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China Builds New Quarantine Center As Virus Cases Rise
(AP) — A city in northern China is building a 3,000-unit quarantine facility to deal with an anticipated overflow of patients as COVID-19 ...
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At Least 34 Dead As Indonesia Quake Topples Homes, Buildings
(AP) — A strong, shallow earthquake has shaken Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, toppling homes and buildings, triggering landslides and killing at least 34 people. ...
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Search Expands For Victims Of Indonesian Plane Crash
(AP) — An aerial search for victims and wreckage from a crashed Indonesian plane has expanded as divers continue combing the debris-littered seabed ...
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State Media: Iran Fires Cruise Missiles During Naval Drill
(AP) — State media says Iran has fired cruise missiles as part of a naval drill in the Gulf of Oman amid heightened ...
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UN Watchdog Confirms Another Iranian Breach Of Nuclear Deal
(AP) — The United Nations’ atomic watchdog agency says Iran has informed it that the country has begun installing equipment for the production ...
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German Lockdown Loopholes Criticized As Deaths Hit New High
(AP)–The head of Germany’s disease control agency said there are too many loopholes in the country’s coronavirus lockdown rules. Official figures published Thursday ...
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WHO Team Arrives In Wuhan To Investigate Pandemic Origins
(AP) — A global team of researchers has arrived in the Chinese city where the coronavirus pandemic was first detected to investigate its ...
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Indonesia Starts Mass COVID Vaccinations Over Vast Territory
(AP) — Indonesian President Joko Widodo has received the first shot of a Chinese-made COVID-19 vaccine after the country approved it for emergency ...
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Putin Orders Expansion Of Vaccination Effort
MOSCOW — Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has ordered his government to expand the vaccination effort. Russian authorities have said more than 1.5 million ...
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Demoted? Pushed Aside? Fate Of Kim Jong Un’s Sister Unclear
(AP) — After the name of Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, was found to be missing ...