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Because of the virus, dads mark Father’s Day from a distance
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Because of the virus, dads mark Father’s Day from a distance

CHICAGO (AP) — Wake Sharp got to see his family on Father’s Day — see them, not hug them, not…
Coronavirus lockdowns increase poaching in Asia, Africa
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Coronavirus lockdowns increase poaching in Asia, Africa

NEW DELHI (AP) — A camera trap photo of an injured tigress and a forensic examination of its carcass revealed…
Saudi Arabia to lift nationwide curfew, resume economic activities from Sunday
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Saudi Arabia to lift nationwide curfew, resume economic activities from Sunday

RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia will end a nationwide curfew and lift restrictions on businesses from Sunday morning after three…
Scooters, e-bikes gain traction as virus lockdowns ease
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Scooters, e-bikes gain traction as virus lockdowns ease

Electric bikes and scooters, dismissed before the pandemic as a curiosity or nuisance, are getting fresh traction in cities seeking…
India media fear pandemic finally brings end of the newspaper era
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India media fear pandemic finally brings end of the newspaper era

Indian newspapers, which just a few months ago had defied the global trend by gaining circulation, are now buckling under…
Poll: Americans are the unhappiest they’ve been in 50 years
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Poll: Americans are the unhappiest they’ve been in 50 years

PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Spoiler alert: 2020 has been rough on the American psyche. Folks in the US are more…
Fresh virus cluster in China raises fears for pandemic control
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Fresh virus cluster in China raises fears for pandemic control

Lockdowns were imposed in parts of Beijing on Saturday to try and prevent the spread of a new coronavirus cluster,…
Virus travel bans separate families even as lockdowns ease
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Virus travel bans separate families even as lockdowns ease

When Julie Sergent’s father died, she faced an agonising decision: if she travelled from her home in Japan to attend…
Istanbul residents ignore virus rules on first weekend out
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Istanbul residents ignore virus rules on first weekend out

ISTANBUL (AP) — Istanbul residents flocked to the city’s shores and parks on the first weekend with no coronavirus lockdown,…
Virus crisis piles pressure on African media
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Virus crisis piles pressure on African media

Collapsing revenues, rising layoffs: the coronavirus crisis is battering media outlets across Africa that were already struggling for cash and…
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