Israeli, U.S. Officials Arrive In UAE To Cement A Peace Deal
White House adviser Jared Kushner and Israeli officials are set to meet in the United Arab Emirates to tout a pending deal between the UAE and Israel.
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Peru Grapples With The Pandemic Despite An Early And Tough Lockdown
Despite an early lockdown, Peru has now registered more deaths per capita from COVID-19 than almost any other country. Peruvians are debating what went wrong.
Coronavirus-Hit Brazil Considers Major Public Funds For Poor And Unemployed
Pandemic emergency aid gave an unlikely ratings boost to President Jair Bolsonaro, who has criticized welfare and protested virus prevention measures. Now he's weighing further social spending.
With Israel-UAE Flight, Israelis And Emiratis Mark Closer Ties As Palestinians Worry
Jared Kushner joined U.S. and Israeli officials Monday on the first official Israeli flight from Tel Aviv to Abu Dhabi to advance the Aug. 13 deal to establish diplomatic ties.
Voice of America Journalists: New CEO Endangers Reporters, Harms U.S. Aims
Fourteen Voice of America journalists accused USAGM CEO Michael Pack of imperiling reporters. Pack recently said of VOA, "It's a great place to put a foreign spy."
Turkey Is Among The Countries Dealing With A Spike In COVID-19 Cases
Officially the country reports more than 268,000 cases and more than 6,300 deaths. But some doctors doubt the government's statistics, and say they're overwhelmed by the number of sick people.
Coffee Keeps Its Mojo: Producers Overcome Pandemic Obstacles
Coffee has remained widely available on supermarket shelves even though COVID-19 has been particularly bad in some of the world's largest coffee-growing nations.
Coronavirus Cases Top 25 Million Globally As India Emerges As A New Epicenter
The grim milestone was crossed on Sunday, one day after India recorded more than 78,000 cases of the virus.
Records From Once-Secret Archive Offer New Clues Into Vatican Response To Holocaust
The Vatican has long maintained that Pope Pius XII did everything he could to save Jewish lives, but newly unearthed papers have renewed accusations of complicit silence against him.
On Path To Normalize Relations, UAE Formally Ends Boycott Of Israel
The ruler of the United Arab Emirates issued a decree Saturday ending a 1972 law that established the boycott. The move follows a U.S.-brokered deal to forge diplomatic ties between the two nations.