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Biden: Unvaccinated Federal Workers to Face Testing, Masking

Space Tourism and the Hunt for Martian Life

Los Angeles Bids Farewell to Legendary Master of the Duduk

France Calls British Travel Rules ‘Discriminatory,’ Not Science-Based

Former US President Obama Joins NBA Africa as Minority Owner and Adviser

Russian Module Docks With International Space Station

Japan’s Hamada and Wolf Win Gold Medals to Match Record Haul

Blinken: Talks About Return to Iran Nuclear Deal ‘Will Not Go On Indefinitely’

Stressed by COVID, Zimbabweans Turn to ‘Friendship Bench’ for Solace

China’s ‘Sponge Cities’ That Absorb Rainwater Pushed Past Limits

Myanmar, in Coup Aftermath, Faces Exploding Pandemic

Pentagon Chief Seeks to Nudge Ties with Vietnam as Human Rights Concerns Linger

Fossil Found in Canadian Mountains May Be Earliest Evidence of Animal Life

Big Tech Companies to Allow Only Vaccinated Employees into US Offices

US Federal Workers Again Are Masking Up

Nigeria’s Pre-Olympic Basketball Progress Inspires Amateurs

Former US President Obama Purchases Minority Stake in NBA Africa

Cameroon Asks People Who Fled Boko Haram to Return

Haitians Displaced by Gang Violence Face Bleak Future

US-sanctioned Militia Leader Killed in East Libya, Officials Say

Olympic Champ Biles Withdraws from All-around Competition

‘Just Proud’: Ledecky Wins Gold at Tokyo Olympics

Somalia Green Energy Association Touts Clean Power Potential

As Britain Reopens, Scientists Warn of Fertile Ground for Coronavirus Variants

US Gymnast Simone Biles Withdraws From Teams Finals in Day of Olympic Upsets, Setbacks and Surprises

Weightlifter Guryeva Wins Turkmenistan’s 1st Olympic medal

EU: 70% of Adults in Bloc Now Have at Least One COVID Vaccination

WHO: E-Cigarettes Threaten Fight Against Global Tobacco Use

First Person Charged Under Hong Kong Security Law Found Guilty

Former US Senator Enzi of Wyoming Dies After Bicycle Accident

Upset Victories in Swimming, Women’s Tennis Mark Day 7 of Tokyo Olympics  

Chinese Pair Outduels Russians to Win Mixed Team Pistol Gold

British, Russian Men Triumph in Olympic Pool as Aussie Women Shine Again

Major Chinese Companies Caught in Squeeze Play Between Beijing, US

Pakistan Repatriates Afghan Soldiers Who Crossed Border in Face of Taliban Attack

Haiti: S Korean TV Channel Apology Over Olympics Stereotypes ‘Didn’t Go Far Enough’

Biden Announces End to US Combat Mission in Iraq

Somali Elections Delayed Again; No New Date Set

At Tokyo Olympics, Skateboarding Teens Blaze Trail for Women

US Stage Late Comeback Over Japan in Tune-up Before Gold Match

Epidemics Don’t Have to Happen, Expert Says

Europe Makes New Vaccination Push to Counter Rising COVID Cases

Tunisia’s President Suspends Parliament

Australian Police Warn of Mass Arrests if Anti-Lockdown Protesters Return to Sydney

July 25, 2021

Madrid’s Retiro Park, Prado Avenue Join World Heritage List

UNESCO Leaves Australia’s Great Barrier Reef Off Endangered List

Fauci Sounds New Virus Warnings

Zimbabwe Receives COVID-19 Vaccines from China Amid Fears of Third Wave

Most Deaths from Drowning Are Preventable

Marsupial Resurgence in Outback Australia

Haiti Update

Jackie Mason, Comic Who Perfected Amused Outrage, Dies at 93

Thousands Around Globe Protest COVID-19 Shots, Lockdowns

Smoke From Nearby Wildfires Helps Crews Gain on Biggest US Blaze

US, Spain Set Scoring Records in Water Polo

US Infrastructure Proposal May Move Forward Despite Senate Stall

45% of Unvaccinated Americans Say They Will Definitely Not Get the Vaccine

Algerian Judoka Refuses Potential Olympic Bout with Israeli

US Buys 200 Million More COVID-19 Vaccine Doses