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Activists hail Tanzania move to lift ban on pregnant schoolgirls

Tanzania announced this week the lifting of a controversial ban prohibiting pregnant girls from returning

World races to contain new COVID threat, the omicron variant

(AP) — Nearly two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, the world raced Friday to contain

Europe and Asia, alarmed by COVID variant, tighten borders

(Reuters) – Global authorities reacted with alarm on Friday to a new coronavirus variant detected

Outrage in India as Allahabad court reduces child sex abuse sentence

Just days after India’s Supreme Court struck down a controversial order that cleared a man

Georgia jury convicts three white men of Arbery murder, rejects self-defense

Three white men were convicted of murder on Wednesday for chasing and shooting Ahmaud Arbery

US jobless claims hit 52-year low after seasonal adjustments

(AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits plummeted last week to the

NASA launches spacecraft to test asteroid defense concept

(AP) — NASA launched a spacecraft Tuesday night on a mission to smash into an

New Zealand to reopen to foreign travellers from April 30

(Reuters) – New Zealand said on Wednesday that fully vaccinated foreign travellers will be able

Airbus A340 Plane Lands On Antarctica For First Time

(CNN): For the first time in history, an Airbus A340 plane has landed on Antarctica.

At least 45 people killed in bus accident in Bulgaria

(Reuters) – At least 45 people were killed after a bus with North Macedonian plates