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US, Europe facing new round of shutdowns amid coronavirus surge
“We’re dealing with the coronavirus — the virus itself — and also corona fatigue,” one expert said. “People are becoming more and more fed up with the preventive measures."
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‘Everything has gone to hell’: Nigerians in Philly connect with protests sweeping their home country
As police violently crack down on protesters in their home country, Nigerians in Philadelphia have joined the movement with demonstrations of their own.
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Pope endorses same-sex civil unions in new documentary film
The papal thumbs up came midway through the documentary “Francesco,” which had its premiere at the Rome Film Festival on Wednesday.
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NY Times: Tax records show Trump tried to land China projects
China is one of only three foreign nations — the others are Britain and Ireland — where Trump maintains a bank account, according to a Times analysis of Trump's tax records.
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UNICEF to stockpile over half a billion syringes for future COVID-19 vaccine
The agency, also known as the United Nations Children's Fund, plans to distribute up to 1 billion syringes by 2021.
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Vaccine storage issues could leave 3B people without access
The vaccine cold chain hurdle is the latest disparity of the pandemic weighted against the poor, who more often live and work in conditions that allow the virus to spread.
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World struggles as confirmed COVID-19 cases pass 40 million
The U.S., India and Brazil are reporting by far the highest numbers of cases — 8.1 million, 7.5 million and 5.2 million respectively.
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Earth breaks September heat record, may reach warmest year
Earth sweltered to a record hot September last month, with climate officials saying there’s nearly a two-to-one chance that 2020 will end up as the hottest year on record.
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UN: Climate change means more weather disasters every year
In the wake of heat waves, global warming and forest fires, the U.N. is warning that the number of people who need international humanitarian help could rise 50% by 2030.
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10% of global population may have contracted the coronavirus, WHO says
It's an estimate that's far higher than the total of global confirmed cases reported by governments.
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Worldwide grief: Death toll from coronavirus tops 1 million
The U.S., where the virus has killed about 205,000 people, accounts for 1 out of 5 deaths worldwide, far more than any other country despite its wealth and medical resources.
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At UN, nations urge overdue reckoning with colonial crimes
The message was: 'For those who think the word “colonialism” evokes a long-ago, no-longer-relevant era, think again.'
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Leaders to UN: If coronavirus doesn’t kill us, climate change will
With enormous chunks of ice caps in Greenland and Canada sliding into the sea, countries are acutely aware there's no vaccine for global warming.
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COVID-19 can’t crush human rights, UN gathering declares
In a diminished spotlight because of COVID-19, leading human rights defenders on Friday urged people in these fractured times to connect through politics — and vote, too.
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Play about Belarus uprising on stage in Philly, and around the world
The Wilma Theater in Philadelphia joins dozens of companies around the world in staging a new play from Belarus written during the protests.
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