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At least 25 dead in attack on Afghan Sikh-Hindu temple
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At least 25 dead in attack on Afghan Sikh-Hindu temple

At least 25 people were killed Wednesday in an attack on a Sikh-Hindu temple in Afghanistan’s capital where worshippers were…
World leaders to hold crisis talks as virus toll tops 21,000
World

World leaders to hold crisis talks as virus toll tops 21,000

World leaders are to hold online crisis talks Thursday on the coronavirus pandemic that has forced three billion people into…
COVID-19 pandemic puts WHO back in hot seat
World

COVID-19 pandemic puts WHO back in hot seat

The UN’s health agency has faced criticism in the past for overreacting and for moving too slowly in fighting epidemics,…
Trump warns coronavirus shutdown could ‘destroy a country’
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Trump warns coronavirus shutdown could ‘destroy a country’

President Donald Trump insisted Tuesday that he wants the coronavirus lockdown relaxed in the United States by mid-April, warning that…
Industry races to meet demand for ventilators
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Industry races to meet demand for ventilators

Manufacturers are on a mission to produce desperately needed medical ventilators for the coronavirus pandemic, even if it means converting…
Tokyo begins Olympic task of reorganizing Games
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Tokyo begins Olympic task of reorganizing Games

Japan set about the unprecedented task of reorganizing the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Wednesday after making the tough decision to postpone…
Cleaner hands, bluer skies: what has coronavirus done for us?
World

Cleaner hands, bluer skies: what has coronavirus done for us?

Deaths, economic meltdown and a planet on lockdown: the coronavirus pandemic has brought us waves of bad news, but squint…
One third of humanity under virus lockdown
World

One third of humanity under virus lockdown

India’s billion-plus population went into a three-week lockdown on Wednesday, with a third of the world now under orders to…
Coronavirus prompts a run on guns in US
World

Coronavirus prompts a run on guns in US

Gun sales have exploded in the United States in the last two weeks as the coronavirus outbreak worsens, with people…
Tokyo Olympics postponed over coronavirus pandemic
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Tokyo Olympics postponed over coronavirus pandemic

The 2020 Tokyo Olympics have been postponed to no later than the summer of 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic…
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