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UK set to formally apply for trans-Pacific trade bloc membership

(Reuters) – Britain will next week formally apply to join a trans-Pacific trading bloc of

WHO team, on tightly controlled China mission, visits hospital

(Reuters) – The World Health Organization-led team investigating the origins of COVID-19 during a mission

UK opens special visa route for Hong Kong residents to become citizens

(Reuters) – Hong Kong residents can apply from Sunday for a new visa offering them

Ethiopia says Tigray back to ‘normalcy;’ witnesses disagree.

(AP) — Ethiopia’s government has privately told Biden administration staffers its embattled Tigray region has

UN urges countries to repatriate 27,000 children from Syria

(AP) — The U.N. counterterrorism chief is urging countries to repatriate the 27,000 children stranded

Fighting climate change in America means changes to America

(AP)—Climate isn’t the only thing changing. What comes next in the nation’s struggle to combat

Playing favorites? Hospital boards, donors get COVID shots

(AP)—While millions of Americans wait for the COVID-19 vaccine, hospital board members, their trustees and

Kashmir hotel lures tourists with igloo cafe

(Reuters) – Tourists in Kashmir’s Gulmarg ski resort have a new place to chill out

EU regulator authorizes AstraZeneca vaccine for all adults

(AP) — Regulators authorized AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine for use in adults throughout the European Union

‘Simple is beautiful’: One-shot vaccine proves effective

(AP)—The first one-shot COVID-19 vaccine provides good protection against the illness, Johnson & Johnson reported