LONDON – New evidence from the UK showed that Covid-19 vaccines dramatically reduced serious illness and deaths among older people after just one dose, reinforcing optimism that successful vaccination programs offer a …
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NEW DELHI – Indian officials are investigating whether China’s cyberattacks could have been behind a blackout in Mumbai last year. State officials in Maharashtra, of which Mumbai is the capital, said Monday …
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JANGEBE, Nigeria: Suwaida Sani was one of the lucky few. When dozens of heavily armed men stormed the doors of their boarding school and threw bullets into the air in the early …
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Friends of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi hold placards with his photo in front of the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul, October 2, 2020. Photo: ozan kose / Agence France-Presse / Getty …
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WASHINGTON – The number of unaccompanied immigrant children arrested for illegally crossing the U.S. southern border is on track to increase more than 50% in February compared to the previous month, people …
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Text size Wachiwit / Dreamstime The Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating Robinhood’s options practices and its decision to restrict the trading of certain shares at the height of the GameStop mania …
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Gunmen abducted 317 girls from a boarding school in northwestern Nigeria, police said in a statement on Friday, the latest in a growing wave of high school kidnappings in Africa’s most populous …
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WASHINGTON – The House voted 224-26 Thursday on legislation to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity, an expansive effort that has spurred fierce opposition among conservatives for religious freedom …
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Four jurisdictions, including the Cayman Islands and Morocco, will undergo further monitoring as they face pressure from a global watchdog to address shortcomings in their anti-money laundering efforts. The Financial Action Task …
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The US military launched an airstrike in Syria against groups affiliated with an Iranian-backed militia in response to deadly rocket attacks in northern Iraq earlier this month, US officials said. The attack …
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