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South Africa's poor scramble for anti-HIV drugs amid virus
When her regular clinic ran out of her governmentfunded HIV medications amid South Africas COVID19 lockdown, Sibongile Zulu panicked. A local pharmacy had the drugs for $48, but she didnt have the money after being laid off from her office job in the shut...
Belarusian opposition leader Tikhanouskaya 'safe' in Lithuania after clashes
Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanouskaya has joined her children in neighbouring Lithuania, its foreign minister said on Tuesday, after two nights of clashes following the contested reelection of President Alexander Lukashenko.
Singapore PM's nephew says will pay S$15,000 fine in contempt of court case
The Singapore prime minister's nephew said on Tuesday that he would pay a S$15,000 ($10,920) fine for contempt of court, but that he did not admit guilt in the case.
Cow chase leads to helicopter rescue of California couple
A confrontation between an elderly couple and a cow and her calf required the intervention of the California Highway Patrol in Northern California this weekend.
11 members of family die in Panama flooding
Panamanian officials traveled Monday to a remote riverside community where floodwaters over the weekend drowned 11 members of a family, nine of them children.
1 Dead, Several Children Trapped after Blast Rips Through Homes in Baltimore Neighbourhood in US
A major explosion leveled several houses as it tore through a Baltimore neighborhood on Monday, killing at least one person and critically injuring three while at least five others including children were trapped, firefighters said.
Greece to require negative coronavirus test for entry from Sweden, Spain, Belgium
Visitors to Greece arriving from Sweden, Belgium, Spain, the Netherlands and the Czech Republic will need proof they have tested negative for the novel coronavirus to gain entry, the government said on Monday.
Germany's Maas calls Pompeo over pipeline sanctions threat
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said Monday he personally reached out to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to express dismay over a warning by three Republican senators who threatened sanctions against a German port operator for its part in a pipelin...
French, Nigerian troops hunt for killers of aid workers in Niger
French and Nigerien soldiers searched through a giraffe reserve and the surrounding area in Niger on Monday for traces of the gunmen who killed six French aid workers, a French military source said.
Romanian midwife championed in Britain as homeland in crisis
Queen Elizabeth II, David Bowie and ... Claudia Anghel?
Official results hand Belarusian leader Lukashenko re-election victory, opposition protests
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko won a landslide reelection victory, the central election commission said on Monday, after bloody clashes between riot police and thousands of protesters who said the poll was rigged.
55 years after riots, Watts neighborhood still bears scars
There were no fires this time in Watts. There was no looting, no shooting and no National Guard troops patrolling.
Schools mull outdoor classes amid virus, ventilation worries
It has been seven years since the central air conditioning system worked at the New York City middle school where Lisa Fitzgerald OConnor teaches. As a new school year approaches amid the coronavirus pandemic, she and her colleagues are threatening not to...
Puerto Ricans, upset at botched primary, demand answers
Puerto Ricans demanded answers Monday after botched primaries forced officials to reschedule voting at centers lacking ballots, an unprecedented decision being called a blow to the U.S. territory's democracy.
6 French Citizens, 2 Guides Killed by Gunmen at Giraffe Park in Niger
Unidentified gunmen killed six French citizens and two Nigerien guides who were visiting a wildlife park east of Nigers capital early Sunday, the West African nations interior ministry said.
Georgia school with large crowds reports positive cases
A total of nine students and staff members at a Georgia high school have tested positive for the coronavirus, the principal said in a letter to parents after the school made headlines for online photos showing hallways packed with teens many of them not...