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Morocco faces down COVID spread with tough rules
Middle East

Morocco faces down COVID spread with tough rules

RABAT, Morocco (AP) — With air and sea borders closed for months and eight cities barring people from entering or…
Mashat meets with South Korea’s Cairo ambassador to discuss cooperation
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Mashat meets with South Korea’s Cairo ambassador to discuss cooperation

Egyptian Minister of International Cooperation Rania al-Mashat met with the new South Korean ambassador in Cairo Hong Jin-wook on Saturday…
Leaders to UN: If virus doesn’t kill us, climate change will
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Leaders to UN: If virus doesn’t kill us, climate change will

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — In a year of cataclysm, some world leaders at this week’s annual United Nations meeting are taking…
Israelis protest outside Netanyahu’s home after bid to curb demonstrations
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Israelis protest outside Netanyahu’s home after bid to curb demonstrations

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Crowds protested outside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s home on Saturday demanding he quit over his handling…
Progress against virus brings complacency in parts of Africa
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Progress against virus brings complacency in parts of Africa

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — With Zimbabwe’s coronavirus infections on the decline, schools are reopening, along with churches, bars, restaurants, airports…
Israel tightens second-wave lockdown as PM, critics argue over protest curbs
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Israel tightens second-wave lockdown as PM, critics argue over protest curbs

TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Israel tightened COVID-19 lockdown measures on Friday and critics accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of trying…
China pushes emergency use of COVID vaccine despite concerns
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China pushes emergency use of COVID vaccine despite concerns

BEIJING (AP) — After the first shot, he had no reaction. But Kan Chai felt woozy following the second dose…
Singapore COVID-19-testing ‘SwabBot’ pushes boundaries (and nasal cavities)
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Singapore COVID-19-testing ‘SwabBot’ pushes boundaries (and nasal cavities)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Seeking to improve the sometimes uncomfortable process of getting a COVID-19 test, a Singapore company has developed…
Dogs used to detect coronavirus in pilot project at Helsinki airport
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Dogs used to detect coronavirus in pilot project at Helsinki airport

HELSINKI (Reuters) – Dogs trained to detect the novel coronavirus began sniffing passenger samples at Finland’s Helsinki-Vantaa airport this week,…
At UN, Trump raps China for virus as US deaths top 200,000
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At UN, Trump raps China for virus as US deaths top 200,000

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump urged world leaders to hold China accountable for the spread of the coronavirus, in…
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