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Greece: 243 positive cases among migrants in Lesbos

Greece’s government spokesman says more than 200 people have tested positive for the coronavirus among thousands of asylum-seekers admitted to a new camp on the island of Lesbos after the old one burned down. Speaking during a regular briefing Monday, Stelios Petsas said 7,064 people who...

Migrants on Lesbos face desperate plight

The coronavirus pandemic is far from the minds of homeless migrants on the Greek island of Lesbos who are facing extreme hunger, dehydration, exhaustion and myriad illnesses, an aid worker has warned. Nearly 13,000 people, including thousands of children, were left homeless after Europe's...

Thousands join Iraq's first weekly prayers since Covid-19

Thousands of supporters of Iraqi cleric Moqtada Sadr gathered at a mosque in east Baghdad Friday for the first weekly prayers since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. Iraq's mosques have been closed to gatherings for close to six months, but notoriously outspoken Sadr said Wednesday that...