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New COVID-19 cases in Japan top 12,000, setting record for fourth day in a row

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How the pandemic is killing a record number of local hospitals

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A record number of rural hospitals are closing across the United States during the Covid pandemic. For this community in Georgia, it's no different. Many here will have to cross state lines, even if that means traveling an hour, to get urgent medical care. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - HP Hero https://ift.tt/3jb2dao via IFTTT

16-year-old Ajax youth player dies in car accident

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16-year-old Ajax youth player Noah Gesser died in a car accident on Friday evening, the Dutch football club announced. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - HP Hero https://ift.tt/3ic8UtI via IFTTT

Massive comet discovery dwarfs all others

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Messengers from the past are all around us. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - HP Hero https://ift.tt/2Vp4cQ5 via IFTTT

Retailers blame Brexit for widespread food shortages across Scottish stores - Eminetra.co.uk

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Canadian Travelers Fined $20,000 Each After Crossing into Canada From The US With Fake Vaccine Proof

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Russia Demands YouTube Block Jailed Kremlin Critic Navalny's Channel

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Tokyo Olympics: The medal winners' flowers that pay tribute to 2011 disaster

More than 5,000 bouquets are being handed to athletes at the Olympic and Paralympic Games - and have a special significance, with flowers from areas devastated by a 2011 earthquake and tsunami. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3A8Y0Lx via IFTTT

Dressel sets world record to win third Tokyo gold

American Caeleb Dressel gains his third gold medal of the Tokyo Olympics with a 100m butterfly world record, while Katie Ledecky and Kaylee McKeown also win golds. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2TOOLAy via IFTTT

Three Americans create enough carbon emissions to kill one person, study finds

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Delta Variant Rampant in Asia; Tokyo, Thailand, Malaysia Post Record COVID Infections

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Tokyo Olympics: Elaine Thompson-Herah defends 100m title

Elaine Thompson-Herah became the second-fastest woman in history as she beat fellow Jamaican Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce to defend her Olympic 100m title. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2WGIKab via IFTTT

Tokyo Olympics: Georgia athletes removed from Games after sightseeing trip

Two Georgian silver medallists are told to leave the Olympic Games for taking a sightseeing trip in Tokyo. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3jbRDjB via IFTTT

Forty people arrested in huge probe into child sex abuse spanning 10 years

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Google may have achieved a scientific breakthrough: Time crystals

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Afghanistan: Fighting rages as Taliban besiege three key cities

Fears rise of a humanitarian crisis as Islamist militants seek to capture major Afghan urban areas. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2V0Fnuk via IFTTT

Billie Eilish opens up on internet trolls

Eilish tells Amfo of her frustration with internet criticism in a new documentary to be broadcast on Saturday. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/37icUlT via IFTTT

Tokyo Olympics: Novak Djokovic loses to Pablo Carreno Busta in bronze-medal match

Novak Djokovic throws one racquet and smashes another as his bid for an Olympic medal ends in defeat by Spain's Pablo Carreno Busta. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3fbeZ7N via IFTTT

ICYMI: Decoding feline feelings and a breathtaking bungee jump

A round-up of the week's news you might have missed. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3j2pewe via IFTTT

Greenland: enough ice melted on single day to cover Florida in two inches of water

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Victims of Canadian IVF doctor who used own sperm win settlement

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Barbados to become a parliamentary republic by 30 November 2021

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Ottawa drummer squirrelled away 1968 Joni Mitchell tape recorded by Jimi Hendrix

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FBI probe shows amount of chemicals in Beirut blast was a fraction of original shipment

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Revealed: Science Museum signed gagging clause with exhibition sponsor Shell

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Second lab worker with deadly prion disease prompts research pause in France

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Azerbaijani Blogger Reportedly Found Dead In Tbilisi

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Airlift begins for Afghans who worked for U.S. during its longest war

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Brazil gets snow and ice, surprising residents

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Coffee, cane and orange crops at risk as temperatures plunge in Brazil

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Australia to return 14 artworks of disputed provenance to India

The National Gallery says their repatriation will "close a very difficult chapter of our history". from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3j6CCPU via IFTTT

China nuclear: Taishan reactor shut down over damaged fuel rods

The operator says the EPR reactor at Taishan in China is "under control" despite fuel rod concerns. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3leu9g7 via IFTTT

Critics praise 'defiant' Billie Eilish album

The teen megastar's second album, Happier Than Ever, gives an unflinching portrayal of global fame. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3ff9eGe via IFTTT

Amazon hit with $888 million Data privacy fine

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Palestinian shot dead by Israeli Army at 12-year-old's Funeral, who was also killed by Israeli Forces.

