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Japan opens baseball season after 3-month pandemic delay
World

Japan opens baseball season after 3-month pandemic delay

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese baseball managed to do what American baseball has not — play ball. After a three-month delay…
Rock band “Massar Egbari” celebrates its 15th anniversary with online concert
Music

Rock band “Massar Egbari” celebrates its 15th anniversary with online concert

Egyptian rock band “Massar Egbari” celebrated the 15th anniversary of its formation on Wednesday by performing for an online audience…
‘Catastrophic’: South Asia reels from virus surge
World

‘Catastrophic’: South Asia reels from virus surge

Early optimism that South Asia might have dodged the worst ravages of the coronavirus pandemic has disappeared as soaring infection…
Months into virus, biggest one-day case spike worries Iran
Middle East

Months into virus, biggest one-day case spike worries Iran

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Months into Iran’s fight against the coronavirus, doctors and nurses at Tehran’s Shohadaye Tajrish Hospital still…
Saudi Arabia faces perilous hajj call as virus spikes
Middle East

Saudi Arabia faces perilous hajj call as virus spikes

Saudi Arabia is expected to scale back or call off this year’s hajj pilgrimage for the first time in its…
With measures lifted, Balkans hit by coronavirus case spike
World

With measures lifted, Balkans hit by coronavirus case spike

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s president has canceled his party’s campaign rallies and officials in Bosnia, North Macedonia and Albania…
WHO issues tips for safely wearing non-medical fabric face masks
Health & Fitness

WHO issues tips for safely wearing non-medical fabric face masks

The World Health Organization (WHO) recently issued tips on how to safely wear a non-medical fabric mask in order to…
Surgical or homemade, masks mark a major shift in thinking
World

Surgical or homemade, masks mark a major shift in thinking

BRUSSELS (AP) — Think about Hannibal Lecter, the psychopathic cannibal in the “Silence of The Lambs.” Or Jason Voorhees, the…
Egyptians largely follow law on wearing masks, some worry about cost
Egypt

Egyptians largely follow law on wearing masks, some worry about cost

CAIRO (Reuters) — Most Egyptians appear to be following a new law that says they must wear face masks in…
Communion ritual unchanged in Orthodox Church despite virus
World

Communion ritual unchanged in Orthodox Church despite virus

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — One by one, the children and adults line up for the centuries-old ritual of Holy Communion,…
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