coronavirus (COVID-19)
Hong Kong postpones elections by a year, citing coronavirus
World
July 31, 2020
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
World
July 31, 2020
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
July 31, 2020
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
World
July 31, 2020
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
July 30, 2020
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
World
July 30, 2020
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
World
July 30, 2020
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
July 30, 2020
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
July 30, 2020
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
World
July 30, 2020
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…