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US sends Taiwan 2.5 million vaccine doses, tripling pledge
June 20, 2021
US sends Taiwan 2.5 million vaccine doses, tripling pledge
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The US sent 2.5 million doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to Taiwan on Sunday, tripling…
US administers more than 317 mln doses of COVID-19 vaccines – CDC
June 20, 2021
US administers more than 317 mln doses of COVID-19 vaccines – CDC
June 19 (Reuters) – The United States has administered 317,117,797 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Saturday…
Pope on Myanmar: Houses of worship serve as neutral refuge
June 20, 2021
Pope on Myanmar: Houses of worship serve as neutral refuge
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Sunday decried the suffering of refugees in Myanmar and pleaded that houses of…
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…