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Britain says it is supplying anti-tank weapons to Ukraine
January 18, 2022
Britain says it is supplying anti-tank weapons to Ukraine
LONDON, Jan 17 (Reuters) – Britain said on Monday it had begun supplying Ukraine with anti-tank weapons to help it…
Hong Kong to cull 2,000 animals after hamsters get COVID-19
January 18, 2022
Hong Kong to cull 2,000 animals after hamsters get COVID-19
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong authorities said Tuesday that they will cull some 2,000 small animals, including hamsters after…
Biden year one takeaways: Grand ambitions, humbling defeats
January 18, 2022
Biden year one takeaways: Grand ambitions, humbling defeats
Joe Biden’s long arc in public life has always had one final ambition: to sit behind the Resolute Desk of…
North Korean missile tests signal return to brinkmanship
January 18, 2022
North Korean missile tests signal return to brinkmanship
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Grappling with pandemic difficulties and US-led sanctions over his nuclear ambitions, North Korean leader Kim…
Race to cut carbon emissions splits US states on nuclear
January 18, 2022
Race to cut carbon emissions splits US states on nuclear
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — As climate change pushes states in the US to dramatically cut their use of fossil fuels,…
Beijing shopper’s lone omicron case draws national attention
January 18, 2022
Beijing shopper’s lone omicron case draws national attention
BEIJING (AP) — A 26-year-old woman in China’s capital Beijing who contracted the omicron strain of COVID-19 has drawn national…
Return of the flu: EU faces threat of prolonged ‘twindemic’
January 17, 2022
Return of the flu: EU faces threat of prolonged ‘twindemic’
BRUSSELS, Jan 17 (Reuters) – Influenza has returned to Europe at a faster-than-expected rate this winter after almost disappearing last…
China’s Xi rejects ‘Cold War mentality,’ pushes cooperation
January 17, 2022
China’s Xi rejects ‘Cold War mentality,’ pushes cooperation
GENEVA (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping called Monday for greater world cooperation against COVID-19 and said China would send…
Drinking water, ash big concern as Tonga assesses damage after tsunami
January 17, 2022
Drinking water, ash big concern as Tonga assesses damage after tsunami
SYDNEY/WELLINGTON, Jan 17 (Reuters) – Australia and New Zealand sent surveillance flights on Monday to assess damage in Tonga, isolated…
Support flows to ‘changed’ Texas synagogue after standoff
January 17, 2022
Support flows to ‘changed’ Texas synagogue after standoff
DALLAS (AP) — The tight-knit congregation at a Texas synagogue where four people were held hostage by an armed captor…