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The Latest: Dubai to restrict nightlife amid virus increase
Middle East

The Latest: Dubai to restrict nightlife amid virus increase

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Dubai has announced new restrictions on nightlife to curb a rising tide of coronavirus infections.…
Food trucks provide rare bright spot in hard-hit West Bank
Middle East

Food trucks provide rare bright spot in hard-hit West Bank

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The coronavirus crisis has hit West Bank restaurants hard. But one part of the dining…
Saudi Arabia: G-20 gathering of world leaders to be virtual
Middle East

Saudi Arabia: G-20 gathering of world leaders to be virtual

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia, which is presiding over the Group of 20 countries this year, said…
Nearly 1M who died of COVID-19 also illuminated treatment
World

Nearly 1M who died of COVID-19 also illuminated treatment

The nearly one million people around the world who have lost their lives to COVID-19 have left us a gift:…
Former Lebanese FM, president’s son-in-law, has coronavirus
Middle East

Former Lebanese FM, president’s son-in-law, has coronavirus

BEIRUT (AP) — A former Lebanese foreign minister and son-in-law of President Michel Aoun has tested positive for the coronavirus,…
Military suicides up as much as 20 percent in COVID era
World

Military suicides up as much as 20 percent in COVID era

WASHINGTON (AP) — Military suicides have increased by as much as 20 percent this year compared to the same period…
Israelis mark Yom Kippur under ‘painful’ virus lockdown
Middle East

Israelis mark Yom Kippur under ‘painful’ virus lockdown

JERUSALEM (AP) — The solemn Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, which annually sees Israeli life grind to a halt, begins…
Doctor: deaths in Daqahlia brings Egypt’s total COVID-19 doctor death toll to 33
Egypt

Doctor: deaths in Daqahlia brings Egypt’s total COVID-19 doctor death toll to 33

The Daqahlia Doctors Syndicate announced the death of Doctor al-Sayed Nasr, the former director of Shubrahor Hospital hours after the…
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…
Leaders to UN: If virus doesn’t kill us, climate change will
World

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…
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