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Republican lawmakers ask Pelosi to lift mask requirement

VCG A group of House Republicans has written to Speaker Nancy Pelosi asking her to lift the chamber's mask guidance following the updated U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recomm

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Japan widens state of emergency to three more regions

Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Friday officially announced that three more prefectures - Hokkaido, Okayama, and Hiroshima - will be placed under a COVID-19 state of emergency due to a recen

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India's COVID-19 caseload surpasses 24 million

People wearing masks wait to receive their second dose of COVISHIELD, a COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by Serum Institute of India, in Kolkata, India, May 12, 2021. /Reuters India on Friday rep

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Kenya's COVID-19 infections reach 163,554

FILE PHOTO: Passengers on board a train on the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway in Kenya wear masks in line with government-imposed measures to curb spread of COVID-19, July 13, 2020. /VCG Kenya on Sun

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Africa's COVID-19 infections surpass 4.6 million mark

VCG The number of COVID-19 in Africa has surpassed the 4.6 million mark as the continent continues efforts to contain the pandemic.According to the latest figures by the Africa Centres for Dis

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Over 1m people get COVID-19 vaccine in Hong Kong

Citizens wearing masks walk on a street in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, south China, April 2, 2021. /XinhuaMore than 1 million people have taken at least on

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Could Derek Chauvin get a new trial?

The lawyer for convicted murderer Derek Chauvin has requested a new trial and may appeal his conviction. Jury misconduct is among the grounds which Chauvin’s attorney says his cl

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French can go out unmasked by summer if vaccine rollout accelerates

France will not mandate the wearing of masks outdoors by summer if the country's vaccine rollout accelerates, French Health Minister Olivier Veran said on Tuesday."When

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Africa's COVID-19 infections reach 4,574,042 as deaths hit 122,329

FILE PHOTO: A nurse draws a vaccine dose on March 10, 2021 in Kampala, Uganda. (Photo by Luke Dray / Getty Images) The number of COVID-19 infections in Africa reached 4,574,042 on Monday as th

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ASEAN Plus Three vows to boost financial ties amid pandemic

Commuters wearing protective face masks, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, make their way in Tokyo, Japan, April 6, 2021. /Reuters Finance ministers and central bank governors

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Kenya eases COVID-restrictions, allows schools, restaurants to reopen

FILE PHOTO: A student washes his hands at a school in Nairobi, Kenya on January 04, 2021. /Getty Images Schools, restaurants and sporting activities will be allowed to resume in Kenya under he

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Turkey approves emergency use of Russia's Sputnik V jab

People wearing face masks walk with shopping bags in Ankara, Turkey, on April 29, 2021. /Xinhua Turkey has approved Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, Turkish Health Minist

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CES will return to Las Vegas in 2022

It was, I admit, slightly strange not feeling the extreme anxiety over the holidays at having to return to Las Vegas this past year. But nature is healing. Vaccinations have begun rolling out in much

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Fully vaccinated Americans to venture outdoors without masks

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris (C) chats with workers outside the Brown Sugar Bakery during a quick stop in Chicago, Illinois, on April 6, 2021. / KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI /VCG Fully vaccinated Am

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Soccer fans return as Wembley trials mass COVID-19 testing

The UK has taken another significant step towards lifting COVID-19 restrictions as 8,000 fans attended Sunday's Carabao Cup final at Wembley.The soccer clash between Manchester City and Tottenham is

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Africa's COVID-19 infections surpass 4.5 million mark

FILE PHOTO: A local isolation ward for patients with COVID-19 in Machakos, Kenya, July 28, 2020. /VCG The number of COVID-19 infections in Africa has surpassed the 4.5 million mark, as the con

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Kenya's COVID-19 infections hit 156,787 as deaths reach 2,622

FILE PHOTO: Passengers on board a train on the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway in Kenya wear masks in line with government-imposed measures to curb spread of COVID-19, July 13, 2020. /VCG Kenya's conf