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Nations prepare to ease lockdowns as virus deaths pass 200,000
World
April 26, 2020
Nations prepare to ease lockdowns as virus deaths pass 200,000
Spanish children were allowed outside on Sunday for the first time in six weeks as countries prepared to ease lockdown…
Egypt organizes two flights to return Egyptians stranded in Washington
Egypt
April 26, 2020
Egypt organizes two flights to return Egyptians stranded in Washington
Sources from the Ministry of Civil Aviation said that the ministry will organize two exceptional flights on May 1 and…
From 9-11 to a pandemic, New Yorkers once again put to the test
World
April 26, 2020
From 9-11 to a pandemic, New Yorkers once again put to the test
Nearly two decades after Manhattan’s Twin Towers fell in history’s deadliest attack on US soil, the coronavirus pandemic is once…
Iran’s president says Tehran watches US closely, but won’t start conflict
Middle East
April 25, 2020
Iran’s president says Tehran watches US closely, but won’t start conflict
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday that Tehran was closely following US activities, but would never…
COVID-19, the knockout punch for multilateralism?
World
April 25, 2020
COVID-19, the knockout punch for multilateralism?
The coronavirus pandemic blindsided international organizations, prompted individual states to unilaterally strike out alone and heralded a new chapter in…
Virus toll nears 200,000 as UN pushes for global vaccine effort
World
April 25, 2020
Virus toll nears 200,000 as UN pushes for global vaccine effort
The global coronavirus death toll approached 200,000 on Saturday as the United Nations launched an international push for a vaccine…
Does sunlight rapidly destroy the coronavirus?
World
April 25, 2020
Does sunlight rapidly destroy the coronavirus?
Does sunlight rapidly destroy the coronavirus? A White House presentation on a mysterious government study says so — but some…
Countries take different approaches in lifting lockdown
World
April 24, 2020
Countries take different approaches in lifting lockdown
MADRID (AP) — Without a tried-and-tested action plan for how to pull countries out of lockdown, the world is seeing…
Coronavirus shakes the conceit of ‘American exceptionalism’
Features/Interviews
April 24, 2020
Coronavirus shakes the conceit of ‘American exceptionalism’
WASHINGTON (AP) — What if the real “invisible enemy” is the enemy from within — America’s very institutions? When the…
White House shifts from raising alarms to reopening country
World
April 23, 2020
White House shifts from raising alarms to reopening country
WASHINGTON (AP) — For weeks, the Trump administration played up the dangers of the coronavirus as it sought to persuade…