BEIJING (AP) – A Chinese border city hit by a new COVID-19 outbreak on Friday began a five-day campaign to vaccinate its entire population of 300,000. State broadcaster CCTV showed people lining …
Read More »For migrant children, Mexico may be the end of the road
Children waiting to be processed at the Nohemí Álvarez Quillay shelter in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, on March 18, 2021 (Daniel Berehulak / The New York Times) CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Mexico – The children …
Read More »Italy makes vaccinations mandatory for healthcare workers. But some are not convinced
Health workers who reject the vaccine will be reassigned, when possible, to roles in which they are not in contact with patients. Where that is not an option, they now face being …
Read More »Jordan’s prince says he’s confined and lashes out at authorities
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) – The half brother of Jordan’s King Abdullah II said on Saturday he was placed under house arrest and accused the country’s “ruling system” of incompetence and corruption, exposing …
Read More »A suicide bomber activated her explosive belt while holding her baby, killing them both, Tunisian government says
Tunisian soldiers and policemen patrol the Mount Salloum area near the Algerian border in Kasserine, Tunisia on July 4, 2015. Stringer / Reuters A suicide bomber killed herself and her baby during …
Read More »China Reports 26 New COVID-19 Cases; Myanmar link seen in Yunnan
FILE PHOTO: People line up for nucleic acid testing at a mass testing site following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Beijing, China, on January 22, 2021. REUTERS / Thomas …
Read More »Pope at the Easter Vigil: Christ alive today, always helps to start anew
Celebrating the ninth Easter of his pontificate, Pope Francis delivered a homily at the Easter Vigil Mass, reflecting on what it means to go to Galilee, where the Risen Lord will precede …
Read More »Fights in London as thousands join ‘kill the bill’ rallies in Britain
LONDON (Reuters) – Thousands of protesters joined protests across Britain on Saturday against a proposed law that would give police additional powers to stop protests, with some skirmishes following a march in …
Read More »India Prepares To Curb COVID-19 As Infections Hit 6-Month High
MUMBAI (Reuters) -India’s largest cities braced for tighter closures and other COVID-19 restrictions on Saturday as infections hit a six-month high, as a month-long surge continued in the country, the third-longest. affected …
Read More »Seven democracy activists have just been convicted. What was really tested?
“It appears that the goal of both governments is to silence the opposition,” Davis wrote in an email from New York. “Why line an entire case around [democrats] Who defended non-violence for …
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