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Tokyo goes to the polls as pandemic-shadowed Olympics loom
July 4, 2021
Tokyo goes to the polls as pandemic-shadowed Olympics loom
TOKYO, July 4 (Reuters) – Tokyo residents went to the polls on Sunday to pick members of its metropolitan assembly…
Counselors work to ease grief over Florida building collapse
July 4, 2021
Counselors work to ease grief over Florida building collapse
After Lauren Miller lost her father in January to COVID-19, her longtime friend Jay Kleiman advised her not to wallow…
Tropical Storm Elsa nears Cuba amid fears of flooding
July 4, 2021
Tropical Storm Elsa nears Cuba amid fears of flooding
HAVANA (AP) — Cuba prepared to evacuate people along the island’s southern region on Sunday amid fears that Tropical Storm…
Hurricane Elsa barrels towards Dominican Republic, Haiti
July 3, 2021
Hurricane Elsa barrels towards Dominican Republic, Haiti
July 3 (Reuters) – Hurricane Elsa was moving rapidly towards Haiti and the Dominican Republic on Saturday after cutting power…
At least 19 missing as mudslide west of Tokyo hits houses
July 3, 2021
At least 19 missing as mudslide west of Tokyo hits houses
TOKYO (AP) — A powerful mudslide carrying a deluge of black water and debris crashed into rows of houses in…
Europe in vaccination race against COVID-19′s delta variant
July 3, 2021
Europe in vaccination race against COVID-19′s delta variant
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Countries across Europe are scrambling to accelerate coronavirus vaccinations and outpace the spread of the more…
As condo crashed down, they escaped through smoke and ruin
July 3, 2021
As condo crashed down, they escaped through smoke and ruin
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Alfredo Lopez and his wife Marian were asleep when the first thundering blast jolted them…
Second Florida building evacuated as death toll rises to 22 in condo tower collapse
July 3, 2021
Second Florida building evacuated as death toll rises to 22 in condo tower collapse
SURFSIDE, Fla., July 2 (Reuters) – The death toll rose to 22 on Friday from the collapse of a Florida…
Australian officials report biggest daily COVID-19 caseload for 2021
July 3, 2021
Australian officials report biggest daily COVID-19 caseload for 2021
MELBOURNE, July 3 (Reuters) – Australia’s New South Wales state recorded its biggest daily rise in COVID-19 infections this year,…
West Africa’s Eco currency plan remains a pipe dream
July 2, 2021
West Africa’s Eco currency plan remains a pipe dream
Since its conception in 2003, leaders of the fifteen-member Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have postponed the launch of…