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Cambodia defends leader’s trip to Myanmar as ‘positive step’
January 8, 2022
Cambodia defends leader’s trip to Myanmar as ‘positive step’
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia’s foreign minister on Saturday defended Prime Minister Hun Sen’s trip to Myanmar, the first…
Scientists explore Thwaites, Antarctica’s ‘doomsday’ glacier
January 8, 2022
Scientists explore Thwaites, Antarctica’s ‘doomsday’ glacier
A team of scientists is sailing to “the place in the world that’s the hardest to get to” so they…
Prince William seeks nominees for $1 million Earthshot prize
January 8, 2022
Prince William seeks nominees for $1 million Earthshot prize
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Prince William on Thursday appealed for innovators around the world to submit nominations for his Earthshot…
Billionaire’s looted art still on display at Israel Museum
January 8, 2022
Billionaire’s looted art still on display at Israel Museum
JERUSALEM (AP) — One of the Israel Museum’s biggest patrons, American billionaire Michael Steinhardt, approached the flagship Israeli art institution…
Lessons forgotten: Election rallies feed Indian virus surge
January 8, 2022
Lessons forgotten: Election rallies feed Indian virus surge
NEW DELHI (AP) — Coronavirus cases fueled by the highly transmissible omicron variant are rocketing through India, prompting the federal…
Hospitalizations skyrocket in kids too young for COVID shots
January 8, 2022
Hospitalizations skyrocket in kids too young for COVID shots
Hospitalizations of U.S. children under 5 with COVID-19 soared in recent weeks to their highest level since the pandemic began,…
Britain calls in military to help with hospital COVID staffing crunch
January 7, 2022
Britain calls in military to help with hospital COVID staffing crunch
LONDON, Jan 7 (Reuters) – Britain’s Ministry of Defense on Friday said that it had begun the deployment of the…
Pandemic-wary U.S. Supreme Court to weigh Biden vaccine mandatesreu
January 7, 2022
Pandemic-wary U.S. Supreme Court to weigh Biden vaccine mandatesreu
WASHINGTON, Jan 5 (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court, which has restricted its own operations during the COVID-19 pandemic, is preparing…
U.S. reports nearly 1 mln COVID-19 cases in a day, setting global record
January 7, 2022
U.S. reports nearly 1 mln COVID-19 cases in a day, setting global record
Jan 4 (Reuters) – The United States reported nearly 1 million new coronavirus infections on Monday, the highest daily tally…
Austria shortens coronavirus quarantine, presses ahead with mandatory jabs
January 7, 2022
Austria shortens coronavirus quarantine, presses ahead with mandatory jabs
BERLIN, Jan 6 (Reuters) – Austria will impose new COVID-19 measures from Saturday and the government is still working on…