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Lawmakers throw pig guts, punches on Taiwan parliament floor
November 27, 2020
Lawmakers throw pig guts, punches on Taiwan parliament floor
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Lawmakers in Taiwan got into a fist fight and threw pig guts at each other Friday…
Students in Burkina Faso fear extremists more than COVID-19
November 27, 2020
Students in Burkina Faso fear extremists more than COVID-19
DORI, Burkina Faso (AP) — Balkissa Barro’s been waiting for months to go back to school, but now that she…
Ethiopians flee Tigray capital in fear of imminent assault
November 27, 2020
Ethiopians flee Tigray capital in fear of imminent assault
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — People continued to flee the capital of Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region in fear of an imminent…
Symptomless and spreading, South Korea battles surge in silent COVID-19 cases
November 27, 2020
Symptomless and spreading, South Korea battles surge in silent COVID-19 cases
SEOUL/TOKYO (Reuters) – Asymptomatic COVID-19 patients are driving a surge in new cases in South Korea, frustrating efforts to control…
Argentine soccer great Diego Maradona dies at 60
November 26, 2020
Argentine soccer great Diego Maradona dies at 60
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Diego Maradona, the Argentine soccer great who scored the “Hand of God” goal in 1986…
Greek civil servants on 24-hour strike
November 26, 2020
Greek civil servants on 24-hour strike
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Civil servants in Greece have walked off the job in a 24-hour strike expected to disrupt…
Americans risk traveling over Thanksgiving despite warnings
November 26, 2020
Americans risk traveling over Thanksgiving despite warnings
Millions of Americans took to the skies and the highways ahead of Thanksgiving at the risk of pouring gasoline on…
Africa CDC sees COVID-19 vaccinations in 2nd quarter of 2021
November 26, 2020
Africa CDC sees COVID-19 vaccinations in 2nd quarter of 2021
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Vaccinations against COVID-19 in Africa might not start until the second quarter of next year, the…
AstraZeneca manufacturing error clouds vaccine study results
November 26, 2020
AstraZeneca manufacturing error clouds vaccine study results
LONDON (AP) — AstraZeneca and Oxford University on Wednesday acknowledged a manufacturing error that is raising questions about preliminary results…
Ethiopia to begin ‘final phase’ of offensive in Tigray region, says PM
November 26, 2020
Ethiopia to begin ‘final phase’ of offensive in Tigray region, says PM
ADDIS ABABA/NAIROBI (Reuters) – The Ethiopian military will begin the “final phase” of an offensive in the rebellious northern Tigray…