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France delays vaccine mandate on Caribbean islands amid protests
French territories of Guadeloupe and Martinique have seen mass protests against mandatory COVID jabs for health workers. France has postponed…
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro dismisses call for COVID travel curbs
Brazil’s health regulator has recommended curbs on travel from some African countries after the detection of a new COVID-19 variant,…
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‘Point of no return’: Refugees in Libya long for safety
David Oliver Yambio has run out of options. The 24-year-old from South Sudan is among the hundreds of refugees and…
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Biden spending plan ‘not good enough’ on immigration: Advocates
Washington, DC – Legislators in the US House of Representatives this month advanced President Joe Biden’s ambitious $1.75-trillion domestic spending…
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India’s Serum Institute resumes vaccine exports to COVAX
The world’s largest vaccine maker halted shipments of COVID shots in March as India saw an explosion in infections. The…
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US stocks fall sharply on new COVID-19 strain
Investors, fearful of more lockdowns and travel bans, moved money into companies that largely benefitted from previous waves. United States…
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Bitcoin, Ether dip as virus variant spurs broader global sell-off
Bitcoin fell as much as 9 percent to $53,552 while Ether dropped more than 12 percent on Friday. Bitcoin tumbled…
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More countries restrict travel over new coronavirus variant: Live
Global authorities have reacted with alarm to a new coronavirus variant detected in South Africa, with the European Union and…
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Colombia protesters faced ‘intentional’ police violence: Report
Bogota, Colombia – More than 100 people sustained eye injuries in a violent crackdown on mass protests this year by…
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‘Change is possible’: Honduras prepares for critical election
Tegucigalpa, Honduras – Amid widespread fear of fraud and ensuing social unrest, Hondurans are preparing to vote in a tense…
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Oil plunges as new coronavirus variant fuels worries
The emergence of the new strain represents the biggest threat to the recovery in oil consumption. By Alex LongleyBloomberg Published On 26…
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‘Go through, go,’ Lukashenko tells asylum seekers near EU border
Belarusian leader makes first public appearance near the chaotic border since crisis broke out. With no end in sight for…
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Countries restrict travel from southern Africa over COVID variant
Several countries, including the United Kingdom, Israel and Singapore, have imposed travel restrictions after the discovery of a new coronavirus…
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Kyiv ‘thwarts’ coup plot involving Russians; Kremlin denies role
As tensions between the neighbours grow, the Ukrainian president said the planned coup was set for December. Ukrainian President Volodymyr…
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Mud mosque dating back to the Umayyad era discovered in Iraq
The site dates back about 1,300 years and represents a rare find in an archeologically rich region of Iraq. Baghdad,…
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Channel migrants: Macron attacks Johnson in boat crossings row
And on Friday morning, Mr Macron told a press conference: “The right response is to have a serious co-operation, to…
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Kyrgyzstan detains 15 in ‘coup plot’ before vote
Security services say those detained were planning to make hundreds of young people protest against the vote result. Security services…
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Covid variant: Reaction to new rules on travel from southern Africa
Travellers at Cape Town airport have responded to tighter UK quarantine measures over a new Covid variant. From midday passengers…
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Coronavirus: Countries shut borders over new South Africa variant
Germany, which is currently going through a fourth wave of infections because of the Delta variant, will allow only Germans…
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