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Pandemic leaves Indians mired in massive medical debts

By KRUTIKA PATHI and YIRMIYAN ARTHUR Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — As coronavirus cases ravaged India this ... Read more

Authoritarianism advances as world battles the pandemic

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Here’s some of what happened while the world was distracted ... Read more

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Mired in crises, Lebanon hopes summer arrivals bring relief

By AJ NADDAFF Associated Press NIHA, Lebanon (AP) — In a village in Lebanon’s scenic Chouf Mountains, 69-year-old ... Read more

Jordan tribes, bedrock of monarchy, on edge as economy tanks

By KARIN LAUB and OMAR AKOUR Associated Press KARAK, Jordan (AP) — Jordan has drawn a curtain of ... Read more

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The Latest: Sinovac: CoronaVac vaccine effective in children

By The Associated Press BEIJING — Sinovac said on Monday that its COVID-19 vaccine CoronaVac is safe and ... Read more

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Lebanese are gripped by worry as economic meltdown speeds up

By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Shops closing, companies going bankrupt and pharmacies with shelves emptying ... Read more

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World Rugby stays in-house in hiring new chief executive

DUBLIN (AP) — World Rugby made the in-house move of hiring Alan Gilpin as the governing body’s chief ... Read more

‘Republic of Queues’: 10 years on, Syria is a hungry nation

By ZEINA KARAM Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The lines stretch for miles outside gas stations in Syrian ... Read more

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Rescue aid package may reduce inequality, but for how long?

By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats have celebrated President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 ... Read more

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The Latest: SKorea to give shots to elders in long-term care

By The Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea will start administering coronavirus vaccines to hundreds of ... Read more

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