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In pandemic e-work, Greece sees chance to reverse brain drain

(AFP) – The pandemic was a wakeup call that reminded ChristophorosXenos of what he misses most in London — the Greek sun and pleasant...

Three dead as Myanmar junta intensifies crackdown on anti-coup protests

(AFP) – Myanmar security forces shot dead at least three protesters on Sunday as the country’s military leaders stepped up the use of lethal...

Haiti prison breakout leaves 25 dead, 200 on the run

(AFP) – More than 200 prisoners were on the run in Haiti on Friday, a day after they escaped from jail in a violent...

Myanmar police fire rubber bullets to disperse protesters in Yangon

(AFP) – Myanmar police fired rubber bullets to disperse protesters in Yangon on Saturday, according to an AFP reporter, after the country’s ambassador to...

UN Security Council calls for cease-fires to speed up COVID-19 vaccinations

(ANI/Xinhua): The UN Security Council on Friday unanimously passed a resolution calling on all member states to support a “sustained humanitarian pause” to local...

Queen Elizabeth II urges public to get vaccinated against COVID-19

(ANI): Queen Elizabeth II has urged people to get COVID-19 vaccinations while adding that her own jab “didn’t hurt at all.” “Once you have had...

Senate ruling sinks US minimum wage hike in Covid aid bill

A key US Senate official ruled Thursday that President Joe Biden’s $15 per hour minimum wage measure cannot be included in the huge Covid...

Papua New Guinea sees jump in coronavirus cases

Papua New Guinea reported on Friday its largest daily jump in Covid-19 cases since the pandemic began, with infections spreading to remote regions with...

Tokyo’s Nikkei ends down almost 4 percent after US rou

okyo’s key Nikkei index tumbled nearly 4.0 percent at the close on Friday after a rout on Wall Street as rising bond yields in...

Paris city hall suggests 3-week lockdown to combat virus

The Paris city hall suggested a three week lockdown to quell rising coronavirus cases in the French capital but faced swift accusations Friday that...