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New Zealand expands vaccine mandate to 40% of all workers
October 26, 2021
New Zealand expands vaccine mandate to 40% of all workers
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s government said Tuesday it will expand a vaccine mandate to include thousands of…
Facebook takes down Bolsonaro video over false vaccine claim
October 25, 2021
Facebook takes down Bolsonaro video over false vaccine claim
RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct 25 (Reuters) – Facebook (FB.O) late on Sunday removed a video by Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro…
Crew member: Baldwin careful with guns before fatal shooting
October 25, 2021
Crew member: Baldwin careful with guns before fatal shooting
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A camera operator told authorities that Alec Baldwin had been careful with weapons on the set…
China to start vaccinating children to age 3 as cases spread
October 25, 2021
China to start vaccinating children to age 3 as cases spread
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Children as young as 3 will start receiving COVID-19 vaccines in China, where 76% of the…
Proposed mine tests UK climate efforts ahead of UN meeting
October 25, 2021
Proposed mine tests UK climate efforts ahead of UN meeting
WHITEHAVEN, England (AP) — In the patchwork of hills, lakes and sea that makes up England’s northwest corner, most people…
China will uphold world peace, Xi says, despite others’ concerns
October 25, 2021
China will uphold world peace, Xi says, despite others’ concerns
BEIJING, Oct 25 (Reuters) – President Xi Jinping vowed on Monday that China would always uphold world peace and international…
Deadly blast in Ugandan capital ‘seems to be a terrorist act’ – president
October 24, 2021
Deadly blast in Ugandan capital ‘seems to be a terrorist act’ – president
Oct 24 (Reuters) – A deadly blast in Kampala late on Saturday appeared to be an act of terrorism, Ugandan…
Ethiopia conducts two air strikes in Tigray
October 24, 2021
Ethiopia conducts two air strikes in Tigray
ADDIS ABABA, Oct 24 (Reuters) – Ethiopia conducted two air strikes in Tigray on Sunday as the government intensifies a…
‘Vibrant’ cinematographer remembered as police probe Baldwin shooting
October 24, 2021
‘Vibrant’ cinematographer remembered as police probe Baldwin shooting
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Oct 23 (Reuters) – The crew was setting up a difficult shot during filming on the New Mexico…
Colombia’s most wanted drug lord captured in jungle raid
October 24, 2021
Colombia’s most wanted drug lord captured in jungle raid
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian security forces have captured the country’s most wanted drug trafficker, a rural warlord who stayed…