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Power outages linger for millions as another icy storm looms

Power outages linger for millions as another icy storm looms

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Millions of Americans endured another frigid day without electricity or heat in the aftermath of a…
Facebook unfriends Australia: news sites go dark in content row

Facebook unfriends Australia: news sites go dark in content row

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australians woke to empty news feeds on their Facebook Inc pages on Thursday after the social media…
Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine supply to the EU 30 percent below plans, sources say

Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine supply to the EU 30 percent below plans, sources say

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Pfizer has not yet delivered to the European Union about 10 million COVID-19 vaccine doses that were…
COVID-19 bill would scale up ability to spot virus mutations

COVID-19 bill would scale up ability to spot virus mutations

WASHINGTON (AP) — US scientists would gain vastly expanded capabilities to identify potentially deadlier coronavirus mutations under legislation advancing in…
Trial of ‘Hotel Rwanda hero’ set to begin amid family’s fears of injustice

Trial of ‘Hotel Rwanda hero’ set to begin amid family’s fears of injustice

KIGALI (Reuters) – Paul Rusesabagina has faced down murderous militias and been feted in Hollywood. On Wednesday, the former hotelier,…
Native Americans embrace vaccine, virus containment measures

Native Americans embrace vaccine, virus containment measures

CHEROKEE, N.C. (AP) — Joyce Dugan did not hesitate before sitting down inside the Cherokee Indian Hospital for her second…
Big protests across Myanmar as UN expert fears violence

Big protests across Myanmar as UN expert fears violence

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Demonstrators in Myanmar gathered Wednesday in their largest numbers so far to protest the military’s seizure…
Japan begins COVID-19 vaccination drive amid Olympic worries

Japan begins COVID-19 vaccination drive amid Olympic worries

TOKYO (AP) — Months after other major economies, Japan began giving the first coronavirus vaccines to front-line health workers Wednesday.…
Millions endure record cold without power; at least 20 dead

Millions endure record cold without power; at least 20 dead

OCEAN ISLE BEACH, N.C. (AP) — A winter storm that left millions without power in record-breaking cold weather claimed more…
China steps up online controls with new rule for bloggers

China steps up online controls with new rule for bloggers

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Ma Xiaolin frequently wrote about current affairs on one of China’s leading microblogging sites, where he…
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