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CBS News - World
World Council of Churches "dismayed" by Hagia Sophia decision -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan formally converted the former museum back into a mosque Friday and declared it open for Muslim worship. -- Jul 11
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Rome's empty streets reveal a tourism industry in crisis -- With visitors from America (where coronavirus is raging) banned from Europe, Italy is suffering even further from the economic fallout of the pandemic9 hours ago
Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan hospitalized with coronavirus -- Bachchan's son, actor Abhishek Bachchan, says he has tested positive for the coronavirus as well. -- Jul 112 hours ago
Bodies are being exhumed in Mexico to make room for coronavirus deaths -- Photojournalist Jonathan Alpeyrie says the pandemic is stretching the system to its limits. -- Jul 115 hours ago
How to see Neowise before it disappears -- The comet is putting on quite the show this weekend. -- Jul 117 hours ago
Spectacular photos capture Neowise, one of the brightest comets in decades -- Astrophotographers around the world have captured incredible photos of the once-in-a-lifetime celestial event. -- Jul 117 hours ago
WHO says some countries may have to return to "total lockdown" -- Global coronavirus cases have more than doubled in six weeks. -- Jul 101 day ago
Turkey's president formally reconverts Istanbul's Hagia Sophia into a mosque -- A 1934 Cabinet decision had turned the iconic and hugely symbolic site into a museum. -- Jul 101 day ago
Philippines Congress officially silences nation's biggest broadcaster -- President Duterte's office denies any role in depriving ABS-CBN of its broadcast license, but he's threatened the network for years. -- Jul 101 day ago
Trump appointee cutting 10 visas for international journalists -- The number of Voice of America journalists' visas being stalled may grow in the coming months after CBS News first reported last month that possible cuts to J-1 visas were feared under Michael Pack's leadership. -- Jul 101 day ago
Mystery elephant killer could leave herd "decimated," expert warns -- Something has killed more than 350 elephants in the country's Okavango Delta, and officials hope to have some answers in the coming week. -- Jul 101 day ago
Mayor of South Korean capital found dead after leaving "sorry" note -- Body of popular politician Park Won-soon was found on a mountain outside Seoul 2 days after an ex-secretary reportedly alleged sexual misconduct. -- Jul 101 day ago
"Watermelon snow" in Italian Alps may be climate change red flag -- The bizarre pink snow can accelerate snow melt in the fragile mountain region. -- Jul 92 days ago
Retailers nix coconut milk from suppliers using monkey labor -- Animal activist group PETA says undercover investigation found chained macaque monkeys forced into manual labor. -- Jul 92 days ago
Border apprehensions rose in June, despite expulsions policy -- Border officials have carried out more than 70,000 expulsions of migrants under an emergency coronavirus order. -- Jul 92 days ago