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African-Americans dying of coronavirus at higher rates – preliminary data

Louisiana, Michigan and Illinois officials said the number of African-Americans getting affected could reflect both lower levels of access to health care and higher levels of underlying illnesses that make them more vulnerable.

Google tracks mobility with user location data to help tackle coronavirus

Like the detection of traffic jams on Google Maps, the new reports will use "aggregated, anonymised" data from users who have activated their location with the aim of helping governments gauge success in social distancing.

The forgotten history connecting modern Turkey and Malaysia

The Ottoman state and the rest of the Muslim world were far more interconnected than we realise today. What lessons do those connections hold?

Pakistan needs to do more than renovate temples to tackle minority issues

In recent years, Pakistan has increasingly invested in renovations to both Sikh gurdwaras and Hindu temples, but structural problems still exist with its minorities.

Turkish Central Bank cuts year-end inflation forecast

The inflation rate will fluctuate between 11.5 percent and 16.3 percent through the end of this year, Central Bank Governor Murat Uysal said during Inflation Report 2019.

Australian Aboriginal site gains World Heritage recognition

People of Aboriginal descent make up about three percent of Australia's population – but they have far higher poverty rates and lower life expectancy than non-indigenous Australians and make up about 28 percent of the prison population.

The UK government has not done enough for Nazanin Zahgari-Ratcliffe

Nazanin Zahgari-Ratcliffe and her husband recently ended their hunger strike to protest her imprisonment for espionage in Iran.

Could one pediatrician be the cause of Pakistan's new HIV outbreak?

In an investigation into how the virus has infected over 600 people in Larkana city, so far the government has arrested one pediatrician and set up several screening labs in local hospitals.

The US-China trade war has only losers, no winners

As the two countries continue their tit-for-tat strategy, they may go beyond the point of no return as Trump contends with his 2020 presidential campaign, while Xi Jinping maintains his unwavering public image.

How social media propels protests in Sudan

Social media has become a frontline in the battle against authoritarianism in Sudan.

Does anti-Zionism count as anti-Semitism, as Macron suggests?

Macron’s claim that “anti-Zionism is a modern form of anti-Semitism” sparks both praise and criticism in France and beyond.

Things to know about the group that targeted Iranian Revolutionary Guards

Jaish al-Adl, an extremist Salafi group, carried a bombing attack on the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), a deadly event that coincided with the Warsaw Summit where the US is trying to convince EU leaders to act against Iran.