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The Latest: India’s virus variant expected to dominate UK
May 16, 2021
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
May 16, 2021
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
May 16, 2021
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
May 15, 2021
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
May 15, 2021
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
May 15, 2021
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
May 15, 2021
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
May 15, 2021
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
May 15, 2021
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
May 14, 2021
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…