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Poorer countries face big risks in easing virus restrictions
World
April 17, 2020
Poorer countries face big risks in easing virus restrictions
BEIRUT (AP) — As some wealthier Western nations begin easing coronavirus restrictions, many developing countries, particularly in the Middle East…
Coffins in the parking lot: A Spanish funeral home copes with coronavirus
World
April 16, 2020
Coffins in the parking lot: A Spanish funeral home copes with coronavirus
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Jordi Fernández’s 16-year-career as a mortician didn’t prepare him for the hundreds of bodies that are…
Coronavirus could cause upheaval across Middle East: Red Cross
Middle East
April 16, 2020
Coronavirus could cause upheaval across Middle East: Red Cross
GENEVA (Reuters) — Coronavirus outbreaks across the Middle East threaten to shatter the lives of millions of already destitute people…
IEA predicts ‘worst year in the history’ of oil sector
World
April 15, 2020
IEA predicts ‘worst year in the history’ of oil sector
The coronavirus outbreak will slash global oil demand in 2020 to erase a decade of growth and set up “the…