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Countries take different approaches in lifting lockdown
World

Countries take different approaches in lifting lockdown

MADRID (AP) — Without a tried-and-tested action plan for how to pull countries out of lockdown, the world is seeing…
Islam’s holiest sites emptied by coronavirus crisis as Ramadan begins
Middle East

Islam’s holiest sites emptied by coronavirus crisis as Ramadan begins

JERUSALEM (Reuters) — The holy month of Ramadan began on Friday with Islam’s holiest sites in Saudi Arabia and Jerusalem…
Lebanon tightens security around refugee camp over virus
Egypt

Lebanon tightens security around refugee camp over virus

BAALBEK, Lebanon (AP) — Authorities closed all entrances to a Palestinian refugee camp in eastern Lebanon on Friday after four…
Coronavirus shakes Saudi state’s foundations
Middle East

Coronavirus shakes Saudi state’s foundations

More than elsewhere, the coronavirus outbreak has put Saudi Arabia’s vision for the future in jeopardy. The collapse in oil…
Staff count emotional cost as virus savages UK nursing homes
World

Staff count emotional cost as virus savages UK nursing homes

SELSTON, England (AP) — Lucy Dawson is haunted by a sense of powerlessness. The nurse has equipment to treat the…
COVID-19 takes unequal toll on immigrants in Nordic region
World

COVID-19 takes unequal toll on immigrants in Nordic region

(Reuters) — The first person in Sadad Dakhare’s two-bedroom apartment in Oslo, Norway, to show symptoms was his four-year-old niece.…
Muslims try to keep Ramadan spirit amid virus restrictions
Features/Interviews

Muslims try to keep Ramadan spirit amid virus restrictions

BAHTIM, Egypt (AP) — Every year during Ramadan, the Light of Muhammad Mosque sets up long tables on the street…
Egypt’s Marsa Alam airport receives 364 stranded Egyptians
Egypt

Egypt’s Marsa Alam airport receives 364 stranded Egyptians

Egypt’s Marsa Alam International Airport on Thursday evening received three flights carrying 364 Egyptians who had been stranded in the Netherlands,…
Africa dangerously behind in global race for virus gear
World

Africa dangerously behind in global race for virus gear

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — As Africa braces for a surge in coronavirus cases, its countries are dangerously behind in the global…
Coronavirus shakes the conceit of ‘American exceptionalism’
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Coronavirus shakes the conceit of ‘American exceptionalism’

WASHINGTON (AP) — What if the real “invisible enemy” is the enemy from within — America’s very institutions? When the…
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