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US Attorney General William Barr says no widespread election fraud, disputing Trump

U.S. Attorney General William Barr said Tuesday the Justice Department has not uncovered evidence of widespread voter fraud that would change the outcome of the 2020 presidential election. His comments in an interview with The Associated Press come despite President Donald Trump’s repeated baseless claims that the election was stolen, Trump’s effort to subvert the […]

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December 2, 2020

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US prepares for COVID-19 vaccination roll out from Monday

The US is preparing to roll out the first doses of a COVID-19 vaccine on Monday with Pfizer and BioNTech”s newly authorised jabs leaving in trucks from Michigan to reach states a day later. The shipments of Pfizer’s vaccine will start the largest mass vaccination effort in US history. Health care workers and nursing home […]

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December 13, 2020

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Lockerbie: US plans new charges in 1988 airline bombing

The United States” Justice Department plans to unseal new charges in the coming days in connection with the 1988 bombing of a Pan Am jet that exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing 270 people, according to a person familiar with the case. The bombing of Flight 103, whose victims included dozens of American college students, spurred […]

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December 17, 2020

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Slovenians celebrate how cycling lit up a difficult year

  Slovenians have swapped traditional festive decorations for illuminations celebrating the role cycling has played in lighting up an otherwise difficult year. Tadej Pogacar, 22, won the Tour de France in 2020, with his compatriot Primoz Roglic finishing second in the race. The idea for this year’s different decorations was born in the small region […]

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December 29, 2020

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UNICEF and celebrities appeal to G7 countries: Donate COVID vaccinations ‘now’   |

“We’re asking you to make these urgent donations by August and to set out a roadmap to scale up donations as supplies increase”, wrote the celebrities, influencers and activists.  Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Billie Eilish were among those highlighting that the Summit provides a vital opportunity for the G7 intergovernmental group of leading countries to […]

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June 8, 2021

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Landmark G7 agreement pledges 870 million COVID-19 vaccine doses, half by end-2021  |

“Equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines represents the clearest pathway out of this pandemic for all of us — children included, and commitments announced by G7 members…are an important step in this direction”, the Executive Director of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Henrietta Fore, said in a statement.  Building on the momentum of the G20 Global […]

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June 14, 2021

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Tropical Storm Claudette: Gulf storm drenches region

A Gulf storm was upgraded to Tropical Storm Claudette after coming ashore in southeast Louisiana on Saturday, as millions across the South are under storm warnings, according to the National Hurricane Center. Claudette, previously referred to as Potential Tropical Cyclone Three, upgraded to a tropical storm in the early morning hours as the center of […]

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June 19, 2021

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South Florida building collapse near Miami: Live updates

CNN Bal Harbour Mayor Gabriel Groisman described the scene at the Champlain Towers collapse as “devastating.” Bal Harbour is around a mile north of Surfside, Florida, where the collapse occurred. “Frankly, it’s devastating. The site is devastating,” Groisman told CNN’s Ana Cabrera, adding that half of the building is “a pile of rubble.”  Groisman, who toured […]

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June 25, 2021

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Singapore wants to stop counting Covid cases. Its roadmap could be a model for other countries

(CNN) — As countries around the Asia-Pacific region tighten restrictions once again to curb potential breakouts of the Delta coronavirus variant, Singapore has laid out a new vision for life to return to normal. The roadmap, proposed by three members of Singapore’s Covid-19 task force, would scrap lockdowns and mass contact tracing and allow for […]

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June 30, 2021

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Japan mudslide: Rescue workers in Atami search for 80 people feared missing

Torrential rains triggered the powerful mudslide in Atami, Shizuoka prefecture, about 90 kilometers (56 miles) southwest of Tokyo. Footage posted on social media showed the deluge of black water crash down a mountain and into the city, destroying homes in its path as neighbors watched on in horror. Rescue efforts were stepped up throughout the […]

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July 5, 2021

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How the American South is paying the price for Europe’s ‘green’ energy

By Majlie de Puy Kamp, CNNPhotographs by Will Lanzoni, CNNVideo by Matthew Gannon, Demetrius Pipkin & Nick Scott, CNN Published July 9, 2021 Andrea Macklin never turns off his TV. It’s the only way to drown out the noise from the wood mill bordering his backyard, the jackhammer sound of the plant piercing his walls […]

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July 11, 2021

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Germany flooding: 1,300 assumed missing in Rhineland-Palatinate as deadly floods also hit Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg

Fast moving torrents of water inundated entire towns and villages in western and southern Germany, causing buildings to collapse and leaving residents stranded, police said Thursday. At least 55 people have died in the severe flooding but authorities said that number is expected to rise. Germany is worst hit with 49 dead, while six people […]

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July 16, 2021

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