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South Africa Turmoil

Funeral for Haiti’s Assassinated President Disrupted by Protests, Gunfire

Somali-American Designer Debuts Hijabs at Nordstrom 

Cleveland’s Major League Baseball Team Goes from Indians to Guardians

UN Chief Calls on Warring Parties to Observe Olympic Truce

Unvaccinated US Swimmer Sparks Debate as Olympics Start

US Ships Moderna Vaccine to Pakistan Amid Delta Variant Surge

Malawi Begins Classes in World’s First 3D-Printed School

Italy Extends Its COVID-19 State of Emergency to Dec. 31

Interior Secretary: Drought Demands Investment, Conservation

Over 600,000 Notified to Quarantine in British ‘Pingdemic’

Myanmar Military Accused of Arresting Doctors While COVID Infections Rise

Bezos, Mars Rover, Wildfires Headline Week in Space

Flagbearers to Send Messages of Equality and Justice at Olympic Opening Ceremony

Reviving ‘Conscious’ Hip-Hop in Indian-administered Kashmir

US Jobless Benefit Claims Increase

China Rejects Second Probe Into Coronavirus Origin

Several Suspects in Custody in Plot to Assassinate Madagascar’s President

Why COVID-19 Is Rising Around Asia This Year After a Mild 2020

Delta Variant Doubles US COVID-19 Cases Since Last Month

China ‘Shocked’ by WHO Plan for COVID Origins Study

Midler, Gordy Among New Kennedy Center Honorees

California Utility to Bury 16,000 Kilometers of Power Lines to Prevent Wildfires

Olympic Games an Afterthought for Some Americans

Pfizer, BioNTech Agree to Produce COVID-19 Vaccine for Africa

Many Tanzanians Still Resisting COVID-19 Preventive Measures

Brisbane Picked to Host 2032 Olympics Without Rival Bid

Athletes Expected to Speak Their Minds at Tokyo Games

Western Canada Declares Fire Emergency as Evacuations Climb

Twelve People Killed in Massive Floods in Central China

Billionaire Bezos Makes Successful Suborbital Trip

Monster Wildfire Tests Years of Forest Management Efforts

Delta Variant Accounts for 83% of New US COVID Cases

US Opioid Lawsuits on Verge of Settlements With 4 Companies

Off-Duty DEA Agent Arrested on Capitol Riot Charges

Iraqi PM Fires Security Officials Over IS-Claimed Bombing

Billionaire Bezos Back on Earth After Successful Suborbital Trip

Muslims Mark Eid Al-Adha Holiday in Pandemic’s Shadow

US Urges Citizens to Refrain from Traveling to Britain

In Mecca, Women Take Part in Hajj as ‘Guardian’ Rule Dropped

Billionaire Bezos Ready to Realize Dream of Traveling to Space  

Dane Who Drew Controversial Muhammad Caricature Dies at 86

Teaching Others the Tradition of Making Babkas

2020 US Political Polls Were Least Accurate in Decades, Analysis Finds

Chess Brings Hope to Kenya Youth in Informal Settlement

American Gymnastics Alternate Tests Positive at Olympics

Deadly Australia Spider Venom Could Save Heart Attack Victims

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The ‘No Fun’ Olympics May Struggle to Attract Viewers

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Taliban Want Afghan Deal, Leader Says, Even As They Battle On

Hajj in Mecca Pared Back Due to COVID for 2nd Year

Hundreds of Jews Visit Contested Holy Site in Jerusalem

Indonesian Doctors Dying of COVID-19 Amid Surge

Biden Administration Struggles to Boost Vaccination Rates as COVID-19 Surges

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An Idea to Chew on Amid Sea Urchin Overgrowth in Australia

Britain’s Prime Minister, Finance Minister Exposed to COVID-19

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