For the seven decades since the UK put its name on the UN refugee convention in 1951, our country has provided a home for hundreds of thousands of people who have fled …
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DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) – Shafiqul Islam was studying business at Dhaka College in 1971 when a bloody and brutal war for independence devastated Bangladesh. After receiving guerrilla training in India, he returned …
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Germany will no longer implement a stricter lockdown during the Easter holiday period from April 1-5, Chancellor Angela Merkel announced Wednesday, calling the plan a mistake and apologizing to citizens, AP reports. …
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BRUSSELS – A stockpile of 29 million doses of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine found languishing in a facility in Italy became the new flash point in the conflict between the pharmaceutical company and …
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Today, BBC Radio 5 Live’s Your Call program asked listeners what they thought about making vaccinations mandatory for people working in health and social care. The government is considering making it mandatory …
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YANGON, Myanmar (AP) – Hundreds of people jailed for demonstrating against last month’s coup in Myanmar were released on Wednesday, a rare conciliatory gesture by the military that seemed intended to quell …
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Pope FranciscoPope Francis Pope warns of organized crime trying to profit from pandemic Pope compares racism to virus Catholic priests promise to bless same-sex unions in defiance of Vatican MORE on Wednesday …
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AstraZeneca Covid-19 Vaccine Boxes. Photographer: Remko de Waal / AFP / Getty Images Photographer: Remko de Waal / AFP / Getty Images The European Union’s closest neighbors, including countries in the Balkans …
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JERUSALEM (AP) – After tight elections, an Arab Islamist could choose Israel’s next prime minister. You read it correctly. Tuesday’s elections have left a very narrow margin between a right-wing coalition led …
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COLORADO (CNN / AP) – Ten people, including a Boulder police officer, were killed Monday when a gunman opened fire at a King Soopers grocery store in Colorado. Many questions remain about …
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