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Four Lions at Singapore Zoo Test Positive for Covid, All 'Doing Well' For Now: Report
According to the report, the four Asiatic lions tested positive at the Night Safari, a popular tourist attraction.
US Pledges To Strengthen Haiti Police Amid Fuel, Gang Crisis
The U.S. government pledged Tuesday to strengthen Haitis National Police as the country struggles with a spike in gangrelated violence and a severe shortage of fuel that has deepened an economic crisis.
Facebook Parent Meta To Remove Sensitive Ad Categories
Facebooks parent company Meta says it will remove sensitive ad targeting options related to health, race or ethnicity, political affiliation, religion or sexual orientation beginning on Jan. 19.
Dems Disappointed With Final Montana Congressional Districts
A new map dividing Montana into two congressional districts for the first time in decades was finalized Tuesday, triggering disappointment from Democrats who hoped to craft a different western district that would give them a better chance of winning in an...
APEC Affirms Stand Against Vaccine Nationalism, Driven To Manage Climate Change
Members of AsiaPacific trade group APEC have reiterated a "strong stance" against vaccine nationalism to support the region's recovery from the pandemic and are committed to tackle climate change, host New Zealand said on Wednesday.
Exclusive-Detained Afghan Pilots Fly Out Of Tajikistan On U.S.-brokered Flight
U.S.trained Afghan pilots and other personnel boarded a U.S.brokered flight out of Tajikistan on Tuesday, ending a nearly threemonth detention ordeal that began when they escaped there in their aircraft during the Taliban takeover, Afghan sources said.
Macron Delays Pension Reform, Unlikely Before 2022 Election
President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday that now was not the time to push ahead with pension reform, as a fifth wave of COVID infections took hold in Europe, leaving it highly unlikely he would see through a reform wanted to help create a more flexible...
Toddler Killed On Highway Latest Victim In Shootings Spike
A toddler was killed by a stray bullet on an Oakland freeway while he slept in his car seat, the latest victim of a recent spike in shootings on San Francisco Bay Area highways in the last two years, some of them attributed to gangs.
School Fire Kills At Least 25 Children In Niger
At least 25 primary school children were killed when their thatchedroof classrooms caught fire in southern Niger on Monday, the council of ministers said in a statement.
US Reopens Borders 20 Months After Covid Pandemic Struck. Here's All You Need to Know
For Indians, too, travel to the US will be hassle-free with a green light to Bharat Biotech's Covaxin on November 4 following the WHO nod.
Focus Turns To Climate Finance After Flurry Of COP26 Pledges
Governments will push for agreement on Monday on how to help vulnerable countries deal with global warming and compensate them for damage already done, a test of whether developing and rich nations can end a standoff over cash for climate change.
UN Draft Condemns Attacks On Journalists, Urges Punishment
A proposed U.N. resolution would unequivocally condemn all attacks, reprisals and violence against journalists and media workers and urge governments to take action to end the prevailing impunity and punish these crimes.
UN Draft Condemns Attacks On Journalists, Urges Punishment
A proposed U.N. resolution would unequivocally condemn all attacks, reprisals and violence against journalists and media workers and urge governments to take action to end the prevailing impunity and punish these crimes.
UN Draft Condemns Attacks On Journalists, Urges Punishment
A proposed U.N. resolution would unequivocally condemn all attacks, reprisals and violence against journalists and media workers and urge governments to take action to end the prevailing impunity and punish these crimes.
Prosecutor: Mother Got Financial Help For Son After Killing
A woman charged in connection with the death of her 8yearold son, whose skeletal remains decomposed for months inside a Houstonarea apartment with three surviving but abandoned siblings, continued to receive government assistance on his behalf even after...
Judge Nixes Challenge To Ban On Florida School Mask Mandates
Florida's ban on coronavirus mask mandates in the state's schools will stay in effect after a judge on Friday dismissed a challenge to the rule from several school districts.