Cleaners disinfect the area around the Kaaba in the Mecca Grand Mosque in this April 24 file photoImage caption: Cleaners disinfect the area around the Kaaba in the Grand Mosque of Mecca in this April 24 file photo Saudi Arabia will not allow foreign visitors to make the annual Islamic …
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Tens of thousands of exhausted seafarers are trapped at sea in a humanitarian crisis that could spread and damage international trade and supply chains. Many are abandoned due to border closures and immigration restrictions designed to contain the coronavirus pandemic, which has also affected the regular change of crew members …
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Over the weekend, the virus seemed to be everywhere at once: six staff members who helped organize President Donald Trump’s rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma tested positive, as did 23 soccer players at the University of Clemson in South Carolina. At least 30 members of the Louisiana State University team isolated …
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