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How is Europe reopening schools? …..
Children across Europe are returning to school this week, but the reopening of classrooms after months of lockdown has already highlighted some issues. Here’s how various countries are planning to welcome children back: In France, schools will open nationwide on Tuesday for almost 13 million young people, despite a sharp rise in coronavirus cases. Masks […]
Turkish foreign minister attends virtual G20 meeting
Turkey’s top diplomat attended the G20 Extraordinary Meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs via a video link. “At the meeting, we discussed steps to be taken during the new normal in the global fight against the pandemic,” said Mevlut Cavusoglu on Twitter following the video conference on Thursday. “We focused on border management and crossings,” […]
Joe Biden Meets Jacob Blake’s Family in Kenosha … -USA
Democratic presidential nominee accuses Trump of playing to ‘the dark side of human nature’ Joe Biden visited Kenosha, Wis., a city marked by social unrest following the police shooting of Jacob Blake. The Democratic presidential candidate met with Blake’s family and talked with community leaders about the fight for racial justice. Photo: Jim Watson/Agence France-Presse/Getty […]
Turkish Economy Contracts, Posing Challenge for Erdogan
Economists anticipate a full-year recession amid an outflow of foreign investment ISTANBUL—The Turkish economy, hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, contracted sharply in the second quarter, jeopardizing President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s central political pledge of rapidly reviving the nation’s economic prosperity. Turkey’s output shrank 9.9% in the second quarter compared with the same period a […]