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Sri Lanka falls silent for victims on Easter attacks anniversary
World
April 21, 2020
Sri Lanka falls silent for victims on Easter attacks anniversary
Survivors of last year’s devastating Islamist suicide bombings in Sri Lanka held a private anniversary service Tuesday because of a…
Humans to blame for spread of coronavirus and other ‘zoonoses’
Environment
April 21, 2020
Humans to blame for spread of coronavirus and other ‘zoonoses’
Whether it came from a bat or a pangolin is not certain, but one thing is: the coronavirus outbreak that…
What we know about the ‘devious’ coronavirus
Science
April 21, 2020
What we know about the ‘devious’ coronavirus
Will the novel coronavirus leave you short of breath or make you lose your sense of smell? And if you…
Women in virus-hit Iran tech sector fight to keep hard-won jobs
Middle East
April 21, 2020
Women in virus-hit Iran tech sector fight to keep hard-won jobs
From the hustle and bustle of a startup, Fereshteh Kasrai now works from home, like many Iranian women fighting to…
Trump says to ban immigration as US protestors demand lockdown end
World
April 21, 2020
Trump says to ban immigration as US protestors demand lockdown end
Donald Trump said he would temporarily ban immigration to the United States because of the “Invisible Enemy” of the coronavirus,…
Seoul plays down report over N. Korean leader’s health
World
April 21, 2020
Seoul plays down report over N. Korean leader’s health
South Korea played down a report Tuesday that the North’s leader Kim Jong Un was being treated after surgery, as…
At least 16 killed in Canada’s worst-ever shooting rampage
World
April 20, 2020
At least 16 killed in Canada’s worst-ever shooting rampage
A gunman who drove a mock-up police car killed at least 16 people including a female constable in a shooting…
Central Park, the calm amid New York’s coronavirus storm
World
April 19, 2020
Central Park, the calm amid New York’s coronavirus storm
Gone are the softball games, horse-drawn carriages and hordes of tourists. In their place are pronounced birdsong, solitary walks and…
Director of Wuhan lab denies virus link
World
April 19, 2020
Director of Wuhan lab denies virus link
The director of a maximum-security laboratory in China’s coronavirus ground-zero city of Wuhan has rejected claims that it could be…
Hungry, jobless Americans turning to food banks to survive pandemic
World
April 19, 2020
Hungry, jobless Americans turning to food banks to survive pandemic
American families slammed by the coronavirus pandemic are turning more and more to food banks to get by, waiting hours…