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Unwilling to wait, poorer countries seek their own vaccines
February 6, 2021
Unwilling to wait, poorer countries seek their own vaccines
NEW DELHI (AP) — With coronavirus cases still climbing, Honduras got tired of waiting to get vaccines through a United…
Blinken presses China on Xinjiang, Hong Kong in call with Beijing’s top diplomat
February 6, 2021
Blinken presses China on Xinjiang, Hong Kong in call with Beijing’s top diplomat
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told top Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi in a phone call on…
Biden wants fast COVID aid, but minimum wage hike in doubt
February 6, 2021
Biden wants fast COVID aid, but minimum wage hike in doubt
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden laid out his case Friday for moving fast to pass $1.9 trillion in coronavirus…
Biden says ‘erratic’ Trump shouldn’t get intel briefings
February 6, 2021
Biden says ‘erratic’ Trump shouldn’t get intel briefings
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Friday that Donald Trump’s “erratic behavior” should prevent him from receiving classified intelligence…
Myanmar junta shuts Twitter and Instagram as protests expand
February 6, 2021
Myanmar junta shuts Twitter and Instagram as protests expand
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — The military authorities in charge of Myanmar broadened a ban on social media following this week’s…
Fact check: Are COVID-19 vaccines causing deaths?
February 5, 2021
Fact check: Are COVID-19 vaccines causing deaths?
With coronavirus vaccine distribution well underway around the world, all eyes are on those who have already received the jabs. For…
UN: Situation in Ethiopia’s Tigray now ‘extremely alarming’
February 5, 2021
UN: Situation in Ethiopia’s Tigray now ‘extremely alarming’
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Life for civilians in Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region has become “extremely alarming” as hunger grows and…
Moscow’s jails overwhelmed with detained Navalny protesters
February 5, 2021
Moscow’s jails overwhelmed with detained Navalny protesters
MOSCOW (AP) — The video, shot by a man detained in a Moscow protest, shows a group of people jammed…
US: House removes controversial QAnon-supporting congresswoman from committees
February 5, 2021
US: House removes controversial QAnon-supporting congresswoman from committees
The Democratic-majority House of Representatives on Thursday voted to remove controversial congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene from her committee assignments in the chamber.…
Countdown to ‘catastrophe:’ Inside Europe’s fight for COVID shots
February 5, 2021
Countdown to ‘catastrophe:’ Inside Europe’s fight for COVID shots
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – In a meeting last week in the Europa building in Brussels, home of the European Union’s political…