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Thailand: Swiss woman found dead at waterfall in Phuket

Thailand: Swiss woman found dead at waterfall in Phuket

Thai authorities are investigating the death of a 57-year-old Swiss national who was found near a waterfall on Phuket island, in what…
Authoritarian states obscuring COVID death tolls, study shows

Authoritarian states obscuring COVID death tolls, study shows

Since the start of the pandemic in early 2020, countries around the world have officially reported 4.27 million deaths from…
Myanmar military offers amnesty to some protesters in hiding

Myanmar military offers amnesty to some protesters in hiding

Aug 6 (Reuters) – Myanmar’s ruling military has offered to waive charges against some protesters involved in demonstrations or strikes…
Town burns to ashes in raging Northern California wildfire

Town burns to ashes in raging Northern California wildfire

GREENVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Eva Gorman says the little California mountain town of Greenville was a place of community and…
IOC removes two Belarus coaches, sprinter says order came from ‘high up’

IOC removes two Belarus coaches, sprinter says order came from ‘high up’

TOKYO, Aug 6 (Reuters) – Two Belarus coaches who cut short sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya’s Tokyo Games have had their accreditation revoked and…
Biden to offer temporary ‘safe haven’ to Hong Kong residents in US

Biden to offer temporary ‘safe haven’ to Hong Kong residents in US

WASHINGTON, Aug 5 (Reuters) – The United States on Thursday plans to offer a temporary “safe haven” to thousands of…
IOC yet to talk to Belarus officials, China probe ongoing

IOC yet to talk to Belarus officials, China probe ongoing

TOKYO, Aug 5 (Reuters) – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has yet to talk to any Belarussian team officials involved…
Expats wait anxiously as Singapore weighs COVID-19 reopening

Expats wait anxiously as Singapore weighs COVID-19 reopening

SINGAPORE, Aug 5 (Reuters) – For months, Briton Jamie Pierre has been trying to get approval to travel to Singapore…
Coronavirus: WHO urges delaying booster shots

Coronavirus: WHO urges delaying booster shots

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, on Wednesday urged countries to hold off on giving booster…
Thousands evacuate fast-moving California wildfire; homes burn

Thousands evacuate fast-moving California wildfire; homes burn

COLFAX, California, Aug 4 (Reuters) – A rapidly spreading wildfire burned homes and forced thousands to evacuate in two heavily…
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