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IOM, UNHCR call for action after migrants die in the Mediterranean

FILE PHOTO: The International Organization of Migration and the UN refugee agency called for "urgent action" after a boat carrying more than 100 people capsized in the central Mediterranean Sea o

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Disagreements enervate transatlantic relationship and NATO relevance

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Reform the US low-income broadband program by rebuilding Lifeline

“If you build it, they will come” is a mantra that’s been repeated for more than three decades to embolden action. The line from “Field of Dreams” is a powerful saying, but I might add one word: “If y

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J&J COVID-19 vaccine in limbo as U.S. panel delays vote on using shots

Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vial and box are seen at a vaccination site in the U.S. /CFP Johnson Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine remained in limbo on Wednesday as a U.S. health panel called for more

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Rebuilding social trust in post-COVID America

VCG Editor's Note: Nancy Qian is a Professor of Managerial Economics Decision Sciences at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management and director of China Lab. The article reflects

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APD | Unrest in Bangladesh costed several lives

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Thousands evacuated in Australia's worst flooding in almost half a century

Australian authorities issued fresh flood warnings and evacuation orders on Tuesday as torrential rains again pummelled several parts of the country, sweeping away home

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Biden Tells Migrants Not to Come to US as Trump Warns President's Policies Will Destroy Country

On Tuesday, US Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas argued that this year the country is on pace to apprehend more migrants at its southern border than it has

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Withdrawal of foreign troops and intra-Afghan dialogue remain crucial

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Delhi world's most polluted city, sandstorms a new worry for China

Indian Delhi has once again been rated as the most polluted city in the world, despite COVID-19 lockdowns which improved air quality in many cities in 2020, said a global ranking of polluted citie

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Germany COVID-19 lockdown one year on: What changed in the country?

03:21 Germany reported its first coronavirus case in late January last year, and on March 8, someone died of COVID-19, the first person to die of the disease in the country. Since then

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Delineating China's renewable energy transition

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Somalia govt seeks funds to address locust-invasion

The government of Somalia and the United Nations are seeking more than a billion dollars to address a climate-related crisis in the Horn of African nation as locusts continue to cause devastation

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Toronto’s UHN launches a study to see if Apple Watch can spot worsening heart failure

A new study underway at Toronto’s University Health Network (UHN), a group of working research hospitals in the city, could shift our approach to treatment in an area of growing concern in human

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Myanmar military blocks Facebook for 'stability' after coup

The move follows citizens adopting the platform to organise protests against the overthrowing of the elected government.

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BizBeat Ep. 26: Digitalizing the world without a 'digital divide'

03:36 A novel called Folding Beijing shows a dystopian future in which the Earth's surface is shared over a 48 hour cycle. Beijing is divided by three classes physically. The first gov

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U.S. labor market recovery fading; housing, factories underpin economy

Hundreds of people line up outside a career center hoping to find assistance with their unemployment claims in Frankfort, Kentucky, U.S. June 18, 2020. /Reuters The number of Americans filing