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The Latest: Protests decry Brazil policies as toll tops 500K
June 20, 2021
The Latest: Protests decry Brazil policies as toll tops 500K
RIO DE JANEIRO — Anti-government protesters have taken to the streets in cities across Brazil as the nation’s confirmed death…
Taiwanese staff to leave Hong Kong office in ‘one China’ row
June 20, 2021
Taiwanese staff to leave Hong Kong office in ‘one China’ row
TAIPEI, June 20 (Reuters) – Taiwanese staff working at the island’s representative office in Hong Kong will begin leaving the…
Metal fans mosh at 1st UK live music festival since pandemic
June 19, 2021
Metal fans mosh at 1st UK live music festival since pandemic
LONDON (AP) — Thousands of heavy metal fans were camping, singing — and even moshing — on Saturday at Britain’s…
Tropical Storm Claudette brings rain, floods to Gulf Coast
June 19, 2021
Tropical Storm Claudette brings rain, floods to Gulf Coast
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Tropical Storm Claudette dumped heavy rain across coastal areas of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama as it…
Flower protests in Myanmar for Suu Kyi’s 76th birthday
June 19, 2021
Flower protests in Myanmar for Suu Kyi’s 76th birthday
June 19 (Reuters) – Supporters of Myanmar’s detained leader Aung San Suu Kyi wore flowers in their hair and paraded…
Virus surge claims brightest minds at Indian universities
June 19, 2021
Virus surge claims brightest minds at Indian universities
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Sajad Hassan sat at his professor’s hospital bedside for three nights, doing most of the talking…
Western heat wave threatens health in vulnerable communities
June 19, 2021
Western heat wave threatens health in vulnerable communities
PHOENIX (AP) — Extreme temperatures like the ones blistering the American West this week aren’t just annoying, they’re deadly. The…
Brazil still debating dubious virus drug amid 500,000 deaths
June 19, 2021
Brazil still debating dubious virus drug amid 500,000 deaths
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — As Brazil hurtles toward an official COVID-19 death toll of 500,000 — second-highest in the world…
Two Apple Daily executives charged with collusion with foreign country
June 18, 2021
Two Apple Daily executives charged with collusion with foreign country
HONG KONG, June 18 (Reuters) – Hong Kong police charged the chief editor and chief executive of pro-democracy tabloid Apple…
Britain reports steep rise in weekly Delta variant cases
June 18, 2021
Britain reports steep rise in weekly Delta variant cases
LONDON, June 18 (Reuters) – Britain has reported another steep rise in the weekly reported cases of the Delta coronavirus…