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Kuwait imposes curfew amid spike in Covid cases

KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait (AFP) -- Kuwait on Thursday announced a minimum one-month curfew aimed at curbing a sharp rise in…

US tightens export controls to Myanmar after protesters killed

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States on Thursday tightened export controls on Myanmar, imposing its latest sanctions in…

US won’t reach ‘maximum employment’ this year: Powell

by Heather SCOTT WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US labor market faces a lengthy recovery and the economy will…

New Zealand orders tsunami evacuations after strong Pacific quake

WELLINGTON, United States (AFP) -- New Zealand ordered coastal communities across swathes of the North Island to evacuate Friday after…

Magnitude 6.9 quake hits New Zealand; tsunami warning issued

  AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AFP) -- A 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of New Zealand's North Island Friday, the…

UN says 38 dead in Myanmar’s ‘bloodiest’ day since coup

  YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- At least 38 people died Wednesday in the "bloodiest" day of Myanmar's crisis, the United…

Pennsylvania to use J&J’s single dose Covid vaccine for teachers, school staff

https://youtu.be/daovqk-0geU Teachers and school employees in Pennsylvania are next in line to receive the one-dose Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine…

Germany, Belgium to recommend AstraZeneca jab for seniors

BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- Germany will soon authorize the AstraZeneca/Oxford Covid-19 vaccine for people over the age of 65, Chancellor…

SpaceX rocket explodes after seemingly successful landing

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- An unmanned SpaceX rocket exploded on the ground Wednesday after carrying out what had seemed…

Kuwait forms new govt after disputes with parliament

KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait (AFP) -- Kuwait's ruler Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad Al-Sabah greenlighted Wednesday the Gulf country's new cabinet after the…

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