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Seven deaths in the UK among recipients of AstraZeneca vaccine after blood clots
The British Medical Supervisory Authority said on Saturday that of the 30 people who got blood clots after receiving…
Biden offers Ukraine “unwavering support” over Russia’s opposition
US President Joe Biden used a first official telephone conversation with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday to…
France’s Total closes the gas plant after Mozambique’s jihadist attacks
French energy giant Total has closed its operations and pulled out all staff from a place in northern Mozambique after…
Taiwan prosecutors request arrest warrant for suspect in deadly train crash
Taiwanese prosecutors have applied for an arrest warrant for a construction site manager whose truck is believed to…
Major League Baseball pulls Georgia All-Star Game over voting rights
Atlanta lost Major League Baseball's summer star game on Friday due to the league's objections to sweeping changes to Georgia's voting laws that critics -…
Biden lifts US sanctions on ICC officials imposed by Trump
US President Joe Biden on Friday lifted the sanctions imposed by Donald Trump on two top officials of the…
Myanmar’s fleeing police officers put India in a tight spot
The arrival in India of Myanmar nationals, who say they are police officers fleeing junta orders to shoot at unarmed demonstrators protesting against the February coup, has put India in a sensitive position. The popular…
Macron reconciles with closing schools, but experts say lessons remain
With 30.8 million under curfew watching on TV, French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday announced France would enter a long-delayed third national lockdown starting Sunday. Macron had pushed back against strict…
Pride and regret over France’s open schools amid pandemic
France this week marks the one-year anniversary of its first Covid-19 lockdown. A year ago on Tuesday, France took the extraordinary step of locking down schools nationwide, starting March 16. Some stayed closed through…
Yveline’s vaccinodrome ‘, the yellow jersey of France’s Covid-19 inoculation race
In France, more than 30 high-volume Covid-19 vaccination centers - called, sometimes scornfully, "vaccinodromes" are…
Two police officers were injured after the vehicle fell in the US barricade at the Capitol
Two police officers were injured near the US Capitol in Washington, DC on Friday after being hit by a vehicle whose…
France’s “essential” chocolate sellers call during the second Easter under lock…
As France endures a third national Covid-19 lockdown in the midst of the growing third wave, some 60,000 non-essential…
The United States agrees to launch indirect talks on Iran’s nuclear program
The US State Department said on Friday that the US had agreed talks next week with European, Russian and Chinese…
Niger inaugurates new president in its first democratic transfer of power
Niger's Mohamed Bazoum swore in as president on Friday, marking the country's first peaceful transfer of power in a…
Did a nurse in France really punch a Covid-19 patient on oxygen?
A surveillance camera video allegedly portraying a nurse beating a Covid-19 patient on oxygen at a French hospital has…