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WHO team in Wuhan departs quarantine for COVID origins study
World
January 28, 2021
WHO team in Wuhan departs quarantine for COVID origins study
WUHAN, China (AP) — A World Health Organization team emerged from quarantine in the Chinese city of Wuhan on Thursday…
Protesting farmers return to camp after storming Indian fort
World
January 27, 2021
Protesting farmers return to camp after storming Indian fort
NEW DELHI (AP) — Leaders of a protest movement sought Wednesday to distance themselves from a day of violence when…
Lebanon surpasses record daily virus deaths amid protests
Middle East
January 27, 2021
Lebanon surpasses record daily virus deaths amid protests
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon hit a new daily record for COVID-19 fatalities Tuesday, registering 73 deaths as protesters took to…
US B-52 bomber again flies over Mideast amid Iran tensions
Middle East
January 27, 2021
US B-52 bomber again flies over Mideast amid Iran tensions
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The US military said Wednesday it again flew a B-52 bomber over the Middle…
Auschwitz survivors mark anniversary virtually amid pandemic fears
World
January 27, 2021
Auschwitz survivors mark anniversary virtually amid pandemic fears
OSWIECIM, Poland (Reuters) – Marian Turski, a 94-year-old survivor of the Auschwitz death camp, will mark the 76th anniversary of…
Report: Israeli settler population surged during Trump era
Middle East
January 27, 2021
Report: Israeli settler population surged during Trump era
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s West Bank settler population has grown at a far higher rate than the country as a…
UK’s ‘tsunami’ of grief as coronavirus deaths pass 100,000
World
January 27, 2021
UK’s ‘tsunami’ of grief as coronavirus deaths pass 100,000
LONDON (AP) — For nine months, Gordon Bonner has been in the “hinterlands of despair and desolation” after losing his…
Israeli military chief warns of new plans to strike Iran
Middle East
January 27, 2021
Israeli military chief warns of new plans to strike Iran
TEL AVIV (AP) — Israel’s military chief Tuesday warned the Biden administration against rejoining the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, even…
US boosting vaccine deliveries amid complaints of shortages
World
January 27, 2021
US boosting vaccine deliveries amid complaints of shortages
Answering growing frustration over vaccine shortages, President Joe Biden announced that the US is ramping up deliveries to hard-pressed states…
Amid crisis, Hezbollah ‘bank’ a lifeline for some Lebanese
Middle East
January 27, 2021
Amid crisis, Hezbollah ‘bank’ a lifeline for some Lebanese
BEIRUT (AP) — When Lebanon’s financial meltdown began in late 2019, Hassan Shoumar was locked out of his dollar savings…