Pakistan Fast Facts
Here’s a look at Pakistan. It borders Iran, Afghanistan and India in Southeast Asia. In 1947, Pakistan gained its independence from Great…
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South Sudan Fast Facts
Here’s a look at South Sudan, a landlocked country in east-central Africa. In 2011, South Sudan gained its independence from Sudan. About South…
Continue ReadingPakistan battles tsunami of Covid-19 patients with few vaccines in sight
Keeping vigil outside the hospital ward in Karachi, Daniyal Ameen watched his father breathing through a ventilator via a live video link from the…
Continue ReadingRussian protesters rally in support of opposition leader Alexey Navalny
Police swooped Sunday on supporters of detained opposition leader Alexey Navalny, as demonstrators defied authorities to rally in his name for a…
Continue ReadingA Chick-fil-A manager saved a drive-thru Covid-19 vaccination clinic after traffic backed up
When a South Carolina drive-thru coronavirus vaccine clinic got backed up, leaving people waiting for hours, the town mayor decided to call in a…
Continue ReadingDeputy health commissioner resigns in the wake of ‘Philly Fighting COVID’ testing and vaccine rift
Philadelphia’s acting deputy health commissioner has resigned, days after the city’s failed partnership with the organization Philly…
Continue ReadingIkea bought 11,000 acres of forest in Georgia to protect it from development
An investment group of Swedish retail giant Ikea has acquired forestland in southeast Georgia to protect the land and its diverse ecosystems from…
Continue Reading9 nuns die of Covid-19 after outbreak at Adrian Dominican Sisters campus in Michigan
Before December 20, there had not been any cases of Covid-19 among the nuns living at the Motherhouse campus of the Adrian Dominican Sisters in…
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Residents of Washington town wonder if QAnon has taken hold of their mayor
The 7,000 residents of Sequim, Washington, nestled in a valley on the Olympic peninsula two hours west of Seattle, are grappling with a big question:…
Continue ReadingA vaccination site meant to serve a hard-hit Latino neighborhood in New York instead serviced more Whites from other areas
A Covid-19 vaccination site in a Latino neighborhood in New York City hard hit by the pandemic saw an overwhelming number of White people from…
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After mayor of Washington town promoted QAnon, residents seek to oust him from office
The 7,000 residents of Sequim, Washington, nestled in a valley on the Olympic peninsula two hours west of Seattle, are grappling with a big question:…
Continue ReadingCalifornia sheriff’s deputy accused of staging ambush
A California sheriff’s deputy was arrested and charged on Friday with felony vandalism and falsely reporting a crime for allegedly staging a…
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A huge piece of California’s Highway 1 near Big Sur collapsed into the ocean
A huge piece of California’s Highway 1 was washed out this week by a winter storm that brought heavy rain and snow. California Department of…
Continue ReadingCanadian man sets his fourth world record for eating hot peppers
How fast could you eat a hot pepper? What about three of the world’s hottest peppers? Mike Jack of London, Ontario, ate three Carolina Reaper…
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Virginia parent chastises school board officials over coronavirus shutdown
A Virginia dad, frustrated with the lack of options to send his children to school during the coronavirus pandemic, stood before a county school…
Continue ReadingLoophole allows people to register for vaccine
Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU, Hawaii (KITV) — Are vaccines really going to people who have priority?…
Continue ReadingGyms reopen in Oregon with new guidance
Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — Gyms in Oregon will get to re-open, but at a very…
Continue ReadingLate email responds causes woman to miss vaccine
Click here for updates on this story ST CHARLES COUNTY, Missouri (KMOV) — A woman told News 4 she got an email saying…
Continue ReadingPolice stumble upon dog fighting ring
Click here for updates on this story FLINT, Michigan (WNEM) — Chained dogs out in the cold and inside a dank basement…
Continue ReadingBridge wall damaged 1 week after 3 year project – KCTV
Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Kansas (KCTV) — KDOT announced all lanes of Westbound I-70 will be…
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