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Virus cases surge in US, worldwide, but slow in China, Korea
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Virus cases surge in US, worldwide, but slow in China, Korea

BANGKOK (AP) — The world saw the largest daily increases yet in coronavirus cases over the weekend, while infections slowed…
Bangladesh garment factories reopen, defying virus lockdown
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Bangladesh garment factories reopen, defying virus lockdown

Hundreds of Bangladesh’s garment factories defied a nationwide coronavirus lockdown to reopen on Sunday, raising fears the industry’s vulnerable and…
Islam’s holiest sites emptied by coronavirus crisis as Ramadan begins
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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…
Virus traps, sickens foreign laborers in Gulf Arab states
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Virus traps, sickens foreign laborers in Gulf Arab states

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Long a lifeline for families back home, migrant workers in oil-rich Gulf Arab states…
Trump curbs immigration as UN warns of humanitarian ‘catastrophe’
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Trump curbs immigration as UN warns of humanitarian ‘catastrophe’

President Donald Trump partially blocked immigration to the United States “to protect American workers” from the economic shock of the…
Pandemic a ‘perfect storm’ for South Asia, World Bank says
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Pandemic a ‘perfect storm’ for South Asia, World Bank says

South Asia is on course for its worst economic performance in 40 years, with decades of progress in the battle…
Sri Lanka imposes curfew as South Asia steps up coronavirus battle
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Sri Lanka imposes curfew as South Asia steps up coronavirus battle

COLOMBO/RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (Reuters) — Sri Lanka imposed a nationwide weekend curfew on Friday as South Asian countries escalated efforts to…
Monsoon rains wreak flood havoc across South Asia
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Monsoon rains wreak flood havoc across South Asia

Survivors scrambled for higher ground as torrential monsoon rains swept away homes and triggered landslides across South Asia Tuesday, with…
Escalating Sri Lankan anti-Muslim riots claim first life
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Escalating Sri Lankan anti-Muslim riots claim first life

Parts of Sri Lanka were under indefinite curfew Tuesday and social media off-limits after a man was killed by sword-wielding…
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