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Economy crippled, India now world's second-worst-hit country by virus

India's increasing coronavirus caseload made the Asian giant the world's second-worst-hit country behind the United States on Monday.The 90,802 cases added in the past 24 hours pushed India's total p

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Half of Lebanon's population could face food shortages: UN

More than half of Lebanon's population risk facing a food crisis in the aftermath of a blast at the Port of Beirut that compounded the country's many woes, the United N

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Israel's health official eyes to advance cooperation with China on fighting COVID-19

Israel's COVID-19 project manager Ronni Gamzu said on Tuesday that he looks forward to further advancing the country's relations with China as both sides battle the sp

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Wasteful Man United punished as Sevilla reach Europa League final

Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes in frustration after the loss to Sevilla in the Europa League semi-final at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany, August 16, 2020. /VCG Ole Gunnar

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Change needed in Lebanon after Beirut blast, says German foreign minister

Germany’s foreign minister said on Wednesday that Lebanon needed a government that can fight corruption and enact reforms as he toured Beirut port, scene of the devasta

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Roundup: Beirut explosions aggravate Lebanon's economic woes

Photo taken on Aug. 6, 2020 shows a view of the Port of Beirut after explosions in Beirut, Lebanon. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich) The seismic blasts which rocked the Lebanese capital of Beirut have delive

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Washington's reversal of fortune: Huawei becomes top smartphone seller

A Huawei retail store in Beijing, July 30, 2019. /AP Editor's note:Bobby Naderi is a journalist, guest contributor in print, radio and television, documentary filmmaker and member of the Write

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U.S. refiners to post worst second-quarter results in a decade

U.S. oil refiners in coming days are expected to report the worst second-quarter results in a decade, with production outrunning demand while pandemic-related closings have sapped summer travel. Fuel

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Central African Republic's Bozizé to run for president again

FILE: Former president of the Central African Republic Francois Bozize /AFP Former Central African Republic president François Bozizé on Saturday announced that he would run in the country's p

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Mali protest leader calls for calm after demonstrations turn deadly

A Malian protest leader called for calm Sunday after four more people were killed during demonstrations calling for President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita's resignation, the West African country's worst ci

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Mali PM promises an 'open' government amid mass protests

People attend a mass protest demanding the resignation of Mali's President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita at Independence Square in Bamako, Mali, June 19, 2020. /Reuters Malian Prime Minister Boubou C

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Single-concert festival serenades empty ruins in Lebanon

A philharmonic orchestra performed to spectator-free Roman ruins in east Lebanon Sunday, after a top summer festival downsized to a single concert in a year of economic meltdown and pandemic.The B

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UK will ditch travel quarantine for 75 countries, Daily Telegraph says

The British government will effectively ditch its air bridge plans and simply end the coronavirus quarantine rules for those arriving from 75 countries so that people c

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Museum or mosque? Turkey debates iconic Hagia Sofia’s status

In its more than 1,400-year existence, the majestic domed structure of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul has served as the Byzantine Empire’s main cathedral, a mosque under the

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Iran's Khamenei warns economy will worsen if virus spreads

Iran's supreme leader warned on Saturday that the country's economic problems would worsen if the novel coronavirus spreads unchecked, as the government launched a mask-wearing campaign.The Islami

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Bayer pays $10 bln to settle weedkiller cancer cases

A sign of Bayer on a building. /VCG German chemical giant Bayer said on Wednesday it had agreed to pay more than 10 billion U.S. dollars to end a wave of lawsuits from Americans who say their

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Trump's cold war is costly, dangerous and dumb

Editor's Note: Ken Moak, who taught economic theory, public policy and globalization at university level for 33 years, co-authored a book titled "China's Economic Rise and Its Global Impact" in 20