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Vaccine comes too late for the 300,000 US dead
December 15, 2020
Vaccine comes too late for the 300,000 US dead
When Brittany Palomo was hired as a nurse in March, her parents tried to talk her out of it, fearful…
‘Immunity passports’ are already here. But they come with warnings
December 7, 2020
‘Immunity passports’ are already here. But they come with warnings
(CNN) — With miles of barbed wire and electric fencing along its border and open government hostility to migrants, Hungary’s…
EXPLAINER: How could US drawdown in Iraq aid IS, Iran?
December 3, 2020
EXPLAINER: How could US drawdown in Iraq aid IS, Iran?
In a quest to root out Islamic State group hideouts over the summer, Iraqi forces on the ground cleared nearly…
Analysis: The UAE and Israel’s whirlwind honeymoon has gone beyond normalization
December 3, 2020
Analysis: The UAE and Israel’s whirlwind honeymoon has gone beyond normalization
“Ties between Israel and the United Arab Emirates are ‘blossoming,'” a senior official traveling with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told reporters last month. Blossoming…
Crackdown on illegal housing leaves some Egyptians struggling to pay fees
October 6, 2020
Crackdown on illegal housing leaves some Egyptians struggling to pay fees
CAIRO (Reuters) – In her village in Egypt’s Nile Delta, 35-year-old Shaimaa Saleh has spent sleepless nights worrying how to…
Worldwide grief: Death toll from coronavirus tops 1 million
September 29, 2020
Worldwide grief: Death toll from coronavirus tops 1 million
NEW DELHI (AP) — Joginder Chaudhary was his parents’ greatest pride, raised with the little they earned farming a half-acre…
AP Analysis: Dark days ahead for Lebanon as crisis bites
September 29, 2020
AP Analysis: Dark days ahead for Lebanon as crisis bites
BEIRUT (AP) — The past year has been nothing short of an earthquake for Lebanon, hit by an economic meltdown,…
The ‘Leaning Tower’ of the Middle East
September 23, 2020
The ‘Leaning Tower’ of the Middle East
(CNN) — Under the dazzling blue sky, the glass-walled skyscraper that is Capital Gate twinkles in the sunlight as people…
Israel is winning on the world stage, but losing the plot at home
September 23, 2020
Israel is winning on the world stage, but losing the plot at home
Jerusalem (CNN) – Last week’s signing ceremony on the south lawn of the White House, as Israel, the United Arab…
Ethiopia faces series of challenges on international and domestic fronts
September 8, 2020
Ethiopia faces series of challenges on international and domestic fronts
Ethiopia’s government, led by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, has found itself in a quagmire of rising domestic and international tensions,…