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Turkish Police Detained at least 15 people Gathered Union Leaders on May Day
Turkish Police in Istanbul detained at least 15 people, including trade union leaders who tried to stage a May Day…
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Egypt torn between two roads in coronavirus fight
In this watershed moment, as the number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Egypt exceeds 5,000, we find ourselves at…
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Trump says evidence ties China lab to virus as WHO asks to join virus probe
Trump has said he has seen evidence the new coronavirus originated in a Chinese lab, an assertion that threatened on…
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Manaus fills mass graves as Covid-19 hits the Amazon: ‘Utter disaster’
On Sunday 140 bodies were laid to rest in Manaus, the jungle-flanked capital of Amazonas state. On Saturday, 98. Normally the figure…
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Egypt army: Ten soldiers killed and injured in north Sinai blast
“An explosive device went off hitting an armoured vehicle south the city of Bir al-Abd (in North Sinai),” he…
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Coronavirus: what do scientists know about Covid-19 so far?
Where did it come from and how did it first infect humans? The Sars-CoV-2 virus almost certainly originated in bats, which have…
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Hassan Diab: authorities have “full reports about the sides that are inciting riots,”
Prime Minister Hassan Diab announced Wednesday that authorities have “full reports about the sides that are inciting riots,” in the…
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Qatari official Mohamad Al Meer confirms violations of foreign workers rights
Ministry of Administrative Development, Labor and Social Affairs (MADSLA) has intensified inspection campaign at labor accommodations to ensure enough spaces…
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Lebanese violent protests back on the streets as economy crumbles
Lebanese protesters confronted soldiers for a second day Tuesday as anger over a spiraling economic crisis re-energised a months-old anti-government…
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Coronavirus Has Killed More Americans Than 20 Years of War in Vietnam, In Just Months
It took 20 years, from 1955 to 1975, for the United States to lose 58,220 men and women to the…
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