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Under Prosecution For Spreading The Coronavirus

5:03pm August 13, 2020

by Apoorva Mittal

Some religious gatherings worldwide have turned into coronavirus-spreading events. India is allegedly prosecuting members of an Islamic group, including some Americans, for spreading the virus.

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U.S.-China Trade Dispute Affects The Search For A New Head Of WTO

4:58pm August 13, 2020

by Jackie Northam

The ongoing U.S.-China trade dispute is spilling over into the search for a new head of the World Trade Organization. Candidates for the job are now trying to appeal to both Washington and Beijing.

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President Trump Announces DeaI Between Israel And UAE

4:16pm August 13, 2020

by Michele Kelemen

The U.S. has brokered a deal for formal relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates — a concession to Israel for not going ahead with plans to annex occupied territory.

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President Trump speaks during a Oval Office meeting Thursday with representatives of Israel and the United Arab Emirates, announcing an agreement to establish diplomatic ties between the two countries.

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UAE, Israel Move To Normalize Relations As Israel Halts Planned West Bank Annexations

3:21pm August 13, 2020

by Camila Domonoske

President Trump brokers the historic agreement. The United Arab Emirates and Israel will move toward bilateral diplomatic relations, and Israel will suspend plans to annex portions of the West Bank.

Former Salvadoran official Inocente Orlando Montano attends a trial in Madrid on June 8 for his alleged role in the killing of five Spanish priests in El Salvador in 1989.

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Priest Killing Case In Spain Raises Hope For Justice

2:53pm August 13, 2020

by Deborah Amos

A court in Madrid is due to rule next month on murder and terrorism charges against an ex-Salvadoran military officer alleged to have played a key role in the 1989 executions of five Spanish priests.

Women hold flowers Thursday in support of demonstrators who were injured or detained during protests critical of election results in Belarus.

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Women In Belarus Take To The Streets To Protest Post-Election Crackdown

2:32pm August 13, 2020

Security forces have clashed with demonstrators since Sunday's election, which is widely viewed as fraudulent. Nearly 7,000 have been arrested. And the opposition candidate fled the country.

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Thai Students Protest Military, Monarchy

6:53am August 13, 2020

by Michael Sullivan

Students in Thailand have been protesting in recent days over the military's involvement in Thai politics.

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Venezuelan Migrants Return Home Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

6:53am August 13, 2020

by John Otis

Thousands of Venezuelans are trying to make their way back to the country they fled. They left because of the economic crisis to look for work elsewhere, but the pandemic has cost them those jobs.

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Protesters In Lebanon Demand Change After Beirut Explosion

5:39am August 13, 2020

What is Lebanon's path forward after the explosion? Protesters say wholesale change is needed. NPR's Noel King speaks with Mona Fawaz who is a professor at the American University of Beirut.

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News Brief: Facebook Helping Voters, Kamala Harris And Representation, Thai Protests

5:00am August 13, 2020

Facebook is launching a tool to help users register to vote. Kamala Harris' Black and Asian identities are making history. And, Thai students protest the military.