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Omicron takes over as Czech Republic’s dominant coronavirus variant
PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Omicron variant of the COVID-19 coronavirus has become the dominant strain in the Czech Republic, the...
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Pope warns about dangers of ‘cancel culture’
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Monday warned against attempts to cancel culture, decrying "one-track thinking"...
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Austrian chancellor says he has no COVID symptoms and ‘doing well’
(Reuters) - Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer said on Saturday he was well and had no COVID-19 symptoms after testing positive...
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Japan and U.S. vow more defence cooperation to counter Chinese threat
By Ju-min Park and David Brunnstrom TOKYO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and Japan on Friday voiced strong concern about...
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Mexico nears 300,000 deaths from COVID-19 as cases surge after holidays
By Diego Oré and Roberto Ramirez MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico is likely to surpass 300,000 deaths from COVID-19 this...
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro knocks vaccines for kids, criticizes health regulator
BRASILIA (Reuters) -President Jair Bolsonaro criticized Brazil's health regulator Anvisa on Thursday for authorizing the vaccination of children aged 5...
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Pope decries Church conservatives encased in “suit of armour”
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis took an apparent dig at conservatives resisting change in the Roman...
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COVID testing policy put under the microscope as Omicron sweeps world
By Alistair Smout and Maayan Lubell LONDON/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Britain and Israel are overhauling their COVID-19 testing policies as governments seek...
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UK targets scientific ways to determine asylum seekers’ age
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will seek to stop adults posing as children when claiming asylum by drawing up new scientific...
Read moreParaguay soldier run through and killed by deer antler at presidential palace
By Daniela Desantis ASUNCION (Reuters) -A Paraguayan military officer died after being attacked by a deer that ran an antler...
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Israel to offer fourth COVID vaccine shot to over 60s, medical staff
By Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Sunday that Israel would offer a fourth dose of...
Read moreCuba’s Santeria priests warn of pandemics, offer hope of better times
HAVANA (Reuters) - Priests from Cuba’s Afro-Cuban Santeria religion called on their followers to guard against infection in the New...
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Richard Leakey, Kenyan conservationist who campaigned against ivory trade, has died
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Richard Leakey, a Kenyan conservationist and paleoanthropologist who spearheaded campaigns against the ivory trade to save the...
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English school children to wear masks to tackle Omicron surge
LONDON (Reuters) - Children in secondary schools in England will be told to wear face coverings when they return after...
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Iran space launch fails to put payloads into orbit, official says
DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran's space launch on Thursday failed to put its three payloads into orbit after the rocket was unable...
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Thousands message late Chinese COVID whistleblower doctor 2 years on
By Martin Quin Pollard SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Thousands of people left messages on the social media account of the late...
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Helicopter fighting fire crashes in Argentina’s Patagonia, killing two
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - A helicopter that was fighting forest fires in the rugged Patagonia region of southern Argentina crashed...
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Analysis-South America, battered by COVID-19, now winning global vaccination race
By Gram Slattery and Augustin Geist RIO DE JANEIRO/BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Throughout much of 2020 and early 2021, South...
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South Africa study suggests Omicron could displace Delta
(Reuters) -Research by South African scientists suggests that Omicron could displace the Delta variant of the coronavirus because infection with...
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NASA launches revolutionary space telescope to give glimpse of early universe
By Steve Gorman (Reuters) -NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, built to give the world its first glimpse of the universe...
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