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Will COVID-19 vaccines work on the new coronavirus variant?
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Will COVID-19 vaccines work on the new coronavirus variant?

Will COVID-19 vaccines work on the new coronavirus variant? Experts believe so, but they’re working to confirm that. A coronavirus…
Blast at Yemen’s Aden airport as new Cabinet members land
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Blast at Yemen’s Aden airport as new Cabinet members land

SANAA, Yemen (AP) — A large explosion struck the airport in the southern Yemeni city of Aden as a plane…
After a year like this, expect a strange New Year’s Eve
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After a year like this, expect a strange New Year’s Eve

NEW YORK (AP) — If ever a year’s end seemed like cause for celebration, 2020 might be it. Yet the…
UK approves use of 2nd COVID-19 vaccine with easier storage
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UK approves use of 2nd COVID-19 vaccine with easier storage

LONDON (AP) — Britain on Wednesday authorized emergency use of a second COVID-19 vaccine, becoming the first country to greenlight…
China clamps down in hidden hunt for coronavirus origins
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China clamps down in hidden hunt for coronavirus origins

MOJIANG, China (AP) — Deep in the lush mountain valleys of southern China lies the entrance to a mine shaft…
Lebanese PM slams ‘diabolical’ move to charge him over blast
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Lebanese PM slams ‘diabolical’ move to charge him over blast

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister said Tuesday he was shocked to learn he was being charged with negligence…
EXPLAINER: Brexit ends Britons’ right to live and work in EU
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EXPLAINER: Brexit ends Britons’ right to live and work in EU

LONDON (AP) — So far, the large majority of British and EU citizens have not felt the realities of Brexit.…
Iranian women’s group empowers amid pandemic by making masks
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Iranian women’s group empowers amid pandemic by making masks

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — As the coronavirus pandemic ravages Iran, home to the Mideast’s worst outbreak, a women’s group hopes…
The Latest: S Korea reports biggest daily death toll so far
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The Latest: S Korea reports biggest daily death toll so far

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea says 40 more coronavirus patients have died in the past 24 hours, the highest…
Ohio police officer fired in fatal shooting of Black man
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Ohio police officer fired in fatal shooting of Black man

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A white Ohio police officer was fired Monday after bodycam footage showed him fatally shooting 47-year-old…
Iran begins first human trial of locally made virus vaccine
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Iran begins first human trial of locally made virus vaccine

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The first study of the safety and effectiveness of a coronavirus vaccine in Iran began Tuesday,…
Biden warns of Trump officials’ ‘roadblocks’ to transition
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Biden warns of Trump officials’ ‘roadblocks’ to transition

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden is warning of massive damage done to the national security apparatus by the…
The Latest: India confirms UK variant in 6 recent returnees
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The Latest: India confirms UK variant in 6 recent returnees

NEW DELHI — India has found six people who returned from the United Kingdom in recent weeks infected with a…
More COVID-19 vaccines in the pipeline as US effort ramps up
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More COVID-19 vaccines in the pipeline as US effort ramps up

A huge US study of another COVID-19 vaccine candidate got underway Monday as states continue to roll out scarce supplies…
Iran says Pfizer vaccine batch expected from US benefactors
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Iran says Pfizer vaccine batch expected from US benefactors

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An unidentified group of US-based philanthropists plans to send 150,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine to…
Lebanon reserving nearly 2 million coronavirus vaccines
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Lebanon reserving nearly 2 million coronavirus vaccines

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s health minister said Monday his country has reserved nearly two million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine…
Saudi women’s rights activist sentenced to nearly 6 years
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Saudi women’s rights activist sentenced to nearly 6 years

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — One of Saudi Arabia’s most prominent women’s rights activists was sentenced Monday to nearly…
Amid pandemic, Pacific islands work to offset food shortages
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Amid pandemic, Pacific islands work to offset food shortages

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Coronavirus infections have barely touched many of the remote islands of the Pacific, but the pandemic’s…
Fauci: US taking hard look at variant of coronavirus
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Fauci: US taking hard look at variant of coronavirus

WASHINGTON (AP) — US health officials believe the coronavirus mutation that set off alarms in parts of Britain is no…
‘I would never go back’: Horrors grow in Ethiopia’s conflict
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‘I would never go back’: Horrors grow in Ethiopia’s conflict

HAMDAYET, Sudan (AP) — One survivor arrived on broken legs, others on the run. In this fragile refugee community on…
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