Iowa joins U.S. states forbidding COVID-19 mask mandates in schools
(Reuters) – Iowa joined a handful of other U.S. states on Thursday in passing a law that forbids cities, counties (More…)
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Officials in Japan warn of potential earthquake, that could be worse than Fukushima, is overdue
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The Japanese government warns of an 80% chance of a magnitude 9 Nankai Trough earthquake in 30 years, (More...)Health & Science
Antarctica gives birth to world’s largest iceberg
By Steve Gorman
(Reuters) -A giant slab of ice bigger than the Spanish island of Majorca has sheared off from (More…)
COVID fight could return ‘to square one’: experts sound vaccines alarm
By Kate Kelland
LONDON (Reuters) – India’s export ban on COVID-19 shots risks dragging the battle against the pandemic “back (More…)
Greece evacuates more villages as forest fire spreads to Attica region
By Angeliki Koutantou
ATHENS (Reuters) -Greek authorities ordered the evacuation of more villages threatened by a forest fire on Thursday (More…)
Cattle for raffle gets Thai town in mood for vaccines
By Panarat Thepgumpanat
BANGKOK (Reuters) -A district of northern Thailand has launched a raffle campaign for inoculated residents to win (More…)
Israel and Hamas to observe Gaza truce from 2 a.m. on Friday
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Dan Williams
GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel and Hamas will cease fire across the Gaza Strip border as (More…)
Colombia’s police advises Haiti on tackling kidnapping crisis
By Sarah Marsh
HAVANA (Reuters) – Colombia, once the kidnap capital of the world, reduced kidnappings by 95% over the (More…)
Fauci expects COVID-19 vaccines for kids in late-2021, sees need for booster shot
By Trisha Roy and Amruta Khandekar
(Reuters) -Kids in the United States will likely be able to get COVID-19 vaccinations (More…)
Biden’s U.S. Supreme Court commission meets to explore broad reforms
By Andrew Chung
(Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s commission to study potential changes to the U.S. Supreme Court held its (More…)
How Myanmar’s military moved in on the telecoms sector to spy on citizens
By Fanny Potkin and Poppy McPherson
SINGAPORE/BANGKOK (Reuters) -In the months before the Myanmar military’s Feb. 1 coup, the country’s (More…)
