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March 29, 2021 at 1:26 pm

Suez Canal pilots come under scrutiny after grounding of ship

ISMAILIA, Egypt - With the Ever Given freed and on the move, the spotlight is now likely to turn to the investigation of how the...

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March 27, 2021 at 5:34 am

Microstates, island nations and overseas territories speed ahead in global vaccination race

Tiny island nations, microstate enclaves and far-flung overseas territories are likely to be among the first places to vaccinate nearly their entire adult populations, proving...

March 26, 2021 at 6:32 am

Train collision in southern Egypt kills at least 32, injures 165

CAIRO - A collision between two trains killed at least 32 people and injured 165 in the southern Egyptian province of Sohag on Friday, according...

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March 23, 2021 at 1:00 pm

Here’s how other countries have responded to mass shootings

After a mass shooting at a grocery store in Boulder, Colo., on Monday that left 10 people dead, President Joe Biden called for lawmakers to...

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March 15, 2021 at 7:26 am

French magazine Charlie Hebdo depicts Queen Elizabeth kneeling on Meghan’s neck

Charlie Hebdo, the legendarily incendiary French satirical newspaper, has taken aim at the row over race relations engulfing the British royal family with cover art...

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Hospital staff receives one of the country’s first coronavirus vaccinations, using the AstraZeneca vaccine manufactured by the Serum Institute of India and provided through the global COVAX initiative, at Yaba Mainland hospital in Lagos, Nigeria Friday, March 12, 2021. Urgent calls for COVID-19 vaccine fairness rang through African countries on Friday as more welcomed or rolled out doses from the global COVAX initiative, with officials acutely aware their continent needs much more. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba) XSA105 XSA105

March 12, 2021 at 12:08 pm

WHO says AstraZeneca vaccinations should continue as more nations halt usage

As a growing list of countries halts administration of the Oxford University-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine amid as-yet-unsubstantiated concerns about fatal blood clots, the World Health Organization...

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March 10, 2021 at 12:40 pm

How the $1.9 trillion U.S. stimulus package compares with other countries’ coronavirus spending

President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion relief package is mammoth in scope. But amid a pandemic that has wrought severe economic damage around the world, many...

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March 6, 2021 at 5:18 am

As British companies move to mandate coronavirus vaccines for employees, discrimination fears mount

Some British companies are planning to give their workers a stark choice this year: Accept the coronavirus vaccine or lose your job. Labor rights groups...

March 4, 2021 at 2:02 am

Why hasn’t Biden reversed one of Trump’s most controversial sanctions orders?

More than a month after Biden's inauguration, one of the most contentious Trump sanctions decisions remains firmly in place: the use of measures usually reserved...

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February 18, 2021 at 2:42 pm

White House announces $4 billion in funding for Covax, the global vaccine effort that Trump spurned

The White House is throwing its support behind a global push to distribute coronavirus vaccines equitably, pledging $4 billion dollars to a multilateral effort the...

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