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Poland should act to stop LGBTI intolerance, says Council of Europe

Poland should act to stop LGBTI intolerance, says Council of Europe

WARSAW (Reuters) – Polish politicians should stop stigmatizing LGBTI people, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights said in…
United States toughens visa rules for ‘malign’ Chinese Communist Party members: NYT

United States toughens visa rules for ‘malign’ Chinese Communist Party members: NYT

(Reuters) – US President Donald Trump’s administration on Wednesday issued rules to restrict travel to the United States by Chinese…
Survey finds race- and sex-based harassment ‘common’ at FEMA

Survey finds race- and sex-based harassment ‘common’ at FEMA

WASHINGTON (AP) — More than a quarter of employees at the Federal Emergency Management Agency said they were harassed or…
China testing blunders stemmed from secret deals with firms

China testing blunders stemmed from secret deals with firms

WUHAN, China (AP) — In the early days in Wuhan, the first city first struck by the virus, getting a…
EU tells Brexit negotiator: don’t let deadline force a bad deal

EU tells Brexit negotiator: don’t let deadline force a bad deal

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union’s chief Brexit negotiator told member states’ envoys on Wednesday that negotiations on a trade…
UN, Ethiopia sign deal for humanitarian access to Tigray

UN, Ethiopia sign deal for humanitarian access to Tigray

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The United Nations says it and Ethiopia’s government have signed a deal to allow “unimpeded” humanitarian…
‘Very dark couple of weeks’: Morgues and hospitals overflow

‘Very dark couple of weeks’: Morgues and hospitals overflow

Nearly 37,000 Americans died of COVID-19 in November, the most in any month since the dark early days of the…
Vietnam says recent typhoons caused 192 deaths, $1.3 billion damages

Vietnam says recent typhoons caused 192 deaths, $1.3 billion damages

HANOI (Reuters) – Natural disasters in the past two months caused Vietnam 30 trillion dong ($1.3 billion) in economic damage…
China spacecraft lands on moon to bring rocks back to Earth

China spacecraft lands on moon to bring rocks back to Earth

BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese spacecraft sent to return lunar rocks to Earth collected its first samples Wednesday after landing…
UK authorizes Pfizer coronavirus vaccine for emergency use

UK authorizes Pfizer coronavirus vaccine for emergency use

Pfizer and BioNTech say they’ve won permission Wednesday for emergency use of their COVID-19 vaccine in Britain, the world’s first…
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