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UN aid chief: Yemen will fall off a cliff if no new funds
Middle East
June 25, 2020
UN aid chief: Yemen will fall off a cliff if no new funds
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The UN humanitarian chief warned that without massive financial support, Yemen will “fall off the cliff,”…
Masks, travel restrictions, testing as virus cases surge
World
June 25, 2020
Masks, travel restrictions, testing as virus cases surge
BANGKOK (AP) — Governments and businesses are ramping up precautions as coronavirus case numbers rise to dire new levels in…
3 men indicted on murder charges in killing of Ahmaud Arbery
World
June 25, 2020
3 men indicted on murder charges in killing of Ahmaud Arbery
ATLANTA (AP) — Three white men have been indicted on murder charges in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, a Black…
Police in misconduct cases stay on force through arbitration
World
June 24, 2020
Police in misconduct cases stay on force through arbitration
SEATTLE (AP) — An Oregon police officer lost his job and then returned to work after fatally shooting an unarmed…
Icons of 1960s civil rights movement voice cautious optimism
World
June 24, 2020
Icons of 1960s civil rights movement voice cautious optimism
CINCINNATI (AP) — Bob Moses says America is at “a lurching moment” for racial change, potentially as transforming as the…
European lawmakers protest Israel annexation plans
Middle East
June 24, 2020
European lawmakers protest Israel annexation plans
JERUSALEM (AP) — More than a thousand European lawmakers have signed a joint letter protesting Israel’s planned annexation of parts…
North: Kim suspended action against South for Korean impasse
World
June 24, 2020
North: Kim suspended action against South for Korean impasse
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Wednesday leader Kim Jong Un suspended a planned military retaliation against South…
Scarce medical oxygen worldwide leaves many gasping for life
World
June 24, 2020
Scarce medical oxygen worldwide leaves many gasping for life
CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — Guinea’s best hope for coronavirus patients lies inside a neglected yellow shed on the grounds of…
PA’s bid to halt annexation leaves Gaza patients in limbo
Middle East
June 24, 2020
PA’s bid to halt annexation leaves Gaza patients in limbo
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Jomaa al-Najjar was desperate to send his two-month-old daughter Joud out of the Gaza…
UN chief urges pressure to bring Yemen’s parties to talks
Middle East
June 24, 2020
UN chief urges pressure to bring Yemen’s parties to talks
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The UN chief called for more pressure to be applied to Yemen’s warring parties to come…