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Hong Kong postpones elections by a year, citing coronavirus
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Hong Kong postpones elections by a year, citing coronavirus

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam announced Friday that the government will postpone highly anticipated legislative elections…
Eurozone economy suffers record drop during lockdown months
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Eurozone economy suffers record drop during lockdown months

PARIS (AP) — The economy of the 19-country eurozone shrank by a devastating 12.1 percent during the second quarter from…
Final days of hajj and Eid festival impacted by coronavirus
Middle East

Final days of hajj and Eid festival impacted by coronavirus

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Small groups of pilgrims performed one of the final rites of the Islamic hajj…
Asia-Pacific tourism makes patchy restart, and some missteps
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Asia-Pacific tourism makes patchy restart, and some missteps

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Tourism operators across Asia and the Pacific are making furtive and faltering advances, as well as…
In West Bank, Eid sacrifices plummet as Palestinian virus cases soar
Middle East

In West Bank, Eid sacrifices plummet as Palestinian virus cases soar

BETHLEHEM, West Bank (Reuters) — Slaughterhouses typically crowded with Palestinian Muslims buying sheep for the annual Eid al-Adha “feast of…
After 99 days of success, virus returns to haunt Vietnam
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After 99 days of success, virus returns to haunt Vietnam

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — For 99 days, Vietnam seemed to have defeated the coronavirus. There wasn’t a single reported case…
Sarajevo’s landmark hotel faces hard times amid pandemic
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Sarajevo’s landmark hotel faces hard times amid pandemic

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — The bright yellow Hotel Holiday in downtown Sarajevo has seen good times and bad times in…
Pilgrims pray on peak day of hajj in shadow of coronavirus
Middle East

Pilgrims pray on peak day of hajj in shadow of coronavirus

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Masked pilgrims arrived Thursday at Mount Arafat, a desert hill near Islam’s holiest site,…
Egyptian campaign the prime example of successful hepatitis C treatment: WHO
Egypt

Egyptian campaign the prime example of successful hepatitis C treatment: WHO

Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus hailed Egypt’s campaign to treat hepatitis C as a model…
US is expected to report a record-breaking economic plunge
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US is expected to report a record-breaking economic plunge

WASHINGTON (AP) — Having endured what was surely a record-shattering slump last quarter, the US economy faces a dim outlook…
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