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Australia’s second-biggest city under new virus lockdown
Five million Melbourne residents were ordered back into lockdown after coronavirus cases surged in Australia’s second-biggest city Tuesday. Victoria state Premier Daniel ...Kenya to emerge from virus lockdown, resume international flights
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday announced a “phased reopening” of the country, with the resumption of international flights from August 1 ...White woman who accused Black man in New York’s Central Park charged with false police ...
New York prosecutors have charged a white woman who in May accused a Black man of threatening her life in New York’s ...France’s Louvre reopens to applause after 16-week virus shutdown
The world’s most visited museum, the Louvre in Paris, reopened Monday after nearly four months of coronavirus closure, with a restricted number ...Opposition declares victory in Dominican Republic’s virus-scarred vote
The Dominican Republic’s opposition presidential candidate, Luis Abinader, declared victory late on Sunday, as early results in a poll marked by the ...Louvre museum reopens after 16-week virus shutdown
The Louvre, the world’s most visited museum, reopens after its coronavirus closure Monday, but with nearly a third of its galleries still ...Australia moves to seal off virus-hit state as outbreak worsens
Australia will effectively seal off the state of Victoria from the rest of the country, authorities said Monday, announcing unprecedented measures to ...Hundreds of drones light up Seoul sky with virus messages
Hundreds of drones lit up the night sky in Seoul for a spectacular showcase of motivational and awareness messages as the world ...Croatia votes for new government as virus woes loom
Croatians went to polls Sunday to choose a government to navigate the ongoing coronavirus pandemic in a general election campaign that has ...Israel, Palestinians face new restrictions amid virus surge
Israel ordered thousands of people into quarantine after a contentious phone surveillance program resumed as Palestinians in the West Bank returned to ...