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Myanmar COVID-19 outbreak hits health system shattered after coup

Myanmar COVID-19 outbreak hits health system shattered after coup

Breathless, fevered and without the extra oxygen that could help keep them alive, the new coronavirus patients at a hospital…
Vietnam finds new virus variant, hybrid of India, UK strains

Vietnam finds new virus variant, hybrid of India, UK strains

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam has discovered a new coronavirus variant that’s a hybrid of strains first found in India…
More than 200 bodies found at Indigenous school in Canada

More than 200 bodies found at Indigenous school in Canada

KAMLOOPS, British Colombia (AP) — The remains of 215 children, some as young as 3 years old, have been found…
Rioters blame their actions on 2020 election misinformation

Rioters blame their actions on 2020 election misinformation

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Falsehoods about the election helped bring insurrectionists to the Capitol on Jan. 6, and now some…
Mali’s top court declares coup leader Goita as interim president

Mali’s top court declares coup leader Goita as interim president

Mali’s constitutional court on Friday declared Assimi Goita, the colonel who led a military coup this week while serving as…
US movie theaters remove mask mandate for vaccinated people

US movie theaters remove mask mandate for vaccinated people

Masks are no longer required at the three main movie theater chains in the United States for people who are…
Biden’s $6T budget: Social spending, taxes on business

Biden’s $6T budget: Social spending, taxes on business

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is proposing a $6 trillion budget for next year that’s piled high with new…
South Korea: Belgium recalls ambassador after wife attacks workers

South Korea: Belgium recalls ambassador after wife attacks workers

Belgium will end its ambassador’s three-year stay in South Korea after the diplomat’s wife allegedly attacked two shop staff. A video of the…
Why are Twitter and WhatsApp miffed with Indian authorities?

Why are Twitter and WhatsApp miffed with Indian authorities?

The Indian government’s battle with social media giants escalated on Thursday with Twitter accusing the police of “intimidation.” The micro-blogging…
Tokyo Olympics looking more and more like fan-free event

Tokyo Olympics looking more and more like fan-free event

TOKYO (AP) — The president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee hinted Friday that even local fans may be barred…
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