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British Opposition Leader Calls for Three-week 'Circuit Breaker' Lockdown

Britain’s opposition Labor Party Leader Keir Starmer on Tuesday called on the government to implement a three-week temporary nationwide “circuit breaker” lockdown to stop the spread of COVID-19 throughout Britain.

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After 7-month Wait, Japanese Tourist Visits Machu Picchu

It didn’t go exactly as planned, but for one Japanese tourist, his dream of visiting the Incan ruins of Machu Picchu finally came true.

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‘Staggering’ rise in climate emergencies in last 20 years, new disaster research shows

The first 20 years of this century have seen a “staggering” rise in climate disasters, UN researchers said on Monday, while also maintaining that “almost all nations” have failed to prevent a “wave of death and illness” caused by the COVID-19 pandemic...

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Germany Calling for EU Sanctions on Belarusian President

Germany is calling for European Union sanctions on Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko.

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