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Reopening England's schools is step towards normality, PM Johnson says
The reopening of England’s schools to all pupils on Monday will mark the first step back towards normality, and is only possible because of the...
US continues to see drop in new Covid-19 cases, 85 mn vaccine doses...
The United States continues to see a decline in new Covid-19 cases, deaths and hospitalizations as more than 85 million vaccine doses have been...
Journalists group calls for release of reporters in Myanmar
The Society of Professional Journalists, saying it is "frustrated and fed up” with the arrests of reporters doing their jobs, has called on Myanmar to...
Police: Texas rapper dead in interstate shooting in Georgia
A shooting on Interstate 85 in suburban Atlanta has claimed the life of a rising Texas rap artist, one of two interstate shootings in the metro area...
New protests in Spain over the jailing of rapper's backers
Several hundred protesters marched Saturday in Barcelona against a Spanish government crackdown following a violent outcry over the imprisonment of...
Biden, Dems prevail as Senate OKs USD 1.9T virus relief bill
An exhausted Senate narrowly approved a USD1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill Saturday as President Joe Biden and his Democratic allies notched a...
Hundreds gather in illegal COVID-19 protest in Stockholm
Swedish police dispersed hundreds of people who had gathered in central Stockholm to protest coronavirus restrictions set by the Swedish government.
Egypt's president el-Sissi visits Sudan amid rapprochement
Egypt's president visited Sudan on Saturday, his first visit to the country since a popular uprising led to the military's overthrow of longtime...