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Gulf states’ reliance on vast numbers of foreign workers is being shaken. Europe braces for clashes over cutting emissions and reopening economies. Right NowThree young children have died in New York of a mysterious, toxic-shock inflammation syndrome with links to the coronavirus. The illness has been reported in Europe as well. ImagePartitions at dining-hall tables…

At least a dozen nations planned to ease restrictions beginning on Monday. And President Trump increased his death toll prediction.Right NowPresident Trump confirmed reports that his intelligence briefings addressed the virus in January, but argued the information was not been presented in an alarming way that demanded immediate action.ImagePeople enjoying a Bangkok park, on Sunday,…

Rome has survived sacking, floods, hearth and conquest. Now this? Unlike conquests, fires and floods, the coronavirus is clearly not a hazard to Rome’s magnificence. But what is going to it do to its spirit? Campo de’ Fiori, a sq. that’s normally house to a bustling, touristy market, was just about empty aside from slightly…

Rome has survived floods, fire and conquest, and the coronavirus is the latest test of the city’s spirit. The Philippines joins other countries that have suspended inbound commercial flights.Right NowFormer President George W. Bush, in a video, called on Americans to put aside partisan differences in the fight against the virus.ImageThe Trevi Fountain in Rome,…

It's Friday morning in Alexandra township – a poor neighborhood on the outskirts of South Africa's largest city, Johannesburg – and dozens of people are gathered in a field outside a food distribution point, hoping today might be the day they get something to eat. "If you're hungry, it's easy to get sick from stress…