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Most coronavirus deaths occurred in countries with high obesity levels
Britain, Italy and the United States were among nations with some of the largest proportions of coronavirus deaths.
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Rockets hit airbase in Iraq hosting U.S. troops
At least 10 rockets targeted Ain al-Asad airbase in Anbar province in western Iraq on Wednesday.
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Three women media workers shot dead in eastern Afghanistan
Three women who worked for a local radio and TV station in eastern Afghanistan were gunned down Tuesday in separate attacks, the news editor of the privately owned station said.
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UN experts urge independent probe into Navalny's poisoning
Two top U.N. human rights experts urged an international probe into the poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and called Monday for his immediate release from prison.
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Southeast Minnesota women sew hope for girls around the world
Chatfield woman nurtures effort to help dress needy children
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Sydney zoo unveils first baby koala in a year
Humphrey the koala joey is the first to be born at Taronga Zoo Sydney in over a year, the zoo said.
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U.S. targets Iranian militants in Syria
The Pentagon said the strikes were retaliation for a rocket attack in Iraq earlier this month that killed one civilian contractor and wounded a U.S. service member and other coalition troops.
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India introduces new rules to regulate online content
India on Thursday rolled out new regulations for social media companies and digital streaming websites to make them more accountable for the online content shared on their platforms, giving the government more power to police it.
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Biden, Trudeau vow to fight COVID, boost relations
The two leaders met for almost two hours on issues ranging from the two countries' COVID-19 responses, climate change and economic issues.
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Wife of drug kingpin 'El Chapo' arrested on U.S. drug charges
Emma Coronel Aispuro, the wife of Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, is accused of helping her husband run his multibillion-dollar cartel and plot his audacious escape from a Mexican prison in 2015.
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Pfizer vaccine stops COVID-19 spread, Israeli study shows
The early results on lab-confirmed infections in Israel are important because they show the vaccine may also prevent asymptomatic carriers from spreading the virus that causes COVID-19, something that hadn't been clear so far.
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Ice road becomes a lifeline to Minnesota's Northwest Angle
Canada's COVID closures left the Northwest Angle inaccessible. Residents engineered a solution.
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Ice road becomes a lifeline to Minnesota's Northwest Angle
Canada's COVID closures left the Northwest Angle inaccessible. Residents engineered a solution.
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Joe Biden declares to allies: 'America is back'
The president made the statement speaking virtually to the annual Munich Security Conference, his first address before a global audience.
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U.S. ready for talks with Iran on nuclear deal
It's a sharp repudiation of former President Donald Trump's "maximum pressure campaign" that sought to isolate the Islamic Republic.
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Alleged boss in sophisticated sex trafficking ring extradited from Belgium to Minnesota
Sumalee Intarathong, 59, made her first court appearance this week.
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Indonesian public workers, traders next in line for shots
Public workers, people over 60 and traders and security personnel are next in line for COVID-19 shots in Indonesia on Wednesday, after more 1.1 million mostly health workers received the vaccine in the first phase of inoculation.
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No-confidence debate begins in Thailand's Parliament
Opposition parties in Thailand on Tuesday began debating a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha and nine members of his Cabinet who face accusations of mismanaging the economy, bungling the provision of COVID-19 vaccines, abusing human rights and corruption.
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'Cancel your vacation plans': Canada tightens border rules
Northern Minnesota resorts have long awaited looser COVID-related border restrictions, but Canadian officials have not budged even amid pressure from U.S. officials.
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