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Air Force Plane Crash Kills 6 In Mexico's Veracruz State
Six members of Mexico's military were killed when the plane they were in crashed Sunday in the southeastern state of Veracruz.
UN Says No Progress In Yemen Talks Over Prisoner Swap
Yemens warring sides did not achieve progress in their latest round of negotiations over a prisoner swap, the United Nations said on Sunday.
Arkansas' GOP Governor Says He Won't Back A Trump 2024 Bid
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Sunday he will not back Donald Trump if the former president runs for the White House in 2024, saying its time to move on to different voices in the Republican Party.
Graffiti Artists Protest Over Jailed Spanish Rapper
A colourful mural showing arrows through the heads of former Spanish king Juan Carlos and the late dictator General Francisco Franco was among images that graffiti artists painted on walls in Barcelona to protest on Sunday the jailing of a rapper for glor...
Violence Flares As Protests Over Jailing Of Spanish Rapper Extend Into Fifth Night
Protesters threw bottles at police, set fire to containers and smashed up shops in Barcelona on Saturday in a fifth night of clashes after a rapper was jailed for glorifying terrorism and insulting royalty in his songs.
Prominent Greek Actor-director Arrested, Charged With Rape
A wellknown Greek stage actor and director has been arrested on rape charges, police say.
Well-intentioned But UK Govt’s ‘Bame’ Game Over Vaccine Unlikely to Convince Minorities to Take Dose
Over vaccination it emerges that the Indian uptake is very close to that among white people. It is significantly lower among black people, and among Pakistanis and Bangladeshis.
EXPLAINER: How Have Storms Affected COVID-19 Vaccinations?
Efforts to vaccinate Americans against COVID19 have been stymied by a series of winter storms and outages that have hobbled transportation hubs and highways in parts of the country not used to extreme cold weather.
School Board Asks High Court To Review Transgender Policy
A school board in Virginia is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review its transgender bathroom ban after rulings by lower courts that the policy is unconstitutional and had discriminated against former student Gavin Grimm.
Biden Tours Pfizer Vaccine Plant As Drugmaker Promises To Double Supply
U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday secured a commitment from Pfizer Inc to double the COVID19 vaccine it churns out in the coming weeks, putting his goal to fill the country's inoculation stockpile by summer in sight.
Bill Gates Says Cryptocurrency Paves Way for Crime, Would be 'Great to Get Rid of That'
Bill Gates reportedly expressed his dislike for the digital asset in a recent interview with the Wall Street Journal wherein he was asked which technological advancement the world could do without.
Mexico Finds Clandestine Burial Pits In North, Gulf Coast
At least a halfdozen bodies have been found buried in shallow pits in the scrubland of the northern Mexico state of Sonora, while in the Gulf coast state of Veracruz, experts and police uncovered at least three burial pits in a tropical mangrove island, a...
Harassment Cases Revive Worries Of Racism At Boston College
Students are demanding a stronger response from Boston College after two recent cases in which white students were accused of harassing Black and Hispanic students in a campus dorm.
Magnitude 5.6 Quake Hits Southwest Iran, At Least 10 Injured: TV
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck southwest Iran near the town of Sisakht on Wednesday evening and at least 10 people were injured, state television said.
Crystal Meth Lab Found In NYC Apartment, Alarming Officials
A New York City apartment was used to cook crystal meth on a scale usually only seen in nonurban settings, authorities said Wednesday
South African Commission to Request Jail Term for Ex-prez Jacob Zuma for Defying Summons
The former president insisted that he will not return unless the chairperson of the Commission, Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo, steps down. He claimed he would not get a fair hearing because Zondo, he alleged, is biased against him, something that Zon...