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Hong Kong to ban passenger flights from UK to curb virus
June 28, 2021
Hong Kong to ban passenger flights from UK to curb virus
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong says it will ban all passenger flights from the UK starting Thursday as it…
UN rights chief: Reparations needed for people facing racism
June 28, 2021
UN rights chief: Reparations needed for people facing racism
GENEVA (AP) — The UN human rights chief, in a landmark report launched after the killing of George Floyd in…
Australia battles several clusters in new pandemic phase
June 28, 2021
Australia battles several clusters in new pandemic phase
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia was battling to contain several COVID-19 clusters around the country on Monday in what some…
Rescuers stay hopeful about finding more survivors in rubble
June 28, 2021
Rescuers stay hopeful about finding more survivors in rubble
SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) — Rescue workers digging feverishly for a fifth day Monday stressed that they could still find survivors…
Analysis: North Korea sees ‘propaganda value’ in slimmer Kim, analysts say
June 28, 2021
Analysis: North Korea sees ‘propaganda value’ in slimmer Kim, analysts say
SEOUL, June 28 (Reuters) – A rare mention in North Korean state media of leader Kim Jong Un’s health could…
Migrant death in Italy spurs farm work ban in hottest hours
June 27, 2021
Migrant death in Italy spurs farm work ban in hottest hours
ROME (AP) — Outdoor farm work under the afternoon sun on particularly hot days has been banned in a southern…
Before building collapse, $9 million in repairs needed
June 27, 2021
Before building collapse, $9 million in repairs needed
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Nearly three years before an oceanfront building collapsed near Miami, an engineering firm estimated that…
For some US Muslims, raw talk on suicide, mental health
June 27, 2021
For some US Muslims, raw talk on suicide, mental health
Dr. Rania Awaad was attending a virtual religion program this Ramadan when discussion turned to an unexpected question: Is it…
PM Modi urges India to get COVID-19 shots amid Delta variant concerns
June 27, 2021
PM Modi urges India to get COVID-19 shots amid Delta variant concerns
NEW DELHI, June 27 (Reuters) – India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged people on Sunday to overcome their hesitancy and…
‘Like a hell’: Ethiopia airstrike survivors recall massacre
June 27, 2021
‘Like a hell’: Ethiopia airstrike survivors recall massacre
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Maerg was serving customers at his cafe in Ethiopia’s Tigray village of Togoga when the…