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Mayorkas says images from US border ‘horrified’ him
World
September 21, 2021
Mayorkas says images from US border ‘horrified’ him
WASHINGTON (AP) — Homeland Security chief Alejandro Mayorkas said Tuesday images of what appeared to be Border Patrol agents on…
‘The world must wake up’: Tasks daunting as UN meeting opens
World
September 21, 2021
‘The world must wake up’: Tasks daunting as UN meeting opens
NEW YORK (AP) — In person and on screen, world leaders returned to the United Nations’ foremost gathering for the…
J&J: Booster dose of its COVID shot prompts strong response
World
September 21, 2021
J&J: Booster dose of its COVID shot prompts strong response
LONDON (AP) — Johnson & Johnson released data showing that a booster dose to its one-shot coronavirus vaccine provides a…
Biden aims to enlist allies in tackling climate, COVID, more
World
September 21, 2021
Biden aims to enlist allies in tackling climate, COVID, more
NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden planned to use his first address before the U.N. General Assembly to reassure…
COVID has killed about as many Americans as the 1918-19 flu
World
September 21, 2021
COVID has killed about as many Americans as the 1918-19 flu
COVID-19 has now killed about as many Americans as the 1918-19 Spanish flu pandemic did — approximately 675,000. The U.S.…
US set to require vaccines for most non-US citizen travelers, sources say
World
September 20, 2021
US set to require vaccines for most non-US citizen travelers, sources say
WASHINGTON, Sept 20 (Reuters) – The United States plans to mandate COVID-19 vaccines for nearly all non-US citizen international air…
UN, US, UK condemn Huthis’ execution of 9 Yemenis
Middle East
September 20, 2021
UN, US, UK condemn Huthis’ execution of 9 Yemenis
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — The United Nations, the United States and the United Kingdom on Sunday condemned the executions of…
Expelled from Texas, returned Haitians lament lost American dream
World
September 20, 2021
Expelled from Texas, returned Haitians lament lost American dream
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Sept 19 (Reuters) – More than 300 Haitians were returned home on Sunday after the United States ejected them…
Macron to hold call with US President Biden -French government spokesman
World
September 19, 2021
Macron to hold call with US President Biden -French government spokesman
PARIS, Sept 19 (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron will have a call with US President Joe Biden in the…
Same goal, different paths: US, EU seek max vaccine rates
Egypt
September 19, 2021
Same goal, different paths: US, EU seek max vaccine rates
BRUSSELS (AP) — The Belgian town of Aarschot has a vaccination rate of 94% of all adults, but Mayor Gwendolyn…