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March 27, 2021 at 11:47 am

Suicide and Self-Harm: Bereaved Families Count the Costs of Lockdowns

As more people are vaccinated, and communities open up, there is a tally that experts say is hard to track: the psychological toll of months...

March 14, 2021 at 3:10 pm

Ireland Suspends Use of AstraZeneca Vaccine, Citing Blood Clot Reports

Ireland suspended use of the COVID-19 vaccine by Oxford-AstraZeneca on Sunday, citing reports of unusual blood clotting problems among people who recently received shots in...

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February 14, 2021 at 11:09 am

Young People’s Despair Deepens as COVID-19 Crisis Drags On

Life seemed promising last year to Philaé Lachaux, a 22-year-old business student in France who dreamed of striking out on her own in the live...

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A staff member with the House impeachment managers tallies votes in the second Senate impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021. The Senate voted to acquit Trump of the “incitement of insurrection” charge in the deadly riot at the Capitol, with 57 guilty votes, 10 shy of the number necessary to convict the former president. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times) XNYT178 XNYT178

February 14, 2021 at 10:56 am

World Reacts to Trump’s Acquittal: ‘The U.S. Remains in a Precarious Situation’

Commentators from around the world were quick to react to the news of former President Donald Trump’s acquittal in his second impeachment trial, with many...

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February 4, 2021 at 10:13 am

U.K. regulator revokes license for China-backed broadcaster

LONDON — Britain’s broadcasting regulator said Thursday that it had withdrawn the license for China Global Television Network, an international news channel owned by a...

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January 31, 2021 at 1:11 pm

Australia Locks Down City After Finding a Single New Coronavirus Case

Australian officials abruptly locked down the city of Perth in Western Australia for five days after one person tested positive there for the coronavirus —...

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January 14, 2021 at 4:22 pm

Consumer groups target Amazon Prime’s cancellation process

A Norwegian group filed a complaint with regulators, saying Amazon had deliberately made it difficult to end memberships to its Prime subscription service. Groups in...

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December 25, 2020 at 4:04 pm

Even more an island now: Britain’s isolation grows as U.S. restricts travel

LONDON — It was one more reminder, delivered before dawn on Christmas morning, that Britain is not only an island nation, but one that finds...

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December 25, 2020 at 5:30 am

U.S. will require negative coronavirus test for all travelers from U.K.

The United States will require all airline passengers arriving from Britain to test negative for the coronavirus within 72 hours of their departure, the Centers...

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November 26, 2020 at 11:11 am

Wedding Rings Lost in Shipwreck Will Be Returned to Migrant Couple

The red backpack had been floating for two weeks in the central Mediterranean between Libya and Italy when a rescue boat came across it. Inside,...

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