WORLD NEWS
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251South Africa snips lions to manage species in small reserves
On the cusp of sexual maturity, a young lioness is about to be sterilised. It’s to prevent mating with her father and...
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384China targeted Taipei’s allies while U.S. hosted democracy summit – Taiwan foreign minister
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Nicaragua’s decision last week to cut ties with Taiwan was part of a deliberate move by China to target...
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444Travelers to U.S. Now Must Test Negative for Covid a Day Before Flying
The United States began requiring international travelers on Monday to provide proof of a negative coronavirus test taken no more than a...
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363Belgian police use water, tear gas on COVID-19 protesters
BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgian police used water cannon and tear gas Sunday to disperse some rowdy protesters in Brussels after most demonstrators...
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406China’s communists bash US democracy before Biden summit
BEIJING (AP) — China’s Communist Party took American democracy to task on Saturday, sharply criticizing a global democracy summit being hosted by...
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293Travel restrictions by country following the Omicron variant outbreak
Just as many countries around the world were beginning to loosen their border restrictions, reports of a newly detected coronavirus variant in...
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402New variant cause for concern, not panic, Biden tells US
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden called the new coronavirus variant omicron a cause for concern but “not a cause for panic”...
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571New omicron variant stokes world fears, triggers travel bans
BRUSSELS (AP) — The discovery of a new coronavirus variant sent a chill through much of the world Friday as nations raced...
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548Hidden books, secret meetings, precious hope: Afghanistan, girls risk it all for an education
KABUL, Afghanistan – Meena Sadat rises each day at 6 a.m., puts on a long, figure-obscuring dark dress and hijab, steels herself...
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238Russia defends anti-satellite missile test that U.S. called “reckless”
Russia confirmed it successfully took down one of its own Soviet-era satellites in its first demonstration of military capability to strike space...
