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‘No place for you’: Indian hospitals buckle amid virus surge
April 20, 2021
‘No place for you’: Indian hospitals buckle amid virus surge
NEW DELHI (AP) — Seema Gandotra, sick with the coronavirus, gasped for breath in an ambulance for 10 hours, as…
Queen enters ‘twilight’ of reign after farewell to Philip
April 20, 2021
Queen enters ‘twilight’ of reign after farewell to Philip
LONDON (AP) — Now that the Royal Family has said farewell to Prince Philip, attention will turn to Queen Elizabeth…
Teen’s death puts focus on split-second police decisions
April 20, 2021
Teen’s death puts focus on split-second police decisions
It happened in less than a second. Thirteen-year-old Adam Toledo dropped the gun he’d been holding, turned and began raising…
In Minneapolis, a fortified city awaits Chauvin verdict
April 20, 2021
In Minneapolis, a fortified city awaits Chauvin verdict
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Just outside the entrance to Smile Orthodontics, in a Minneapolis neighborhood of craft breweries and trendy shops,…
UK unemployment falls again under government’s jobs shield
April 20, 2021
UK unemployment falls again under government’s jobs shield
Britain’s unemployment rate unexpectedly fell for a second month in a row to 4.9 percent in the December-to-February period, most…
IEA issues ‘dire warning’ on CO2 emissions as it predicts 5% rise
April 20, 2021
IEA issues ‘dire warning’ on CO2 emissions as it predicts 5% rise
Global CO2 emissions from energy are seen rising nearly five percent this year, suggesting the economic rebound from COVID-19 could…
China’s Xi calls for fairer world order as rivalry with US deepens
April 20, 2021
China’s Xi calls for fairer world order as rivalry with US deepens
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday called for a rejection of hegemonic power structures in global governance, amid growing tensions…
Key events since George Floyd’s arrest and death
April 19, 2021
Key events since George Floyd’s arrest and death
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A timeline of key events that began with George Floyd’s arrest on May 25, 2020, by four…
Bitter experience helps French ICUs crest latest virus wave
April 19, 2021
Bitter experience helps French ICUs crest latest virus wave
ROUEN, France (AP) — Slowly suffocating in a French intensive care ward, Patrick Aricique feared he would die from his…
Rwanda report blames France for ‘enabling’ the 1994 genocide
April 19, 2021
Rwanda report blames France for ‘enabling’ the 1994 genocide
PARIS (AP) — The French government bears “significant” responsibility for “enabling a foreseeable genocide,” a report commissioned by the Rwandan…