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French Parents Anguish Over Sending Children Back to School
As France prepares to start letting public life resume after eight weeks under a coronavirus lockdown, many parents are deeply torn over a question without a clear or correct answer: Should I send my child back to school?
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Profits Up for Emirates Air, but Revenue Down Amid Pandemic
The Middle East’s biggest carrier, Emirates, announced on Sunday profits of $288 million over the past year even as revenue declined due to flight suspensions sparked by the coronavirus, offering a glimpse of the financial toll now facing airlines around the world.
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Pandemic Shows Contrasts Between US, European Safety Nets
The coronavirus pandemic is straining social safety nets across the globe ? and underlining sharp differences in approach between wealthy societies such as the United States and Europe.
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Pakistan Police: Cross Border Firing From India Kills Woman
Police in the Pakistan-ruled part of Kashmir say Indian troops across the disputed border opened fire with automatic rifles on Sunday, shooting a women dead.
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Virus Delay, Early Ice Melt Challenge Arctic Science Mission
They prepared for icy cold and trained to be on the watch for polar bears, but a pandemic just wasn’t part of the program.
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The Latest: Russia Records Highest Daily Tally of New Cases
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.
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Taliban Say They Don’t Have Missing US Contractor
Taliban leaders searched their ranks, including in the much-feared Haqqani network, and on Sunday told The Associated Press they are not holding Mark R. Frerichs, a Navy veteran turned contractor who disappeared in Afghanistan in late January.
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Virus Cases Rise in China, South Korea; Obama Bashes Trump
Both China and South Korea reported new spikes in coronavirus cases on Sunday, setting off fresh concerns in countries where local outbreaks had been in dramatic decline.
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Virus Prevents Diaspora Venezuelans From Sending Money Home
After fleeing Venezuela along with millions of others amid the country’s grueling humanitarian crisis, Misael Cocho made his way by bus to Peru ? where he got odd jobs and sent money home monthly to support his mother and his 5-year-old son.
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Asia Today: South Korean Leader Urges No Panic as Cases Rise
South Korea on Sunday reported 34 additional cases of the coronavirus amid a spate of infections linked to club goers, as President Moon Jae-in urged calm, saying that ?there?s no reason to stand still out of fear.'