U.N. unveils "Pandemic Classroom" in call for schools to reopen
168 empty desks, each "representing 1 million children living in countries where schools have been almost entirely closed," highlights "worrying" impact on much more than education.
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Bunny Wailer, reggae luminary, dies at 73
He formed The Wailers in 1963 with late superstars Bob Marley and Peter Tosh. He died Tuesday in his native Jamaica.
Iraq military base used by U.S. troops hit in rocket attack
No U.S. military casualties reported after at least 10 rockets target Ain al-Asad base, the same one hit last year in an attack that brought the U.S. and Iran to the brink of war.
COVID-19 spotlights debate over pregnant women in medical trials
"Women have a secure place along with men, an equal place along with men, in the way in which biomedical research is done. The one group that was left behind was pregnant women," bioethicist says.
ISIS claims killing of 3 female journalists in Afghanistan
The ISIS claim of responsibility contradicted an accusation by the Afghan government that the Taliban carried out the murders.
Dramatic video shows volcano spewing ash 16,000 feet into sky
The Mount Sinabung volcano was dormant for four centuries but three eruptions in the last 11 years have killed 26 people.
Myanmar protests persist despite rulers' bloody post-coup crackdown
Hundreds arrested, including journalists, and more than 20 killed, but protesters are refusing to let volleys of tear gas and even bullets silence their demands.
Hydroxychloroquine shouldn't be used to stop COVID, WHO says
A panel of World Health Organization experts said the drug may even increase the risk of adverse effects.
Churchill painting owned by Angelina Jolie smashes auction record
The image of the 12th-century mosque in Marrakech at sunset is a piece of both political and Hollywood history.
Global carbon emissions already over pre-pandemic lockdown levels
Intergovernmental agency says resurgence in economic activity, lack of clean energy policies mean higher emissions than before pandemic in many nations.
Americans behind Nissan exec's brazen escape from Japan face justice
Ex-Green Beret Michael Taylor and his son don't deny masterminding Carlos Ghosn's cinema-worthy escape to Lebanon in a speaker box.
279 schoolgirls released 4 days after mass-abduction in Nigeria
The girls were the latest victims in a series of student kidnappings that Nigeria's president warns will continue if regional authorities keep paying ransoms.
Prince Harry compares "unbelievably tough" royal split to Diana
Speaking with Oprah Winfrey, Prince Harry says he feared "history repeating itself."
Khashoggi's fiancé says Saudi royal must be "punished without delay"
The Biden administration has indicated no willingness to sanction the next leader of a vital Mideast ally for a brutal murder. The victim's ex-fiancée says that "will endanger us all."
France's Sarkozy convicted of corruption, sentenced to prison
The 66-year-old politician was convicted for having tried to illegally obtain information from a senior magistrate in 2014.
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