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Russia bus explosion kills 2, injures 17; cause under review
August 13, 2021
Russia bus explosion kills 2, injures 17; cause under review
MOSCOW (AP) — A second person has died in southwestern Russia following an explosion on a city bus that also…
Extra COVID vaccine OK’d for those with weak immune systems
August 13, 2021
Extra COVID vaccine OK’d for those with weak immune systems
WASHINGTON (AP) — US regulators say transplant recipients and others with severely weakened immune systems can get an extra dose…
Six people killed in mass shooting in Plymouth, England
August 13, 2021
Six people killed in mass shooting in Plymouth, England
Aug 13 (Reuters) – Six people, including a child, were killed in a mass shooting in the city of Plymouth…
Republicans take to mask wars as virus surges in red states
August 12, 2021
Republicans take to mask wars as virus surges in red states
WASHINGTON (AP) — Top Republicans are battling school districts in their own states’ urban, heavily Democratic areas over whether students…
Messi joins crypto craze as gets part of PSG fee in fan tokens
August 12, 2021
Messi joins crypto craze as gets part of PSG fee in fan tokens
MIAMI, Aug 12 (Reuters) – Soccer star Lionel Messi’s signing on fee at Paris St Germain includes some of the…
Crypto fashion: why people pay real money for virtual clothes
August 12, 2021
Crypto fashion: why people pay real money for virtual clothes
LONDON, Aug 12 (Reuters) – People care what their avatars are wearing. When the virtual world Decentraland said in June…
Ship sailing under Panama flag runs aground in northern Japan, splits in two
August 12, 2021
Ship sailing under Panama flag runs aground in northern Japan, splits in two
TOKYO, Aug 12 (Reuters) – A Panamanian-registered ship ran aground in a northern Japan harbour, then split in two and…
Nigeria to lift Twitter ban
August 12, 2021
Nigeria to lift Twitter ban
Nigeria’s government on Wednesday announced it would soon lift its ban on the social media platform Twitter. In place since June…
Russia: Helicopter carrying tourists crashes
August 12, 2021
Russia: Helicopter carrying tourists crashes
A helicopter with 16 people on board crashed into a volcanic lake on the Kamchatka Peninsula in eastern Russia early Thursday. Kamchatka…
China sentences Canadian to 11 years in case tied to Huawei
August 11, 2021
China sentences Canadian to 11 years in case tied to Huawei
DANDONG, China (AP) — A Canadian entrepreneur was sentenced to 11 years in prison Wednesday in a spying case linked…