Nigeria’s northern Zamfara state reopened schools on Monday four months after they were shut due to mass kidnappings of students by criminal gangs, the local government said. Schools in Zamfara were closed in September following the kidnap of 80 students from a secondary school in Kaya village in one of a string of mass abductions […]
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NEW DELHI (AP) — Birju Maharaj, a legend of classical Indian dance and among the country’s most well-known performing artists, died Monday. He was 83. © Provided by Associated Press FILE – Indian classical Kathak dance guru Birju Maharaj teaches students at his studio in New Delhi on Sept. 26, 1997. Birju Maharaj, a legend of
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Her husband campaigned to help unite the country, but Jill Biden says “healing” a nation wounded by a deadly pandemic, natural and other disasters and deep political polarization is among her chief roles as first lady, too. © Provided by Associated Press FILE – First lady Jill Biden reacts to a question from
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia reported a record high of COVID-19 deaths Tuesday, and its second-largest state declared an emergency in hospitals to cope with surging patient admissions and a staffing shortage due to the coronavirus. © Provided by Associated Press Masked spectators watch first round matches on Rod Laver Arena at the Australian Open tennis
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Negotiators in Vienna are facing slow movement as Iran demands guarantees from the US that a new nuclear deal will not be at the whim of every new president. Iran’s demands for guarantees have become a roadblock in the talks, reported The Wall Street Journal. Back in 2018, Donald Trump, US president at the time, pulled
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Prince Charles has invited Prince Harry and his family to stay with him in the UK in the hope of meeting Lilibet for the first time, it emerged tonight. The Prince of Wales is yet to see his granddaughter face-to-face, after she was born in California in June last year. The offer, which would be
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Sudanese security forces on Monday have been accused of killing at least seven people during anti-coup protests in the capital Khartoum. An advocacy group, the Central Committee of Sudan Doctors (CCSD), said in a statement posted on social media that “seven civilians were killed by the live ammunition of security forces during today’s anti-coup peaceful
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Wang Xiyu of China competes during the women’s singles first round match against Viktoria Kuzmova of Slovakia at Australian Open 2022 in Melbourne, Australia, Jan. 17, 2022. (Photo by Hu Jingchen/Xinhua) © Provided by Xinhua EN All three Chinese female players Zheng Qinwen, Wang Qian and Wang Xiyu advance into the second round of Australian
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The report about the investigation into a Ryanair flight that was diverted to Belarus last year is complete, the International Civil Aviation Organization said Monday, adding that next steps will be set in late January. All 193 members of the ICAO, including the 36 states currently serving on the organization’s council, were given access to
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WASHINGTON – The Biden administration on Wednesday will launch a website where Americans can order up to four free COVID-19 testing kits per person, according to a senior administration official. The tests, part of the Biden administration’s purchase of 500 million tests last month to help tackle a record surge in infections, will be available at COVIDTests.gov and mailed