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New Samoa PM cancels China-funded port

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'Mourning is not a crime': Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil organiser denies incitement over banned June 4 assembly

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Turkey fires: Blazes threaten Marmaris and other coastal resorts

Villages and hotels are evacuated as firefighters attempt to put out dozens of blazes. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3zLUnKY via IFTTT

Enough ice melted in Greenland on Tuesday to cover Florida in two inches of water

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Taliban’s brutal killing of comic actor Khasha sparks fear and loathing in Afghanistan

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Israeli forces kill Palestinian during West Bank funeral protest

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Djokovic's 'golden Grand Slam' bid thwarted

Novak Djokovic's hopes of winning a 'golden Grand Slam' are over after losing to Alexander Zverev in the Olympic tennis semi-finals. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Vnn7e7 via IFTTT

Novak Djokovic's search for 'Golden Slam' comes to end at Tokyo 2020

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• Live updates: It's the seventh official day of Tokyo 2020. Catch up on the latest • Simone Biles says she still has the 'twisties' and it's impacting her on the 4 individual events from CNN.com - RSS Channel - HP Hero https://ift.tt/3BSEwwl via IFTTT

Palestinian man shot dead in violent clashes as 12-year old boy, also killed by Israeli soldiers, is buried

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A Palestinian man has died after being shot by Israeli forces in the West Bank, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, during large clashes that broke out during the funeral of a 12-year old boy who was shot by Israeli soldiers a day earlier. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - HP Hero https://ift.tt/2V5iDcj via IFTTT

Israel to offer third Covid-19 vaccine dose to people over 60

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Israel's Prime Minister jas announced a program to roll out a third dose of the coronavirus vaccine to people over the age of 60, becoming one of the first countries in the world to make such a move. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - HP Hero https://ift.tt/3i9ULx8 via IFTTT

[The Washington Post] U.S. flies 200 Afghan interpreters and family members to Virginia, in first wave of evacuations

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UK already undergoing disruptive climate change

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Minsk regime uses migrants in 'hybrid attack' against EU, NATO, say Baltic ministers

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A Chinese billionaire who dared to speak out against the government has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for 'provoking trouble'

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Macron: France owes 'debt' to Polynesians over nuclear tests

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Russia's daily COVID-19 deaths reach record high for third time

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Daphne Caruana Galizia: Malta responsible for journalist death - inquiry

A report quoted by Maltese media says officials could have prevented Daphne Caruana Galizia's 2017 murder. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3jgWMXN via IFTTT

Ethiopia's Tigray crisis: Fighting escalates despite ceasefire

Forces in Amhara are battling rebels on three fronts along the border with Tigray, officials say. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3BUql9J via IFTTT

Thankful for vaccines, Taiwan praises Czech Republic as democracy partner

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Taliban admit to killing Afghan comic beaten in video

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Hushpuppi: Nigerian influencer pleads guilty to money laundering

Ramon Abbas, known as Hushpuppi, posted photos of his lavish lifestyle to 2.5m Instagram followers. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3l9Ru2w via IFTTT

Ben & Jerry's founders say they're 'proud' of company's Israel boycott

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NZ, Iceland, Ireland, UK and Australia are the five nations most likely to survive a collapse of global civilisation, study suggests

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In 1971 Israel secretly detained innocent Palestinians in remote desert camps in Sinai. With Defense Minister Moshe Dayan calling that "The best deterrence mechanism we have".

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the most powerful tidal turbine device in the world has connected to the grid in Orkney.

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Millions meant for residential school survivors spent on Catholic Church lawyers, administration: documents

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Israel investigating shooting of Palestinian boy in West Bank

Palestinian officials say soldiers shot the 12-year-old as he travelled in a car in the West Bank. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3iaXLsX via IFTTT

Cutting Carbon Pollution Quickly Would Save Millions of Lives, Study Finds

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8.2 Magnitude Earthquake 104 km SE of Perryville, Alaska

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Bob Odenkirk: Better Call Saul actor 'stable' after 'heart-related incident' during filming

The US actor is still in hospital after being rushed there from the set of Better Call Saul. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3ybpu2g via IFTTT

Biden shifts onus for pandemic onto the unvaccinated

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President Joe Biden, who for months used techniques like public service announcements and grassroots campaigns to persuade Americans to get vaccinated, is adopting a tougher approach as caseloads surge: vaccine requirements and blame. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - HP Hero https://ift.tt/374kUqR via IFTTT

FDA says it's working as fast as possible to fully approve vaccines, as urgency rises amid Covid surge

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The US Food and Drug Administration insists it is working as quickly as possible to review applications for full approval of the Covid-19 vaccines as the number of cases continues to rise and vaccination rates decline across the country. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - HP Hero https://ift.tt/3f8oMey via IFTTT

Tsunami watch issued for Hawaii after magnitude 8.2 quake hits Alaska

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Winnipeg Catholic priest accuses residential school survivors of lying about abuse for money

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New science leads to another CDC update on masks. Even for the vaccinated.

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You could almost hear the collective groan of frustration around the country Tuesday when the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention again updated its guidance, encouraging more Americans and all schoolkids and teachers to wear face masks to stop the spread of Covid-19. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - HP Hero https://ift.tt/3l4mBNe via IFTTT