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UK unemployment falls again under government’s jobs shield
World
April 20, 2021
UK unemployment falls again under government’s jobs shield
Britain’s unemployment rate unexpectedly fell for a second month in a row to 4.9 percent in the December-to-February period, most…
IEA issues ‘dire warning’ on CO2 emissions as it predicts 5% rise
World
April 20, 2021
IEA issues ‘dire warning’ on CO2 emissions as it predicts 5% rise
Global CO2 emissions from energy are seen rising nearly five percent this year, suggesting the economic rebound from COVID-19 could…
Bitter experience helps French ICUs crest latest virus wave
World
April 19, 2021
Bitter experience helps French ICUs crest latest virus wave
ROUEN, France (AP) — Slowly suffocating in a French intensive care ward, Patrick Aricique feared he would die from his…
Rwanda report blames France for ‘enabling’ the 1994 genocide
World
April 19, 2021
Rwanda report blames France for ‘enabling’ the 1994 genocide
PARIS (AP) — The French government bears “significant” responsibility for “enabling a foreseeable genocide,” a report commissioned by the Rwandan…
Delegate: Progress in Iran nuclear talks but end ‘far away’
Middle East
April 19, 2021
Delegate: Progress in Iran nuclear talks but end ‘far away’
BERLIN (AP) — High-level talks in Vienna aimed at bringing the United States back into the 2015 nuclear deal with…
Is a ban on buying sex work effective? Sex workers say ‘no’
World
April 15, 2021
Is a ban on buying sex work effective? Sex workers say ‘no’
Sex work. The issue of whether a country should criminalize the industry is a polarizing one — and no less…
The Latest: Spain keeps immunization goal despite J&J delay
World
April 14, 2021
The Latest: Spain keeps immunization goal despite J&J delay
MADRID — Spain’s prime minister says his government is maintaining its goal of immunizing 70% of the nation’s adult population,…
Denmark tells Syrian refugees to return to Damascus
Middle East
April 13, 2021
Denmark tells Syrian refugees to return to Damascus
Aya Abo Daher had just graduated high school in the Danish town of Nyborg and was looking forward to celebrating the…
Chilly weather doesn’t dampen UK joy at lockdown easing
World
April 12, 2021
Chilly weather doesn’t dampen UK joy at lockdown easing
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged people to “behave responsibly” as shops, gyms, hairdressers, restaurant patios and…
The faces in the fog of ‘long COVID’
World
April 12, 2021
The faces in the fog of ‘long COVID’
MADRID (Reuters) – Teresa Dominguez, 55, was doing her weekly shopping near her home in Collado Villalba, north of Madrid,…