East
September 17, 2020
Under lockdown, Israel faces bitter start of Jewish New Year
JERUSALEM (AP) — Eating apples dipped in honey on Rosh Hashanah is a Jewish tradition to symbolize a sweet start…
Asia Today: India’s gov’t criticized for handling of virus
World
September 17, 2020
Asia Today: India’s gov’t criticized for handling of virus
NEW DELHI (AP) — India counted another record daily increase of coronavirus infections Thursday after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government…
US outlines sweeping plan to provide free COVID-19 vaccines
World
September 16, 2020
US outlines sweeping plan to provide free COVID-19 vaccines
WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government outlined a sweeping plan Wednesday to make vaccines for COVID-19 available for free to…
Report finds global economic outlook not as bad as expected
World
September 16, 2020
Report finds global economic outlook not as bad as expected
PARIS (AP) — The global economy is not doing as bad as previously expected, especially in the United States and…
Egypt’s ATM withdrawl fees will continue to be suspended until December 31: CBE
Business
September 16, 2020
Egypt’s ATM withdrawl fees will continue to be suspended until December 31: CBE
The Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Egypt, Rami Abu al-Naja, announced Tuesday that fees and commissions on cash withdrawals…
Trump denies downplaying virus, casts doubt on mask usage
World
September 16, 2020
Trump denies downplaying virus, casts doubt on mask usage
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Fielding compelling questions about voters’ real-world problems, President Donald Trump denied during a televised town hall that…
India surpasses five million coronavirus cases, 82,066 deaths
World
September 16, 2020
India surpasses five million coronavirus cases, 82,066 deaths
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s coronavirus confirmed cases crossed five million on Wednesday, still soaring and testing the country’s feeble…