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How The Pandemic Has Affected Patients In Hospice Care

The coronavirus crisis has left little to no time for important discussions with those in hospice care — about whether they want the treatment that could save them or wish to do without it.

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U.S. Immigration Crackdowns Not Unusual During Times Of Crisis

President Trump is expected to sign an order to suspend some temporary work visas through the end of the year. A look at history shows a connection between pandemics and efforts to limit immigration.

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Syrian Filmmaker Speaks Out On Torture: 'I Was Holding This Pain For A Long...

Oscar-nominated documentary maker Feras Fayyad delivered the first witness testimony in a crimes against humanity trial against a former Syrian government official in Germany.(Image credit: Thomas...

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At The U.N., Russia Forces Reduced Access For Aid To Syrians

Aid groups warn that civilians are in danger, as a humanitarian assistance program that funnels supplies to displaced Syrians in areas outside government control is whittled down yet again.(Image...

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A Trial In Spain Raises Hope For Justice For 1989 Priest Killings In El Salvador

A court in Madrid is due to rule next month on murder and terrorism charges against an ex-Salvadoran military officer alleged to have played a key role in the executions of five Spanish priests.(Image...

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Spain Starts Trial Of Former Salvadoran Officer Over Killing Of Jesuit Priests

A Spanish court has put a former Salvadoran military officer on trial for the alleged killing of Jesuit priests three decades ago.

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A Syrian Refugee Family's Resettlement In The U.S. Is Captured In Graphic Novel

Welcome To The New World begins in 2016 when the Aldabaans arrive on election day — and wake up in Donald Trump's America. Author Jake Halpern began to document the newcomers in a comic strip.(Image...

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'Nasrin' Documentary Spotlights Life And Work Of Jailed Iranian Human Rights...

A new film focuses on Nasrin Sotoudeh, a leading human rights lawyer whose health is declining in prison. "She is the closest thing that Iran has to Nelson Mandela," says analyst Karim...

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Canada Works To Fly Thousands Home From Overseas In Coronavirus Airlift

The country's foreign minister called the move possibly the largest peacetime repatriation in Canadian history.(Image credit: Blair Gable/Reuters)

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A Funny 'Talking' Dog Gives Tips On Living Right During The Coronavirus Crisis

Pluto and her human, Nancie Wight, have been churning out viral videos with lifestyle tips from their home in Montreal.

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Afghans, New To The U.S., Go From War Zone To COVID-19 Hot Zone

Afghans who helped U.S. troops back home in Afghanistan have ended up in the New York area with their families, and they're helping fight the coronavirus.

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Suspects In Syrian Crimes Against Humanity Trial Will Face Accusers In German...

In a first, Syrian witnesses and plaintiffs, some of whom survived torture in a Damascus prison, will see a former high-ranking Syrian official in court on charges of crimes against humanity.(Image...

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New York Doctor Spends Yet Another Medical Crisis In The Emergency Room

For Dr. Antonio Dajer from New York, the coronavirus pandemic is not the first massive medical crisis spent in an emergency room. He was there for 9/11 and, before that, the AIDS epidemic.

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Syrian War Crimes Trial Resumes In Germany

A former Syrian intelligence officer faces war crimes charges in a landmark trial underway in Germany. He's charged with thousands of counts of torture that allegedly took place at a prison he ran.

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How The Pandemic Has Affected Patients In Hospice Care

The coronavirus crisis has left little to no time for important discussions with those in hospice care — about whether they want the treatment that could save them or wish to do without it.

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U.S. Immigration Crackdowns Not Unusual During Times Of Crisis

President Trump is expected to sign an order to suspend some temporary work visas through the end of the year. A look at history shows a connection between pandemics and efforts to limit immigration.

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Syrian Filmmaker Speaks Out On Torture: 'I Was Holding This Pain For A Long...

Oscar-nominated documentary maker Feras Fayyad delivered the first witness testimony in a crimes against humanity trial against a former Syrian government official in Germany.(Image credit: Thomas...

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At The U.N., Russia Forces Reduced Access For Aid To Syrians

Aid groups warn that civilians are in danger, as a humanitarian assistance program that funnels supplies to displaced Syrians in areas outside government control is whittled down yet again.(Image...

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A Trial In Spain Raises Hope For Justice For 1989 Priest Killings In El Salvador

A court in Madrid is due to rule next month on murder and terrorism charges against an ex-Salvadoran military officer alleged to have played a key role in the executions of five Spanish priests.(Image...

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Spain Starts Trial Of Former Salvadoran Officer Over Killing Of Jesuit Priests

A Spanish court has put a former Salvadoran military officer on trial for the alleged killing of Jesuit priests three decades ago.

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