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Tropical depression drenching earthquake-stricken Haiti
August 17, 2021
Tropical depression drenching earthquake-stricken Haiti
LES CAYES, Haiti (AP) — Tropical Depression Grace swept over Haiti with drenching rains just two days after a powerful…
Prominent fact-checker Snopes apologizes for plagiarism
August 16, 2021
Prominent fact-checker Snopes apologizes for plagiarism
NEW YORK (AP) — The co-founder and CEO of the fact-checking site Snopes.com has acknowledged plagiarizing from dozens of articles…
Amid shortages, Africans scramble to be fully immunized
August 16, 2021
Amid shortages, Africans scramble to be fully immunized
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — At a COVID-19 vaccination site in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, tempers flared among those waiting for…
EXPLAINER: Why Haiti is prone to devastating earthquakes
August 16, 2021
EXPLAINER: Why Haiti is prone to devastating earthquakes
Earthquakes have been wreaking havoc in Haiti since at least the 18th century, when the city of Port-au-Prince was destroyed…
China economy under pressure as factory output, retail sales growth slow sharply
August 16, 2021
China economy under pressure as factory output, retail sales growth slow sharply
BEIJING, Aug 16 (Reuters) – China’s factory output and retail sales growth slowed sharply and missed expectations in July, as…
Quake injured wait for help as new disaster overwhelms Haiti
August 16, 2021
Quake injured wait for help as new disaster overwhelms Haiti
LES CAYES, Haiti (AP) — Under Haiti’s burning heat, Jennie Auguste lies with a lost, thousand-yard stare on a flimsy…
California fire threatens homes as blazes burn across West
August 16, 2021
California fire threatens homes as blazes burn across West
QUINCY, Calif. (AP) — Thousands of Northern California homes were threatened Sunday by the nation’s largest wildfire and officials warned…
Modi says India will soon unveil $1.35 trln infrastructure plan
August 15, 2021
Modi says India will soon unveil $1.35 trln infrastructure plan
NEW DELHI, Aug 15 (Reuters) – India will launch a 100 trillion rupee ($1.35 trillion) national infrastructure plan that will…
After UN climate report, individuals seek to do their part
August 15, 2021
After UN climate report, individuals seek to do their part
HOBOKEN, Belgium (AP) — Young urban shepherd Lukas Janssens guides his flock among the graves in Schoonselhof, one of Belgium’s…
Biden calls school chiefs, lauds defiance of anti-mask rules
August 15, 2021
Biden calls school chiefs, lauds defiance of anti-mask rules
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — President Joe Biden called school district superintendents in Florida and Arizona to praise them for…