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If you don’t laugh, you cry: Coping with virus through humor
It may be a little awkward, but humor is helping people around the planet cope with the fear and anxiety the coronavirus pandemic has unleashed
March 26, 2020 -
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Netanyahu rival becomes parliament speaker, signaling deal
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s chief rival has been chosen as the new speaker of parliament
March 26, 2020 -
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US hospitals rush to find beds for surge of virus patients
U.S. hospitals are rushing to find beds for a coming flood of COVID-19 patients, opening older closed hospitals and re-purposing other medical buildings
March 26, 2020 -
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Egypt expels Guardian reporter for challenging virus count
Egypt has expelled a foreign journalist for a report citing a study that challenged the official count of coronavirus cases in the Arab world’s most populous country
March 26, 2020 -
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Coronavirus delivers tough blow to Lebanon’s dying economy
The coronavirus pandemic has managed to do what various wars could not in Lebanon: Close bars, restaurants and entertainment spots across the tiny Mediterranean country
March 26, 2020 -
Aid group says Mideast lockdowns hinder humanitarian efforts
An international aid group says closures aimed at containing the coronavirus pandemic are preventing it from reaching 300,000 people in conflict zones across the Middle East
March 25, 2020 -
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Drugmaker backpedals on specialty status for COVID-19 drug
The maker of an experimental coronavirus drug is giving up the specialty status it received days ago from U.S. regulators
March 25, 2020 -
‘We are collapsing’: Virus pummels medics in Spain and Italy
The coronavirus is waging a war of attrition against health care workers around the world
March 25, 2020 -
Veterinarians donate vital supplies to coronavirus fight
What works for Fido also works for Jane and John Doe: Veterinary hospitals from North Carolina to New York to Colorado are giving vital equipment and supplies to their human-focused counterparts to fight the spread of COVID-19
March 25, 2020 -
Tsunami watch for Hawaii lifted after north Pacific quake
A 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck in the northern Pacific and forecasters said tsunami waves were possible for the nearest shores
March 25, 2020 -
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Olympics delayed as Europe, US struggle with surging virus
The Tokyo Olympics have been postponed until next year as deaths and infections from the coronavirus surge in Europe and the United States
March 25, 2020 -
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‘Cacophony of coughing’: Inside NYC’s virus-besieged ERs
New York City’s hospitals have become the war-zone-like epicenter of the nation’s coronavirus crisis
March 24, 2020 -
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Potential coronavirus treatment granted rare disease status
The pharmaceutical giant that makes a promising coronavirus drug has registered it as a rare disease treatment with U.S. regulators
March 24, 2020 -
What you need to know today about the virus outbreak
As virus deaths accelerate in the U.S., President Donald Trump has gone against the advice of scientists and top health experts
March 24, 2020
Top Stories
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