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Coronavirus response stirs Jerusalem sovereignty struggle
Middle East
April 18, 2020
Coronavirus response stirs Jerusalem sovereignty struggle
Israel’s arrest of senior Palestinian officials for “illegal” efforts to contain coronavirus and the Jewish state’s closure of a clinic…
Hong Kong activists arrested over last year’s democracy rallies
World
April 18, 2020
Hong Kong activists arrested over last year’s democracy rallies
Police in Hong Kong carried out a sweeping operation against high-profile democracy campaigners on Saturday, arresting 15 activists on charges…
Photos: Daqahlia villagers apologize to family of coronavirus victim for protesting funeral
Egypt
April 18, 2020
Photos: Daqahlia villagers apologize to family of coronavirus victim for protesting funeral
Several residents of Shubra al-Bahou village in Daqahlia governorate apologized on Friday for their involvement in protests against the burial…
Dubai extends 24-hour coronavirus curfew by a week
Middle East
April 18, 2020
Dubai extends 24-hour coronavirus curfew by a week
DUBAI (Reuters) – Dubai, the United Arab Emirates business hub, has extended by one week a 24-hour-a-day curfew imposed as…
Pay the rent or eat? Suddenly jobless Americans face dilemma
World
April 18, 2020
Pay the rent or eat? Suddenly jobless Americans face dilemma
Terra Thomas, one of the millions of Americans who have lost their income due to the coronavirus pandemic, was stuck…
Syria’s Kurdish-led northeast confirms first case of coronavirus
Middle East
April 18, 2020
Syria’s Kurdish-led northeast confirms first case of coronavirus
QAMISHLI, Syria (Reuters) – The Kurdish-led administration in Syria’s northeast said on Friday that the World Health Organization had found…
Global virus deaths pass 150,000 as Trump says China hiding toll
World
April 18, 2020
Global virus deaths pass 150,000 as Trump says China hiding toll
World coronavirus deaths surged past 150,000 Friday as US President Donald Trump accused China of continuing to cover up its…
Chinese epicenter Wuhan raises number of virus dead by 1,290
World
April 17, 2020
Chinese epicenter Wuhan raises number of virus dead by 1,290
BEIJING (AP) — At least 50 percent more people died in China’s virus epicenter of Wuhan than previously counted, with…
Coronavirus is becoming a political behemoth
Opinion
April 16, 2020
Coronavirus is becoming a political behemoth
Back in December 2019, news outlets around the world started reporting on a mysterious virus coming out of China. The…
Coronavirus patient escapes from ambulance in Argentina
World
April 16, 2020
Coronavirus patient escapes from ambulance in Argentina
An man infected with coronavirus managed to escape from an ambulance on Saturday while being transported to hospital in the…