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The Latest: India’s virus variant expected to dominate UK

The Latest: India’s virus variant expected to dominate UK

LONDON — Britain’s health minister says a fast-spreading coronavirus variant first identified in India is likely to become the dominant…
Australia sticks by plan to re-open border in mid-2022

Australia sticks by plan to re-open border in mid-2022

Australia is sticking to plans to start re-opening to the rest of the world only from the middle of next…
Myanmar anti-coup fighters retreat from town as U.S. makes appeal

Myanmar anti-coup fighters retreat from town as U.S. makes appeal

Fighters of a local militia opposed to Myanmar’s junta have pulled back from the northwestern town of Mindat after days…
The unwitting are the target of COVID-19 falsehoods online

The unwitting are the target of COVID-19 falsehoods online

Dr. Michelle Rockwell lost a pregnancy in December and shared her heartache with her 30,000 Instagram followers. Weeks later, she…
Back-to-back tornadoes kill 12 in China; over 300 injured

Back-to-back tornadoes kill 12 in China; over 300 injured

BEIJING (AP) — Back-to-back tornadoes killed 12 people in central and eastern China and left more than 300 others injured,…
India ‘on war footing’ as coronavirus infections pass 24 mln

India ‘on war footing’ as coronavirus infections pass 24 mln

Prime Minister Narendra Modi sounded the alarm over the rapid spread of COVID-19 through India’s vast countryside on Friday, as…
UK races to test, vaccinate as virus variant threatens plans

UK races to test, vaccinate as virus variant threatens plans

LONDON (AP) — Britain deployed public health officials, supported by the army, to distribute coronavirus tests door-to-door in two northern…
Desperate for workers, US restaurants and stores raise pay

Desperate for workers, US restaurants and stores raise pay

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. restaurants and stores are rapidly raising pay in an urgent effort to attract more applicants and…
China lands on Mars in major advance for its space ambitions

China lands on Mars in major advance for its space ambitions

BEIJING (AP) — China landed a spacecraft on Mars for the first time on Saturday, a technically challenging feat more…
Singapore tightens COVID-19 measures, travel bubble unlikely

Singapore tightens COVID-19 measures, travel bubble unlikely

SINGAPORE (AP) — Singapore further tightened its COVID-19 measures as it seeks to control an increase in untraceable coronavirus infections…
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