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EU chief says AstraZeneca shortfalls slow vaccine campaign
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EU chief says AstraZeneca shortfalls slow vaccine campaign

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s chief executive criticized Anglo-Swedish vaccine-maker AstraZeneca on Wednesday, accusing the embattled pharmaceutical company of…
Syria president’s office: Assad, wife recovering from virus
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Syria president’s office: Assad, wife recovering from virus

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria’s first couple are on their way to recovery nine days after testing positive for the…
Tunisian leader meets with Libya’s new government in Tripoli
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Tunisian leader meets with Libya’s new government in Tripoli

CAIRO (AP) — Tunisia’s president met Wednesday with Libya’s newly appointed government officials in Tripoli, becoming the first head of…
Multilingual team helps Berlin immigrants fight coronavirus
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Multilingual team helps Berlin immigrants fight coronavirus

BERLIN (AP) — Three times a week, Aliye Tuerkyilmaz hits the markets and busy shopping streets of Neukoelln to hand…
Fire festival incidents kill 10, injure hundreds in Iran
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Fire festival incidents kill 10, injure hundreds in Iran

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Mishaps during an annual fire festival in Iran have left at least 10 people dead and…
Top US officials weigh North Korea options in talks in Seoul
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Top US officials weigh North Korea options in talks in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Fresh off a stop in Tokyo, President Joe Biden’s top diplomat and defense chief traveled…
White supremacist propaganda surged in 2020, report says
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White supremacist propaganda surged in 2020, report says

NEW YORK (AP) — White supremacist propaganda reached alarming levels across the U.S. in 2020, according to a new report…
Baby bottle craze sweeps Gulf Arab states, sparks backlash
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Baby bottle craze sweeps Gulf Arab states, sparks backlash

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Cafes across several Gulf Arab states started selling coffee and other cold drinks in…
Where to stream the best picture Oscar nominees
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Where to stream the best picture Oscar nominees

Normally, Academy Award nominations mean an Oscar bump in box office. This year, streaming services and digital rental platforms may…
Israeli experts announce discovery of new Dead Sea scrolls
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Israeli experts announce discovery of new Dead Sea scrolls

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli archaeologists on Tuesday announced the discovery of dozens of new Dead Sea Scroll fragments bearing a…
N Korea warns US not to ‘cause a stink’ before Seoul meeting
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N Korea warns US not to ‘cause a stink’ before Seoul meeting

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — In North Korea’s first comments directed at the Biden administration, Kim Jong Un’s powerful sister…
Sweden is latest country to stop using AstraZeneca vaccine
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Sweden is latest country to stop using AstraZeneca vaccine

BERLIN (AP) — Sweden on Tuesday became the latest country to pause use of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine as European regulators…
State TV: Iran inaugurates new underground missile facility
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State TV: Iran inaugurates new underground missile facility

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard on Monday inaugurated a new underground facility designated for missile storage, the…
Rights group: Jordan’s debt prisons violate human rights law
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Rights group: Jordan’s debt prisons violate human rights law

AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Samer Qraih had a good job working at a bank in Amman, Jordan, and decided to…
Sex abuse allegations pile up against Israeli rescue chief
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Sex abuse allegations pile up against Israeli rescue chief

JERUSALEM (AP) — For decades, Yehuda Meshi-Zahav was one of Israel’s most recognizable faces, widely respected for founding an ultra-Orthodox…
Libya interim gov’t sworn in, replaces rival administrations
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Libya interim gov’t sworn in, replaces rival administrations

BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) — Libya on Monday swore in a new, interim government to replace the country’s rival administrations and…
Thailand PM gets AstraZeneca jab, 1 Asian country suspends
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Thailand PM gets AstraZeneca jab, 1 Asian country suspends

BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s prime minister received a shot of the COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by AstraZeneca on Tuesday, as much…
Japan, US to share China worry as ministers meet in Tokyo
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Japan, US to share China worry as ministers meet in Tokyo

TOKYO (AP) — Defense and foreign ministers from the United States and Japan met Tuesday to discuss their shared worry…
Schools weighing whether to seat students closer together
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Schools weighing whether to seat students closer together

BOSTON (AP) — US guidelines that say students should be kept six feet apart in schools are receiving new scrutiny…
Chadwick Boseman is posthumously nominated for an Oscar
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Chadwick Boseman is posthumously nominated for an Oscar

NEW YORK (AP) — Half a year after his death, Chadwick Boseman was posthumously nominated for an Academy Award on…
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