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India virus cases surge nearly 32,700, beach state shut anew
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India virus cases surge nearly 32,700, beach state shut anew

NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s virus cases surged another 32,695 as of Thursday, taking the nation closer to one million…
Argentine doctors eye tough weeks ahead as COVID-19 cases near peak
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Argentine doctors eye tough weeks ahead as COVID-19 cases near peak

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) — Argentine doctors and health officials are predicting that coronavirus cases will peak in coming weeks as…
‘Catastrophic’: South Asia reels from virus surge
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‘Catastrophic’: South Asia reels from virus surge

Early optimism that South Asia might have dodged the worst ravages of the coronavirus pandemic has disappeared as soaring infection…
Many Jordanians struggling as country emerges from COVID-19 lockdown, UN agency says
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Many Jordanians struggling as country emerges from COVID-19 lockdown, UN agency says

AMMAN (Reuters) — Many people in Jordan are struggling to meet basic needs after a more than two-month lockdown to…
Post-lockdown recovery up in flames for Tunisia market vendors
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Post-lockdown recovery up in flames for Tunisia market vendors

TUNIS (Thomson Reuters Foundation) — It was the first day that the whole of the Tunis medina was open for…
Concerns mount as Lebanon struggles to take first steps out of crisis
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Concerns mount as Lebanon struggles to take first steps out of crisis

BEIRUT (Reuters) — Lebanon is struggling to take the first steps out of a deep financial crisis, with hopes of…
Saudi Arabia faces perilous hajj call as virus spikes
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Saudi Arabia faces perilous hajj call as virus spikes

Saudi Arabia is expected to scale back or call off this year’s hajj pilgrimage for the first time in its…
Animal baby boom at Palestinian zoo after people disappear
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Animal baby boom at Palestinian zoo after people disappear

QALQILYA, West Bank (Reuters) — Peacocks, ostriches and baboons joined in an animal baby boom at a Palestinian zoo during…
Turkish industry slammed by coronavirus curbs
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Turkish industry slammed by coronavirus curbs

ISTANBUL (Reuters) — Turkey’s industrial output slumped a more-than-expected 31.4 percent and its current account deficit widened beyond five billion…
Indian capital’s crematoriums overwhelmed with virus dead
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Indian capital’s crematoriums overwhelmed with virus dead

NEW DELHI (AP) — When Raj Singh’s 70-year-old mother died from the coronavirus in India’s capital, he took comfort in…
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