The Palestinian Health Ministry has announced the first two cases of the coronavirus in the Gaza Strip By FARES AKRAM Associated Press March 22, 2020, 12:00 AM 3 min read GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — The Palestinian Health Ministry announced early Sunday that two residents who returned recently from Pakistan to the Gaza Strip tested […]
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Many churches have been forced to suspend their physical services during the coronavirus pandemic. But for Pastor DJ Soto’s church, that hasn’t been a problem – as it only exists in virtual reality. The BBC World Service’s Faith & Ethics journalist Sophia Smith Galer went to try it out before the virus spread to find
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DÜSSELDORF, Germany — Le Mans winner Neel Jani won’t feel his tires grip the road in a competitive environment for quite some time with the Formula E season suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic. That doesn’t mean he can’t find a race worth his time. To do that, he’s been taking his auto racing skills
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The rapid worldwide spread of the coronavirus since it was first revealed in China less than three months ago has dealt an unparalleled shock to the global economy. Following are weekend business developments related to the outbreak as governments attempt to stabilize their economies, companies navigate through an altered landscape, and millions of people face
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My fiancé and I were set to get married on March 28 with roughly half of our guests flying into California from the East Coast. Last week, we, like many other couples around the world, were stuck in limbo: planning as if the wedding was still on while following the coronavirus news and realizing the
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Former Real Madrid president Lorenzo Sanz died Saturday from the new coronavirus, his family said March 21, 2020, 10:24 PM 1 min read MADRID — Former Real Madrid president Lorenzo Sanz died Saturday from the new coronavirus, his family said. He was 76. Sanz had been in intensive care since the beginning of the week
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Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. has taken command of the Democratic primary for president despite running on a shoestring budget in a contest where Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont raised more money in February alone, $47.6 million, than Mr. Biden had spent in his previous five months combined, new federal records show. The
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Linda Scruggs and Mike Rustici trained for months to hike the winding trails leading to Machu Picchu’s complex of Inca ruins. So they were thrilled when their flight landed earlier this month in the Peruvian capital. They did part of their trek but wound up trapped in a Lima hotel room for days, not knowing
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Lolo Jones is 37, angling for a comeback to the track and well aware that she’s running out of time By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer March 21, 2020, 7:52 PM 4 min read Lolo Jones is 37 — angling for a comeback to the track and well aware that she’s running out of time.
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WASHINGTON — Lora Shiao, a career American intelligence officer, will be the next acting director of the National Counterterrorism Center, the government’s central clearinghouse for intelligence on terrorist threats, Trump administration officials said on Saturday. Ms. Shiao, who is currently the center’s third-ranking official, replaces Russell Travers, who was abruptly replaced last week amid planned
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