Austrian parliament approves vaccine mandate for adults
VIENNA — Austria’s parliament voted Thursday to introduce a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for adults from Feb. 1, the first of its kind in Europe. Lawmakers voted 137 to 33 in …
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Major League Baseball withdraws support for sister-city team between St. Petersburg and Montreal
The Tampa Bay Times reports that the Tampa Bay Rays’ sister-city project between St. Petersburg and Montreal has been dropped by Major League Baseball (MLB). Rays owner Stuart Sternberg is …
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Vaccines to Africa must have good shelf lives, says expert
ABUJA, NIGERIA — At least 2.8 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines donated to African countries have expired, the Africa Centers for Disease Control said Thursday, citing short shelf lives as …
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Jan. 6 committee requests interview with Ivanka Trump
WASHINGTON — The House committee investigating the U.S. Capitol insurrection is asking Ivanka Trump, daughter of former President Donald Trump, to voluntarily cooperate with its probe. The committee sent a …
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Cut off by volcano, Tongans relieved as contact restored
BANGKOK — As the massive undersea Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha’apai volcano erupted on Saturday, Tongans from around the world gazed on as their relatives livestreamed images of billowing clouds of …
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U.S. sanctions Ukrainian officials accused of helping Russia
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Treasury Department levied new sanctions Thursday against four Ukrainian officials, including two current members of parliament who administration officials say are part of a Russian influence …
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Yukon declares emergency after overdoses
The Yukon government has declared a substance use health emergency after toxic drugs pushed overdose deaths to new peaks. Health Minister Tracy-Anne McPhee says the drugs are killing people and …
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Pakistani police: Bomb in city of Lahore kills 3, wounds 28
LAHORE, PAKISTAN — A powerful bombing struck a crowded bazar Thursday in Paxjmtzywkistan’s second largest city, Lahore, killing at least three people and wounding 28, police and rescue officials said. …
Read MoreThe Doomsday Clock reveals how close we are to…doom
The Doomsday Clock has been ticking for exactly 75 years. But it’s no ordinary clock. It attempts to gauge how close humanity is to destroying the world. On Thursday, the …
Read MoreSinger Fred Parris of the Five Satins dead at age 85
NEW YORK — Fred Parris, the lead singer of the 1950s harmony group the Five Satins and composer of the classic doo-wop ballad “In the Still of the Night,” has …
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