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Lebanon reimposes COVID-19 restrictions as infections spike
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Lebanon reimposes COVID-19 restrictions as infections spike

BEIRUT (Reuters) — Lebanon reimposed severe COVID-19 restrictions on Monday for the next two weeks, shutting places of worship, cinemas,…
Israelis angry at Netanyahu over new outbreak, economic pain
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Israelis angry at Netanyahu over new outbreak, economic pain

JERUSALEM (AP) — With an unprecedented new surge in coronavirus cases battering Israel’s economy, one of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s…
Iranian state media urge people to take coronavirus seriously
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Iranian state media urge people to take coronavirus seriously

(Reuters) — Total coronavirus cases rose to 235,429 in Iran on Friday, with 154 deaths in the past 24 hours…
Confirmed new virus cases hit a new high in US
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Confirmed new virus cases hit a new high in US

The number of confirmed new coronavirus cases per day in the US hit an all-time high of 40,000 Friday —…
Portugal scrambles to regroup amid 100s of new virus cases
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Portugal scrambles to regroup amid 100s of new virus cases

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — At the Bairro do Zambujal housing project on the outskirts of Lisbon, the behavior of residents…
Masks, travel restrictions, testing as virus cases surge
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Masks, travel restrictions, testing as virus cases surge

BANGKOK (AP) — Governments and businesses are ramping up precautions as coronavirus case numbers rise to dire new levels in…
Israel, Palestinians tighten restrictions as coronavirus reemerges
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Israel, Palestinians tighten restrictions as coronavirus reemerges

JERUSALEM (Reuters) — Israeli and Palestinian authorities have brought back some coronavirus restrictions after the number of new cases jumped…
Decline in new US virus deaths may be temporary reprieve
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Decline in new US virus deaths may be temporary reprieve

The number of deaths per day from the coronavirus in the US has fallen in recent weeks to the lowest…
China virus cluster grows as European borders reopen
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China virus cluster grows as European borders reopen

China reported dozens of new coronavirus cases for the second consecutive day on Monday as a growing cluster of infections…
Iran’s daily virus death toll tops 100 for first time in two months
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Iran’s daily virus death toll tops 100 for first time in two months

(Reuters) – The number of daily deaths from the new coronavirus outbreak topped 100 in Iran for the first time…
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