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Lebanon bank attacked with explosive amid economic crisis
Middle East
April 26, 2020
Lebanon bank attacked with explosive amid economic crisis
Assailants lobbed an explosive device at a bank in Lebanon Saturday, in the latest attack on financial institutions in a…
Boris Johnson to return to work as UK virus deaths pass 20,000
World
April 26, 2020
Boris Johnson to return to work as UK virus deaths pass 20,000
Britain’s prime minister Boris Johnson will return to work at the start of this week, according to reports Sunday just…
From 9-11 to a pandemic, New Yorkers once again put to the test
World
April 26, 2020
From 9-11 to a pandemic, New Yorkers once again put to the test
Nearly two decades after Manhattan’s Twin Towers fell in history’s deadliest attack on US soil, the coronavirus pandemic is once…
Yemen crisis deepens as separatists declare self-governance
Middle East
April 26, 2020
Yemen crisis deepens as separatists declare self-governance
Yemeni separatists early Sunday declared self-rule of the country’s south as a peace deal with the government crumbled, complicating a…
Biden predicts Trump will try to postpone US election
World
April 25, 2020
Biden predicts Trump will try to postpone US election
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has predicted that US President Donald Trump will try to postpone the country’s November…
COVID-19, the knockout punch for multilateralism?
World
April 25, 2020
COVID-19, the knockout punch for multilateralism?
The coronavirus pandemic blindsided international organizations, prompted individual states to unilaterally strike out alone and heralded a new chapter in…
Johnson under pressure to explain UK virus plan on return to work
World
April 25, 2020
Johnson under pressure to explain UK virus plan on return to work
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to return to work soon after his recovery from COVID-19, as pressure mounts on…
Hopes grow for antibody tests, but experts urge caution
World
April 25, 2020
Hopes grow for antibody tests, but experts urge caution
The sun is only just rising in Berlin but Lothar Kopp, 65, is already standing in line outside a clinic…
Saudi Arabia abolishes flogging
Middle East
April 25, 2020
Saudi Arabia abolishes flogging
Saudi Arabia has abolished flogging as a punishment, the state human rights commission said Saturday, hailing a “major step forward”…
Virus toll nears 200,000 as UN pushes for global vaccine effort
World
April 25, 2020
Virus toll nears 200,000 as UN pushes for global vaccine effort
The global coronavirus death toll approached 200,000 on Saturday as the United Nations launched an international push for a vaccine…