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California adopts first statewide ethnic studies curriculum
As America reels from its latest spate of deadly hate crimes and racism, the California State Board of Education approved the nation's first statewide...
Brazil's Bolsonaro says health minister swap takes effect on Friday
Brazil’s far-right President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday that the replacement of his health minister will take effect on Friday with publication...
Germany, France among nations to resume use of AstraZeneca vaccine...
Germany, France and other European nations announced plans to resume using AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday after EU and British regulators...
Courtship rituals take a beating as birds go off-tune
Everyone else seems to know the song, except you. Humans who sing karaoke know the feeling. So do birds, apparently, and it’s a big problem for one...
Catholic Church lags on topic of marriage equality
When Pope Benedict XVI called for the Roman Catholic Church to become “less worldly” while on a tour of Germany in 2011, many interpreted it as a...
Learnings from South Africa’s vaccine trials
Vaccine trials are often done in wealthier countries but the emergence of new variants in South Africa and Brazil has shown that vaccine makers cannot...
German archbishop offers to resign after Church abuse cover-up report
The Archbishop of Hamburg offered to step down on Thursday after a report named him among several senior officials in Germany’s Catholic Church to...
Becerra confirmed to head up Biden's ambitious health agenda
The Senate on Thursday confirmed California Attorney General Xavier Becerra as President Joe Biden''s health secretary, filling a key position in the...