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Sri Lanka falls silent for victims on Easter attacks anniversary
World

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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