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Virus cases up sharply in Africa, India as inequality stings
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Virus cases up sharply in Africa, India as inequality stings

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s confirmed coronavirus cases have doubled in just two weeks to a quarter-million, and India on…
Erdogan declares Hagia Sophia a mosque after Turkish court ruling
Middle East

Erdogan declares Hagia Sophia a mosque after Turkish court ruling

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan declared Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia a mosque on Friday with the first Muslim prayers to…
Trump lags Biden on people of color in top campaign ranks
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Trump lags Biden on people of color in top campaign ranks

WASHINGTON (AP) — Amid a summer of racial unrest and calls for more diversity in leadership, President Donald Trump lags…
Trump undercuts health experts — again — in schools debate
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Trump undercuts health experts — again — in schools debate

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House seating chart spoke volumes. When the president convened a roundtable this week on how…
COVID-19 heroes must jump through hoops for workers’ comp
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COVID-19 heroes must jump through hoops for workers’ comp

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lauded for their service and hailed as everyday heroes, essential workers who get the coronavirus on the…
Iran will develop oil industry despite US sanctions – Zanganeh says
Middle East

Iran will develop oil industry despite US sanctions – Zanganeh says

DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran is determined to develop its oil industry in spite of US sanctions imposed on the country,…
Trump looks for political edge in latest high court rulings
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Trump looks for political edge in latest high court rulings

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump won the White House on the promise of bringing a conservative shift to the…
Lebanese man who financed Hezbollah in US returns home
Middle East

Lebanese man who financed Hezbollah in US returns home

BEIRUT (AP) — A Lebanese businessman serving a five-year sentence in the United States for providing millions of dollars to…
US first lady Melania Trump statue set on fire in Slovenia
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US first lady Melania Trump statue set on fire in Slovenia

ROZNO, Slovenia (Reuters) – A wooden sculpture of US first lady Melania Trump was torched near her hometown of Sevnica,…
Palestinians hope Biden would roll back Trump’s embrace of Israel
Middle East

Palestinians hope Biden would roll back Trump’s embrace of Israel

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – Palestinian leaders hope Democrat Joe Biden will tone down Washington’s pro-Israel policies if he becomes…
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