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Amid pandemic, Pacific islands work to offset food shortages
December 28, 2020
Amid pandemic, Pacific islands work to offset food shortages
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Coronavirus infections have barely touched many of the remote islands of the Pacific, but the pandemic’s…
Fauci: US taking hard look at variant of coronavirus
December 28, 2020
Fauci: US taking hard look at variant of coronavirus
WASHINGTON (AP) — US health officials believe the coronavirus mutation that set off alarms in parts of Britain is no…
‘I would never go back’: Horrors grow in Ethiopia’s conflict
December 28, 2020
‘I would never go back’: Horrors grow in Ethiopia’s conflict
HAMDAYET, Sudan (AP) — One survivor arrived on broken legs, others on the run. In this fragile refugee community on…
Tribes try to shield elders and their knowledge from virus
December 28, 2020
Tribes try to shield elders and their knowledge from virus
As Monica Harvey watched, crowds flocked to a Sam’s Club in northern Arizona where she works, picking shelves clean of…
Mired in crises, North Korea’s Kim to open big party meeting
December 28, 2020
Mired in crises, North Korea’s Kim to open big party meeting
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Coronavirus restrictions that have significantly limited his public appearances. Warning signals for an economy battered…
Trump signs massive measure funding government, COVID relief
December 28, 2020
Trump signs massive measure funding government, COVID relief
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump has signed a $900 billion pandemic relief package, ending days of…
Italy kicks off vaccinations against COVID-19 in Rome
December 27, 2020
Italy kicks off vaccinations against COVID-19 in Rome
ROME (Reuters) – Almost 10 months after the first Italian patient tested positive for the new coronavirus, Italy on Sunday…
Hurricane-force winds up to 106 mph batter parts of Britain
December 27, 2020
Hurricane-force winds up to 106 mph batter parts of Britain
LONDON (AP) — Hurricane-force winds reaching up to 106 mph (170 kph) and heavy rainstorms battered parts of Britain on…
Wars, instability pose vaccine challenges in poor nations
December 27, 2020
Wars, instability pose vaccine challenges in poor nations
DAR MANGI, Pakistan (AP) — Arifullah Khan had just administered another polio vaccine when the gunfire blasted from the nearby…
The Latest: Japan sharply tightens ban on foreign visitors
December 27, 2020
The Latest: Japan sharply tightens ban on foreign visitors
TOKYO — Japan’s government will temporarily ban entry of all nonresident foreign nationals as a precaution against a new and…