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US adversaries highlight unrest to undercut criticism
Jun 2, 2020

US adversaries highlight unrest to undercut criticism

Countries that have long been the target of American criticism have seized upon the unrest in the U_S_ An Iranian official evoked a State Department setting by speaking to reporters from a lectern with a backdrop map of the world and talking about “state oppression.”


UN forced to cut aid to Yemen, even as virus increases need
Jun 1, 2020

UN forced to cut aid to Yemen, even as virus increases need

Aid organizations are making an urgent plea for donations to shore up their operations in war-torn Yemen


India cautiously opens up even as coronavirus cases rise
Jun 1, 2020

India cautiously opens up even as coronavirus cases rise

More states opened up and crowds of commuters trickled onto the roads in many of India’s cities on Monday as a three-phase plan to lift the nationwide coronavirus lockdown started despite an upward trend in new infections


India's cautious states open up even as virus cases rise
Jun 1, 2020

India's cautious states open up even as virus cases rise

More states opened up and crowds of commuters trickled onto the roads in many of India’s cities on Monday as a three-phase plan to lift the nationwide coronavirus lockdown started despite an upward trend in new infections



Probe blames safety lapses for deadly India gas leak
Jun 1, 2020

Probe blames safety lapses for deadly India gas leak

A committee appointed by India’s top environmental court has blamed “gross human failure” and lack of basic safety norms for a gas leak in a South Korean-owned chemical factory that killed 12 people and sickened hundreds


May 31, 2020

Turkey opens new hospitals as daily coronavirus cases drop

Two hospitals for coronavirus patients open in Istanbul as Turkey’s daily number of new cases falls to its lowest since the peak of the outbreak


Long-haul carrier Emirates says it fires staff amid virus
May 31, 2020

Long-haul carrier Emirates says it fires staff amid virus

Dubai’s long-haul carrier Emirates says it fired an undisclosed number of employees as the coronavirus pandemic has halted global aviation


Mosques reopen in Saudi Arabia and Jerusalem amid virus woes
May 31, 2020

Mosques reopen in Saudi Arabia and Jerusalem amid virus woes

Tens of thousands of mosques across Saudi Arabia have reopened for the first time in more than two months, with worshipers ordered to follow strict guidelines to prevent the spread of the coronavirus as Islam’s holiest site in Mecca remains closed to the public


Asia Today: India reports over 8,000 new virus cases
May 31, 2020

Asia Today: India reports over 8,000 new virus cases

India has reported more than 8,000 new cases of the coronavirus in a single day, another record high that topped the deadliest week in the country