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More than 1,000 Jewish pilgrims blocked from entering Ukraine over coronavirus fears
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More than 1,000 Orthodox Jews are waiting on the Belarus-Ukraine border, after their attempts to enter the country for a religious pilgrimage were rebuffed due to coronavirus concerns. Ukrainian government video f...
Georgia’s race to the right prompts GOP fears over holding Senate majority
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She's cut an ad saying she's "more conservative than Attila the Hun." She's lashed out at the WNBA for its ties to Black Lives Matter. And she frequently promotes herself as having a "100 percent Trump voting record...
The 8-year-old who fears adults can’t be trusted to fix the climate crisis
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John D. Sutter is a CNN contributor and a National Geographic Explorer. He is director of the forthcoming BASELINE series, which is visiting four locations on the front lines of the climate crisis every five years un...
Hong Kong journalist appears in court as crackdown fears grow
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Hong Kong An award-winning Hong Kong journalist appeared in court Tuesday, on charges related to her role in helping to investigate alleged police mishandling of a violent mob attack on democracy supporters in 2019. ...
Trump’s continued rhetoric over election hampers recovery as Americans face heightened economic and health fears
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President Donald Trump finally confirmed Thursday that he will vacate the White House in January after weeks of plunging America into a dark period of uncertainty—where the fate of democracy sometimes seemed to be h...
Fears of forced removals as Bangladesh moves hundreds of Rohingya refugees to remote island
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Hundreds of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh are being relocated to a controversial island facility in the Bay of Bengal this week amid fears that some could be forced to move there and held indefinitely. A ship ca...
Number of newborns registered in China drops 15% amid population decline fears
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Hong Kong The number of newborns registered with the government in China dropped almost 15% last year, amid widespread concern over falling birthrates in the world's most populous country. According to figures publi...
Founder of LGBTQI center shut down in Ghana says he fears for his safety
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A recently-opened center for the LGBTQI+ community in Ghana, has been shut down after it was raided by security forces in the West African country Wednesday. Alex Kofi Donkor, who heads the center named 'LGBT+ Righ...
India detects new ‘double mutant’ variant as Covid-19 cases spike, raising fears of a second wave
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New Delhi India has discovered a new "double mutant" variant of Covid-19, as the country struggles to contain a spike in cases that's raising fears of a second wave. "VOCs (variants of concern) and a new double mutan...
Mass religious festival goes ahead in India, despite Covid fears as country enters second wave
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New Delhi Massive crowds of Hindus began arriving in the northern Indian city of Haridwar on Thursday for the largest religious pilgrimage on Earth, even as experts warned it could cause a surge in Covid-19 cases as ...
Florida officials lift evacuation order after wastewater reservoir leak flood fears ease
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Officials said the reservoir continues to leak but the water escaping is being offset by a pumping effort. This aerial photo taken from an airplane shows a reservoir near the old Piney Point phosphate mine,...
Kate Upton voices skin struggles since becoming a mom, fears about going makeup-free for photoshoot
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The 28-year-old model and actress, who's been featured in multiple Sports Illustrated swimsuit issues as well as several films, is featured in People magazine's 2021 Beautiful Issue. While the inclusion is an honor, ...
Germany cancels Oktoberfest for 2nd year over virus fears
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Bavarian Governor Markus Soeder said it was with "heavy hearts" that they decided to call off the festival for which the state is known globally, but that with coronavirus numbers still stubbornly high and German hos...
What to know about the political drama raising fears over El Salvador’s democracy
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The future of El Salvador's democracy is under global scrutiny after lawmakers teamed up with populist president Nayib Bukele over the weekend to replace every judge on the Constitutional Court, the highest branch o...
Joe Exotic begs Biden for pardon as he fears he has prostate cancer: ‘Make this right’
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Exotic, also known as Joseph Maldonado-Passage, revealed on Facebook on Friday that his prostate-specific antigen (PSA) count "came back very high for prostate cancer." The former zookeeper then shared the symptoms h...
Woman finds bizarre symbols drawn behind kitchen cabinets prompting fears that house is cursed
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A woman looking for her cat says she recently discovered a bizarre set of drawings hidden under her kitchen cabinets. To make the situation even more mysterious, the paper that the symbols were drawn on was apparentl...