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Facing surge in cases, Iran launches campaign to urge wearing of masks

Facing surge in cases, Iran launches campaign to urge wearing of masks

(Reuters) – Iran launched a campaign on Saturday to motivate a reluctant public to use face masks as the country…
Iraqi forces arrest men suspected of attacks targeting US

Iraqi forces arrest men suspected of attacks targeting US

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi security forces arrested over a dozen men suspected of a spate of rocket attacks against the…
Satellite image: Iran blast struck by suspected missile site

Satellite image: Iran blast struck by suspected missile site

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An explosion that rattled Iran’s capital came from an area in its eastern mountains…
Libya oil company: Russian mercenaries enter major oilfield

Libya oil company: Russian mercenaries enter major oilfield

CAIRO (AP) — Russian and other foreign mercenaries have entered Libya’s largest oil field, the country’s National Oil Corporation said…
Two Afghan human rights workers killed in blast in Kabul

Two Afghan human rights workers killed in blast in Kabul

KABUL (Reuters) – A bomb attached to a vehicle killed two members of Afghanistan’s independent human rights commission in Kabul…
Israeli military says 2 Gaza rockets hit southern Israel

Israeli military says 2 Gaza rockets hit southern Israel

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Israeli military said Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip fired two rockets into…
Seawater seeping into decaying oil tanker off Yemen coast

Seawater seeping into decaying oil tanker off Yemen coast

CAIRO (AP) — The United Nations said an abandoned oil tanker moored off the coast of Yemen loaded with more…
Argentine doctors eye tough weeks ahead as COVID-19 cases near peak

Argentine doctors eye tough weeks ahead as COVID-19 cases near peak

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) — Argentine doctors and health officials are predicting that coronavirus cases will peak in coming weeks as…
Collapsing Lebanese pound hits new lows, food imports reduced

Collapsing Lebanese pound hits new lows, food imports reduced

BEIRUT (Reuters) — The Lebanese pound tumbled to new lows against the dollar on Friday on a parallel market where…
Turkey sentences 121 people to life in prison for 2016 coup attempt

Turkey sentences 121 people to life in prison for 2016 coup attempt

A Turkish court in Ankara on Friday handed down life sentences to 121 people in connection with the attempted overthrow…
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