WORLD NEWS
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393China 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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462Travelers 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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Belgian 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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China’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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Travel 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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New 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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New 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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Hidden 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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Russia 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...
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White House preparing ‘follow up’ sanctions on Belarus
The United States is preparing “follow up sanctions” designed to hold leaders in Belarus accountable for “ongoing attacks on democracy, human rights and international norms,” a...
