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Friday prayers resume in Gaza despite new virus fears
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Friday prayers resume in Gaza despite new virus fears

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza’s Hamas rulers allowed mosques to reopen for Friday prayers for the first time…
Syria bars Assad’s cousin from travel amid financial dispute
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Syria bars Assad’s cousin from travel amid financial dispute

BEIRUT (AP) — A Syrian court has ordered a travel ban on the cousin of the country’s president and one…
India struggles with twin challenges of cyclone and pandemic
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India struggles with twin challenges of cyclone and pandemic

NEW DELHI (AP) — In the middle of a pandemic, if a cyclone comes hurtling toward you, what should you…
Pakistan plane with 107 on board crashes near Karachi
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Pakistan plane with 107 on board crashes near Karachi

KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — A passenger plane with 107 people on board crashed in a crowded neighborhood on the edge…
Iran leader says Israel a ‘cancerous tumor’ to be destroyed
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Iran leader says Israel a ‘cancerous tumor’ to be destroyed

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s supreme leader on Friday called Israel a “cancerous tumor” that “will undoubtedly be uprooted and…
Khashoggi’s sons forgive Saudi killers, sparing 5 execution
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Khashoggi’s sons forgive Saudi killers, sparing 5 execution

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The family of slain Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi announced Friday they have forgiven…
Virus fallout dampens spirits as Muslims mark major holiday
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Virus fallout dampens spirits as Muslims mark major holiday

JERUSALEM (AP) — Muslims worldwide will celebrate one of their biggest holidays under the long shadow of the coronavirus, with…
Tanzania says virus defeated through prayer, but fears grow
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Tanzania says virus defeated through prayer, but fears grow

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — On just one day this month, 50 Tanzanian truck drivers tested positive for the coronavirus after…
Trump lashes out at scientists whose findings contradict him
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Trump lashes out at scientists whose findings contradict him

WASHINGTON (AP) — “A Trump enemy statement,” he said of one study. “A political hit job,” he said of another.…
Nations reopen yet struggle to define ‘a new normal’
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Nations reopen yet struggle to define ‘a new normal’

ROME (AP) — As nations around the world loosen coronavirus restrictions, people are discovering that the return to normal is…
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