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Health or wealth? Nations pressured to loosen virus rules
World
April 13, 2020
Health or wealth? Nations pressured to loosen virus rules
MADRID (AP) — As the coronavirus pandemic throws millions out of work and devastates economies worldwide, governments are struggling with…
US could start reopening in May, top virus advisor says
World
April 13, 2020
US could start reopening in May, top virus advisor says
The United States may be ready to start gradually reopening next month, the government’s top infectious diseases expert said Sunday,…
Cautious hope for pandemic peak as Spain readies to reopen some factories
World
April 13, 2020
Cautious hope for pandemic peak as Spain readies to reopen some factories
The death toll from the coronavirus pandemic has slowed in some of the worst-hit countries, with Spain readying Monday to…
US commander in Afghanistan and Taliban discuss violence reduction in Doha meeting
Middle East
April 11, 2020
US commander in Afghanistan and Taliban discuss violence reduction in Doha meeting
KABUL (Reuters) – The commander of US forces in Afghanistan met Taliban leadership in Doha to discuss the need to…
Trump says when to reopen US economy ‘biggest decision’ of presidency
World
April 11, 2020
Trump says when to reopen US economy ‘biggest decision’ of presidency
President Donald Trump on Friday said his decision on when to reopen the US economy, shuttered due to the coronavirus…
Saudi Arabia, Russia seek to finalize oil cuts in G20 talks, want US involved
Business
April 10, 2020
Saudi Arabia, Russia seek to finalize oil cuts in G20 talks, want US involved
DUBAI/MOSCOW (Reuters) — Saudi Arabia, Russia and their allies will press Mexico on Friday to join an accord for collective…
Threat from Iran to US forces in Iraq remains ‘significant’: senior US diplomat
Middle East
April 10, 2020
Threat from Iran to US forces in Iraq remains ‘significant’: senior US diplomat
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Iranian-backed militia pose a “significant” threat to US forces in Iraq, the State Department’s top diplomat for…
US citizens in Lebanon decline repatriation offer, saying it’s ‘safer’ in Beirut
Features/Interviews
April 10, 2020
US citizens in Lebanon decline repatriation offer, saying it’s ‘safer’ in Beirut
Beirut, Lebanon (CNN) — Carly Fuglei was with a group of Danish friends in Beirut last month when she first…
US job losses surge as world leaders urge Easter distancing
World
April 10, 2020
US job losses surge as world leaders urge Easter distancing
NEW YORK (AP) — A staggering 16.8 million Americans lost their jobs in just three weeks, a measure of how…
Sudan will not be mediator in Egypt-Ethiopia dam dispute: minister
Egypt
April 9, 2020
Sudan will not be mediator in Egypt-Ethiopia dam dispute: minister
The Sudanese Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Yasser Abbas said on Tuesday that although he expects negotiations over the…