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UK Travel Back to Normal, Is World Ready, China Locks Down Again, Global Vax Production, World Covid Stats

Covid: UK Travel restrictions end and is the world ready for great reopening? Travel restrictions end for UK arrivals All remaining Covid travel restrictions have been lifted for passengers entering the UK. As of 04:00 GMT, unvaccinated arrivals no longer have to take tests – the rule had already been lifted for the vaccinated – […]

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Florida: Disney Employees, Former Judge Among 108 Arrested in Human Trafficking Sting

By Tori B. Powell  CBS News Authorities have arrested 108 people, including alleged child sexual predators and those seeking prostitutes, in a six-day undercover human trafficking operation in Florida. Among those taken into custody were four Disney employees and a retired judge, police said. “The arrests of a human trafficker and four child predators alone […]

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WORLD VIEW: Ukraine:Hundreds Feared Trapped, War Latest, Iran Nuke Deal Near,More

Trending  |  Russia-Ukraine  |  View in Browser March 17, 2022 Today’s Headlines Hundreds feared trapped in Ukraine theater hit by airstrike KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian authorities struggled to determine the fate of hundreds of civilians who had been sheltering in a theater smashed by a Russian airstrike in the besieged city of Mariupol…Read More […]

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Polish Beauty Wins Covid Delayed Miss World Title in Puerto Rico

Poland’s Karolina Bielawska has been crowned Miss World for the year 2021, besting contestants from 96 other countries, including Miss India Manasa Varanasi, who stood 11th at the international beauty pageant. The 70th edition of the event was held on Wednesday night at the Coca-Cola Music Hall in San Juan, Puerto Rico. According to the […]

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More Strikes: Haiti Braces for Public Transport Shutdown Following Kidnapping Spike

Public Transportation in Haiti Haiti is bracing for a shutdown of the public transportation system on Thursday after bus owners called on the government to do more to prevent their vehicles from being robbed by armed gangs. The announcement by the President of the Association of Owners and Drivers of Haiti, Changeux Méhu, comes as […]

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Drugs: Honduran Judge Grants U.S. Extradition Request for Ex-President Hernandez

TEGUCIGALPA, March 16 (Reuters) – A Honduran judge authorized on Wednesday the extradition of former president Juan Orlando Hernandez to the United States on drug-trafficking and firearms charges, a decision his defense said it will appeal. The decision was announced on the Twitter account of the Central American country’s judicial authority. “We are going to […]

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Eight Rescued, At Least 15 Missing After Landslide in Peru

LIMA, March 16 (Reuters) – Eight people have been rescued and at least 15 are missing after a major landslide in Peru, the government said on Wednesday, with police and fire brigades continuing their search in the hope of finding more survivors. The landslide occurred on Tuesday in the La Libertad region in northern Peru. […]

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Guatemala Congress Shelves Same-Sex Marriage Ban

Guatemala’s Congress has shelved a law which would have prohibited same-sex marriage and raised the prison sentences for women seeking abortion. It had been approved by an overwhelming majority of lawmakers just last week. The U-turn came after Guatemala’s President, Alejandro Giammattei, threatened to veto the law. President Giammattei said it violated Guatemala’s constitution and […]

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Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashoori Reunited with Families After Years Captive in Iran

BBC- Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashoori have been reunited with their families in the UK after years of detention in Iran. The British-Iranian nationals were met by their loved ones at RAF Brize Norton in the early hours of Thursday. Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s seven-year-old daughter Gabriella rushed to hug her mother, who she had not seen […]

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Cuba Anti-Government Protesters Jailed for Up to 30 Years

BBC- More than 100 people who took part in rare anti-government protests in Cuba in July have been sentenced to lengthy jail terms of between six and 30 years. Out of the 129 defendants, only one was acquitted, with the remaining being found guilty of sedition and theft. Thousands of Cubans took part in the […]

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