Mexico has posted new highs for the pandemic, with 22,339 newly confirmed coronavirus infections and 1,803 deaths related to COVID-19 recorded in the previous 24 hours ByThe Associated Press January 22, 2021, 2:38 AM • 2 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article MEXICO CITY — Mexico posted new one-day highs for the […]
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Albania has expelled a Russian diplomat for not respecting the country’s virus lockdown rules ByThe Associated Press January 21, 2021, 7:08 PM • 2 min read TIRANA, Albania — Albania on Thursday expelled a Russian diplomat for allegedly not respecting the country’s virus lockdown rules. An Albanian foreign ministry statement declared Alexey Krivosheev “person non […]
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A court in Thailand has sentenced a former civil servant to a record record prison term of 43 years and six months for breaching the country’s strict law on insulting or defaming the monarchy By CHALIDA EKVITTHAYAVECHNUKUL Associated Press January 20, 2021, 12:15 AM • 5 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article […]
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Relief workers worked to clear up rubble of collapsed buildings on an Indonesian island where a deadly earthquake left thousands of people homeless By NINIEK KARMINI and YUSUF WAHIL Associated Press January 19, 2021, 6:27 AM • 3 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article MAMUJU, Indonesia — Relief workers worked to clear […]
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Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has authorized the dispatch of oxygen to Brazil to help its South American neighbor treat people sickened in another coronavirus wave ByThe Associated Press January 18, 2021, 6:34 PM • 3 min read CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has authorized the dispatch of oxygen to Brazil to help its […]
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China reports its economy grew 2.3% in 2020 as a recovery from the coronavirus pandemic accelerated while the United States, Europe and Japan struggled with disease outbreaks By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer January 18, 2021, 2:27 AM • 2 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article BEIJING — China’s economy grew 2.3% […]
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Brazil’s health regulator has approved the urgent use of coronavirus vaccines made by Sinovac and AstraZeneca, enabling Latin America’s largest nation to begin an immunization program that’s been subject to delay and political disputes By MARCELO SILVA DE SOUSA Associated Press January 17, 2021, 9:40 PM • 5 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail […]
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4.18pm EST 16:18 This is an interesting piece about people of colour moving to regional areas during the pandemic: 4.08pm EST 16:08 The Australian Open starts next month, and there’s already a fair bit of concern about how many players and officials travelling to Melbourne have tested positive to Covid-19. But Victorian opposition MP Tim […]
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The Australian federal government expects hundreds of Australians stranded overseas will be brought home on the 20 flights it is chartering in coming months. Seats will be given as a priority where possible to people who are in special need. There are some 37,000 Australians registered with the Department of Foreign Affairs and trade who […]
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Guatemalan soldiers have blocked part of a caravan of as many as 9,000 Honduran migrants not far from where they entered the country in a bid to reach the U.S. border By SONNY FIGUEROA and CLAUDIO ESCALON Associated Press January 17, 2021, 1:33 AM • 4 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article […]