Nepal facing major Covid crisis as cases soar leaving hospitals running out of oxygen & beds in scenes similar to India
NEPAL is facing a major Covid crisis with hospitals running out of oxygen and bed in scenes similar to India.
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Tunisia begins week of strict COVID lockdown
More than 500 people are currently in intensive care in Tunisia, a level previously unseen in the North African country.
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Couple celebrate end of Spain’s covid lockdown with kiss as thousands party in the streets to big farewell to bug
A COUPLE kiss as crowds of people take to the streets in celebration after Spain ended its six-month national lockdown.
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Kevin McCarthy officially backs Elise Stefanik for GOP leadership post
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy officially supports ousting Liz Cheney as GOP conference chair and replacing her with Elise Stefanik.
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House GOP leader says he backs ousting Cheney from No. 3 job
Top House Republican Kevin McCarthy on Sunday publicly endorsed Rep. Elise Stefanik for the post of No. 3 leader, cementing
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Analysis: Why politicians won’t reach the vaccine hesitant
(CNN) — Poll of the week: A new Kaiser Family Foundation poll finds that 64% of American adults have
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What Biden should do about the Balkans
As United States President Joe Biden passed his first 100 days in office, it appeared that his administration was putting
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US support for waiving vaccine patents won’t be ‘magic bullet’, EU leaders say
European Union leaders this week urged the White House to lift restrictions on Covid-19 vaccine exports to boost global supplies,
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Girl vows to return to her school after bombing kills friends
Lying in her hospital bed, a survivor of a triple bombing in Kabul that left dozens of fellow schoolgirls dead
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‘Stop killing us’: Rio favela residents demand answers after raid
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Monica Cunha felt she had to speak out. That’s why the activist joined a group
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Alexei Navalny doctor who treated Putin critic for Novichok poisoning vanishes 3 months after colleague was ‘liquidated’
THE head doctor of the hospital that treated Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny after he was poisoned with nerve-agent Novichok
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Netanyahu: Israel ‘rejects’ pressure not to build in Jerusalem
Israel “firmly rejects” pressure not to build in Jerusalem, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said following days of unrest and
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French demonstrators demand more action on climate change
Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Paris and other French cities on Sunday to call for more ambitious
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Long suspected of murder, she confessed but avoided prison
Pamela Pitts’ body was found burned beyond recognition in a pile of trash in 1988. Tips flooded in blaming a
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Prominent female Saudi activist Loujain al-Hathloul summoned for questioning
Prominent Saudi women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul has been summoned for questioning by Saudi security three months after her release
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Jerusalem court delays Palestinian eviction hearing: Live
A Jerusalem court has delayed a hearing over the evictions of Palestinian families in the occupied East Jerusalem neighbourhood of
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GOP fealty to ‘dear leader’ Trump testing party unity, Republican governor says
Maryland’s Republican Governor Larry Hogan critisised the “circular firing squad where we’re just attacking our own party” as congressional Republicans
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South Sudan president dissolves parliament as part of peace deal
Activists welcome the move in line with a 2018 peace accord, saying it was long overdue but also expressing distrust.
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Covid variant cases surge in Florida in aftermath of spring break
Variant cases of Covid-19 have surged in Florida since spring break vacationers flocked to the state. The South Florida Sun
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Nasa criticises ‘irresponsible’ China after rocket crashes into Indian Ocean
Nasa has denounced China’s “irresponsible” attitude to space safety after debris from an out-of-control rocket fell to Earth. The Long
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