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Dutch begin COVID-19 vaccinations; last EU nation to do soJan 6, 2021Nearly two weeks after most other European Union nations, the Netherlands on Wednesday began its COVID-19 vaccination program, with nursing home staff and front-line workers in hospitals first in lin... -
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[Graphic News] Plane crash deaths rise in 2020 despite COVID pandemicJan 6, 2021The number of people killed in large commercial airplane crashes rose in 2020 to 299 worldwide, even as the number of crashes fell by more than 50 percent, a Dutch consulting firm said. Aviation c... -
Former head of China state asset firm sentenced to deathJan 5, 2021The former head of state-owned China Huarong Asset Management Co. Ltd. was sentenced to death Tuesday for bribe taking in one of the harshest punishments for economic crimes in recent years. Lai Xia... -
Trump, on tape, presses Ga. official to 'find' him votesJan 4, 2021President Donald Trump pressured Georgia's Republican secretary of state to "find" enough votes to overturn Joe Biden's win in the state's presidential election, repeatedly citing disproven claims of... -
Hope fades in Norway landslide that left 7 dead; 3 missingJan 4, 2021Norwegian officials insisted Monday that there was "still hope" in finding survivors in air pockets five days after a landslide killed at least seven people as it carried away homes in a village nort... -
Iran acknowledges it seized South Korean-flagged oil tankerJan 4, 2021Iranian state television has acknowledged that Tehran seized a South Korean-flagged oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz. The report on Monday alleged that the MT Hankuk Chemi had been stopped by Iran... -
Greece names first openly gay ministerJan 4, 2021The center-right government in Greece named the country's first openly gay minister in a cabinet reshuffle Monday. Nicholas Yatromanolakis, 44, was named as the new deputy minister of culture after ... -
UK judge refuses extradition of WikiLeaks founder AssangeJan 4, 2021A British judge on Monday rejected the United States' request to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to face espionage charges, saying he was likely to kill himself if held under harsh US pris... -
Trump extends visa ban, health coverage policy advancesJan 1, 2021President Donald Trump on Thursday extended pandemic-related bans on green cards and work visas to large groups of applicants through March 31, while a federal appeals court sided with him on a rule ... -
Wuhan virus cases may be 10 times higher than reported: China health studyDec 30, 2020BEIJING -- The number of coronavirus cases in the Chinese city where the pathogen was first detected may have been 10 times higher than official figures suggest, according to a study by health author... -
Masked and muted Olympics will still dominate crowded 2021 in sportsDec 28, 2020PARIS (AFP) -- The rescheduled Tokyo Olympics will be the centrepiece of a crammed sporting year in 2021 as sports administrators who had their calendars wiped away by the coronavirus pandemic try to... -
'Believe in science:' EU kicks off COVID-19 vaccine campaignDec 27, 2020Doctors, nurses and the elderly rolled up their sleeves across the European Union to receive the first doses of the coronavirus vaccine Sunday in a symbolic show of unity and moment of hope for a con... -
Downtown Nashville explosion knocks communications offlineDec 26, 2020NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A recreational vehicle parked in the deserted streets of downtown Nashville exploded early Christmas morning, causing widespread communications outages that took down police ... -
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[Graphic News] Record number of journalists imprisoned in 2020Dec 23, 2020A record number of journalists were imprisoned worldwide during 2020, as governments cracked down on coverage of the coronavirus pandemic or tried to suppress reporting of civil unrest, the Committe... -
Biden says 'darkest times' in pandemic are ahead, not behindDec 23, 2020US President-elect Joe Biden reiterated the importance of people taking necessary steps to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus on Tuesday, saying the "darkest times" have yet to come. He also...
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