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UK Gov’t Eyes Tax Hike to Pay for Care for Older People

‘I’ve Got It’: NASA Confirms Perseverance Mars Rover Retrieves First Rock Sample

Pele Recovering After Removal of Tumor

Actor Jean-Paul Belmondo, Star of ‘Breathless,’ Dies at 88

Social Cost of Plastic: 2019’s More Than GDP of India, Report Says

Brazil-Argentina World Cup Qualifier Halted by COVID-19 Controversy

In South Asia, Rising Ocean Pushes Out Those Living at the Shore

3 New Coronavirus Deaths in Australia

Willard Scott, Weatherman on NBC’s ‘Today’ Show, Dies at 87

Florida Struggling With COVID-19’s Deadliest Phase Yet

Brazil Starts Booster Shots While Many Still Await 2nd Jab

Coronavirus Can Cause ‘Severe Illness’ in Children, CDC Warns

Cuba Starts Vaccinating Children in Order to Reopen Schools Amid COVID Surge

Air Quality, Climate Change Closely Linked

New York’s 9/11 Museum CEO Seeks to Educate, Inspire Younger Generation

Moving Fingers, Rotating Wrists: Advances in Prosthetics Improve US Veterans’ Lives

Nigerian Authorities, Nonprofits Tackle Misinformation to Boost Vaccine Uptake

African Union Makes Vaccine Deal for the Continent

US Hospitals Hit with Nurse Staffing Crisis Amid COVID

Kerry: China’s Coal Binge Could ‘Undo’ Global Capacity to Meet Climate Targets

Fauci Says Third Dose of Vaccine ‘Likely’ Necessary

FAA Bans Virgin Galactic Launches While Investigating Branson Flight

Hurricane Larry Forms in Eastern Atlantic, Grows Larger, Stronger

Europe’s Infectious Disease Agency Says No Pressing Need for Boosters

Ireland Fines WhatsApp for Breaching EU Privacy Laws

WHO: Tens of Millions of People with Dementia Lack Care

Popular Rwandan Rapper Dies in Custody

Some Nigerian-based Experts Warn of China’s Growing Influence in African Technology

Facebook Invests in New Partnerships With Argentine Press

Kenya Company Wants Buses, Utility Vehicles to Go Green by 2030

Japan Begins Recall of Tainted Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine

UN Study: Weather Disasters Increased by Five Times in 50 years

World Health Organization Adds New COVID-19 ‘Variant of Interest’

South Korea Bans Google, Apple Payment Monopolies

Nigeria Fighting Cholera Outbreak; Death Toll Nears 1,800

Johnson & Johnson’s HIV Vaccine Fails Mid-Stage Africa Study

New Variant of COVID-19 Detected in South Africa  

US Climate Envoy in Japan to Push Efforts to Cut Emissions

UN Marks ‘Official End’ of Leaded Gasoline

First WHO Health Supplies Land in Taliban-Held Afghanistan

Fauci: ‘Just Get Vaccinated’

In Thailand, Aerospace Engineers Turn Their Skills to COVID-19

Hurricane Ida Weakens, But Remains a Threat

Actor Ed Asner, TV’s blustery Lou Grant, dies at 91

Spacex Launches Ants, Avocados, Robot to Space Station

Arc De Triomphe to be Wrapped for Posthumous Work by Christo

US Teacher Source of COVID-19 Outbreak at School, CDC Says

Acclaim for ‘Afterparties’ Illuminates Cambodian American Experience

Soccer Legend Cristiano Ronaldo to Return to Manchester United

WHO: Afghanistan Running Out of Medical Supplies to Treat Sick, Wounded

Apple CEO Brings Home $750 Million Bonus

Airport Security Goes High-tech as US Nears 20 Years Since 9/11

Medical Journal: Long COVID Is ‘Modern Medical Challenge of the First Order’

For North Korean Defectors, Pandemic Severs Few Remaining Links to Home

100,000 More COVID Deaths Forecast Unless US Alters Behavior

Poverty and Distrust Are Behind Vaccination Lag Among Arabs in Israel

African Governments Commit to Eradicating Poliovirus Type 2

Taiwanese, Australian Space Companies in Historic Commercial Rocket Plan

Vietnam Faces Risk of Interruption in Vaccination Campaign

Tech Companies Pledge Billions in Cybersecurity Investments