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Indonesia Mulls Novel Legal Consequence for Being Gay: Exorcism!
Forget spinning heads and spouts of vomited green bile: In Indonesia, it soon might be a matter of law that just being LGBTQ will mandate an exorcism.
Transgender Instagram Influencer Apologizes for Encouraging Followers to Out Gay Men
Transgender Instagram influencer Sofia Talouni apologized on Wednesday for telling her followers to download dating apps and use them to locate and out gay men in Morocco.
Pizzas (and Haircuts) Back on the Menu, but with Warnings
Venice geared up to receive tourists, Milan's pizzerias prepared to open and Australians headed out to eat for the first time in weeks Saturday.
Virus Lockdown Gives Venice a Shot at Reimagining Tourism
In usually overcrowded Venice the coronavirus pandemic has dammed off the tide of tourists and hobbled the city's economy.
Coronavirus Spreads in Yemen with Health System in Shambles
Hundreds of people in Aden, southern Yemen's main city, have died in the past week with symptoms of what appears to be the coronavirus.
What You Need to Know Today About The Virus Outbreak
Defying a wave of layoffs that has sent the U.S. job market into its worst catastrophe on record, at least one major industry is making a comeback.
'Eurovision that Never Was' Has Fans Pining for Golden Times
Over its many years, the Eurovision Song Contest has come to be a sign of the times. So it is perhaps fitting that, in coronavirus times, nothing will be happening on Saturday at the scheduled venue of the Ahoy Hall in the Dutch port city of Rotterdam.
Europe Debates Summer Tourist Season as New Clusters Pop Up
New coronavirus clusters have popped up as nations struggle to balance reopening economies with preventing a second wave of infections and deaths, while in Europe, a debate erupted Wednesday over the summer travel season.
Paris Slowly Awakens After 2-Month Slumber
After a two-month freeze, Paris slowly awakened on Monday to the world it had lost under lockdown as hairdressers, florists, nail salons and some other businesses reopened - but under mandatory social distancing requirements.
As Countries Restart, WHO Warns About Lack of Virus Tracing
A top world health official Monday warned that countries are essentially driving blind in reopening their economies without setting up strong contact tracing to beat back flare-ups of the coronavirus.
Homophobia Threatens to Hamper South Korea's Virus Campaign
As South Korea faces a new spike in coronavirus infections thought to be linked to nightspots in Seoul, including several popular with gay men, it's also seeing rising homophobia that's making it hard for sexual minorities to come forward to be tested.
Suspect Arrested in 1988 Death of American Man in Sydney
More than 30 years after an American mathematician died after falling off a cliff in Sydney, a man has been charged with his death in an apparent gay hate crime that police believe was one of many over several decades in Australia's largest city.
Could Korea's COVID-19 Tracing Be Used to Persecute Gays?
Some nations have implemented tracing efforts to track and help contain viral transmission in the COVID-19 pandemic. But it's a short step from monitoring movements to persecution, gays in Korea fear.
MSM Blood Ban Overturned in Brazil
A pinpoint of good news emerged from Brazil when that nation's Supreme Court did away with a yearlong ban on gay and bisexual men giving blood.
Shanghai Disneyland Opens with Anti-Virus Controls
Visitors in face masks streamed into Shanghai Disneyland as the theme park reopened Monday in a high-profile step toward reviving tourism that was shut down by the coronavirus pandemic.
Will There Be a Coffee Shortage? Not if Rwanda Can Help It
As countries begin to reopen after months of coronavirus lockdown, Rwanda is pressing on with its May coffee harvest.
'Coronavirus Hairstyle' Spikes in Popularity in East Africa
The coronavirus has revived a hairstyle in East Africa, one with braided spikes that echo the virus' distinctive shape.
Restart or Re-Stop? Economies Reopen but Chaos Abounds
In the U.S., Trump administration officials spoke optimistically about a relatively quick rebound from the pandemic — but then had to announce that Vice President Mike Pence "self-isolating" after one of his aides tested positive.
Pandemic Shows Contrasts Between US, European Safety Nets
The coronavirus pandemic is straining social safety nets across the globe — and underlining sharp differences in approach between wealthy societies such as the United States and Europe.
Justice Department Dropping Flynn's Trump-Russia Case
The Justice Department said it's dropping the criminal case against Trump's ex-national security adviser Michael Flynn, abandoning a prosecution that was a rally cry for the president and his supporters in attacking the FBI's Trump-Russia investigation.