WORLD NEWS
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367Belgian 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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412China’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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297Travel 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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404New 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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577New 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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588Hidden 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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244Russia 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...
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427Chinese military builds dummy American aircraft carrier, warships
China’s military has constructed mockups in the shape of a US Navy aircraft carrier and US warships, possibly for target practice, according...
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460International travellers head to the United States as flights reopen
PARIS/LONDON (Reuters) – Travellers across the world prepared on Monday to be reunited with loved ones in the United States for the...
