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Stabbing attack at Brazil daycare kills three children, two staff

SAUDADES, Brazil (AFP) -- An 18-year-old attacker armed with a samurai-style sword burst into a daycare center in Brazil Tuesday…

US ex-cop convicted of Floyd murder seeks new trial

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP0 -- Derek Chauvin, the white ex-policeman convicted of murdering the African-American man George Floyd, asked Tuesday…

Iraq health minister resigns over deadly hospital fire

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) -- Iraq's health minister resigned on Tuesday, ten days after a fire in a Baghdad Covid-19 hospital…

W. House wants 70% adults to have first Covid shot by July 4

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President Joe Biden wants 70 percent of adults in the US to have received at…

Biden says, ‘hope and expectation’ for Putin meeting in June

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President Joe Biden said Tuesday he expects to hold a summit with his Russian…

Singapore steps up virus curbs as infection clusters grow

SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) -- Singapore announced a slew of new coronavirus restrictions Tuesday including a ban on spectators at sporting…

Mexico president vows full probe after 24 die in metro accident

by Sofia Miselem and Daniel Rook MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) -- Mexico's president on Tuesday promised an in-depth investigation to…

Germany to ease virus curbs for vaccinated people: ministry

BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- People who have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 will no longer have to abide by curfews…

UN condemns ‘excessive’ use of force in Colombia protests

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The UN rights office condemned Tuesday the "excessive use of force" by security officers in Colombia,…

France defends phased vaccine rollout as critics urge haste

PARIS, France (AFP) -- French Health Minister Olivier Veran on Tuesday defended the country's staggered rollout of Covid-19 vaccines over…

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