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Myanmar COVID-19 outbreak hits health system shattered after coup
May 30, 2021
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
May 30, 2021
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
May 29, 2021
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
May 29, 2021
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
May 29, 2021
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
May 29, 2021
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
May 29, 2021
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
May 28, 2021
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?
May 28, 2021
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
May 28, 2021
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…