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Minorities in Myanmar borderlands face fresh fear since coup
April 5, 2021
Minorities in Myanmar borderlands face fresh fear since coup
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Before each rainy season Lu Lu Aung and other farmers living in a camp for internally…
Europe ramps up vaccinations as virus haunts Easter holidays
April 4, 2021
Europe ramps up vaccinations as virus haunts Easter holidays
PARIS (AP) — The main stadium in the French city of Lyon opened as a mass vaccination center during Easter…
Myanmar anti-coup protesters launch ‘Easter egg strike’
April 4, 2021
Myanmar anti-coup protesters launch ‘Easter egg strike’
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Anti-coup demonstrators in Myanmar, adept at finding themes to tie together protests nationwide, took to the…
Vaccine passports are latest flash point in COVID politics
April 4, 2021
Vaccine passports are latest flash point in COVID politics
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Vaccine passports being developed to verify COVID-19 immunization status and allow inoculated people to more freely…
Deadly breach could delay decisions about Capitol fencing
April 4, 2021
Deadly breach could delay decisions about Capitol fencing
WASHINGTON (AP) — The latest deadly breach of the Capitol’s perimeter could delay the gradual reopening of the building’s grounds…
Ethiopia says Eritrean troops have started withdrawing from Tigray
April 4, 2021
Ethiopia says Eritrean troops have started withdrawing from Tigray
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Eritrean forces have started withdrawing from Ethiopia’s Tigray region in the north, the Ethiopian Foreign Ministry said.…
US puts J&J in charge of plant that botched COVID vaccine, removes AstraZeneca
April 4, 2021
US puts J&J in charge of plant that botched COVID vaccine, removes AstraZeneca
(Reuters) -The United States has put Johnson and Johnson in charge of a plant that ruined 15 million doses of…
California OKs indoor sports, concerts as COVID cases plunge
April 3, 2021
California OKs indoor sports, concerts as COVID cases plunge
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Sports, theater and music fans will be able to take their seats again in California as…
UK regulator says AstraZeneca jab safe after 7 clot deaths
April 3, 2021
UK regulator says AstraZeneca jab safe after 7 clot deaths
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s medicines regulator is urging people to continue taking the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, despite revealing that seven…
Taiwan prosecutors seek arrest in deadly train crash
April 3, 2021
Taiwan prosecutors seek arrest in deadly train crash
HUALIEN COUNTY, Taiwan (AP) — Prosecutors in Taiwan on Saturday sought an arrest warrant for the owner of an unmanned…