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Muslims pray during the first dawn prayers of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, around the Kaaba, the cubic building at the Grand Mosque, as they keep social distancing to help curb the spread of the coronavirus, in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, April 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
April 14, 2021, 8:46 am
Muslims mark Ramadan in pandemic’s shadow amid new outbreaks
While less restricted than last year, only vaccinated or recovered allowed at Islam’s holiest mosque in Mecca, as lockdowns curb festivities in Gaza, Iraq, Indonesia and more
By amr nabil and Niniek Karmini
The Carlton Tavern seen before it was demolished in 2015 (CC BY-SA Oxyman/Wikimedia commons)
April 12, 2021, 6:37 am
Historic London pub to reopen six years after being bulldozed by Israeli company
Carlton Tavern, only building on its block to survive Nazi blitz, was ordered rebuilt ‘brick-by-brick’; one of thousands of pubs across UK to open as virus curbs lifted
By TOI staff and AP
A man walks through Tehran's closed Grand Bazaar, in Tehran, Iran, April 10, 2021. (AP /Vahid Salemi)
April 10, 2021, 10:33 pm
With slow vaccine rollout and surging cases, Iran enters a 10-day virus lockdown
Just 200,000 doses administered in country of 84 million; 85% of cities declared ‘red’ or ‘orange’ zones amid 4th pandemic wave
By Amir Vahdat
In this Wednesday, March 17, 2021 file photo, morning fog blankets a cemetery in West Virginia. The number of U.S. suicides fell nearly 6% in 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic — the largest annual decline in at least four decades, according to preliminary government data. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
April 9, 2021, 6:35 am
Defying pandemic fears, US suicide numbers dropped sharply last year
Preliminary numbers show 6% decline in suicides, largest annual drop in at least four decades even as people dealt with severe isolation and economic distress
By Mike Stobbe
Illustrative: Israelis march in protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, at the entrance to Jerusalem, January 30, 2021. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
April 4, 2021, 7:50 pm
High Court: Protest limits during 2nd lockdown were unlawful, all fines annulled
Government said restrictions were imposed to protect against outbreak, but critics maintained rules designed to halt anti-Netanyahu demonstrations
By TOI staff
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