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First person to get Pfizer Covid vaccine Margaret Keenan, 90, gets second dose
Margaret Keenan, 90, who was the world's first patient to receive the Pfizer coronavirus vacine following its clinical approval, has received her second jab.
Mrs Keenan, from Coventry, received the initial injection on December 8. NHS…
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Turkey facing delayed China vaccine amid controversial extradition deal
China’s parliament ratified on Sunday an extradition agreement with Turkey to boost its alleged counterterrorism efforts abroad.
However, critics warn that the agreement will be used in tandem with economic and diplomatic pressure on…
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UN chief: Healing ‘must be our New Year’s resolution’
As the coronavirus pandemic upended the world in 2020, hardly a week passed without the UN secretary-general sounding the alarm over another, related pandemic: That of an inequitable world where the underdog disproportionately bears the…
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Dublin Archbishop Diarmuid Martin retires
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Dublin Archbishop Diarmuid Martin, who worked to rebuild the Roman Catholic Church’s credibility in Ireland after it was shattered by decades of clerical sexual abuse and cover-up.
Archbishop…
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Nashville bomber told his neighbor before attack: The world is ‘never going to forget…
It seemed like a friendly chat between neighbors. Only after a bomb exploded in downtown Nashville on Christmas morning could Rick Laude grasp the sinister meaning behind his neighbor’s smiling remark that the city and the rest of the world…
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WHO official: ‘Next pandemic may be more severe’
The “fragile” world needs to get its act together and honor those who have died by getting better at fighting COVID-19 because “the next pandemic may be more severe,” Dr. Mike Ryan, head of the World Health Organization (WHO) Emergencies…
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Turkey’s top court rules philanthropist Kavala’s rights not violated -Anadolu
The General Assembly of Turkey’s Constitutional Court, the country’s highest, ruled on Tuesday that philanthropist Osman Kavala’s detention did not violate his rights to liberty and security, state-owned Anadolu agency said.…
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Bowling alley shooting: 3 killed in Rockford, Illinois
Three people were killed and three wounded in a shooting Saturday at a bowling alley in Rockford, Illinois, and a suspect is in custody, according to police.
Police received calls about a shooting with multiple victims at Don Carter…
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Storm Bella to bring more severe gales and rain after flooding forces people from homes
Three severe flood warnings have been issued, meaning there is a risk to life, in areas within Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire.
Storm Bella is forecast to bring yet more strong gales and heavy rain to the UK and Ireland, a day after…
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‘Lives at risk’ severe flood warning in Bedfordshire as storm Bella threatens more…
Cogenhoe Mill Caravan Site, and the River Nene at Billing Aquadrome with nearby business parks are also covered by the warnings.
The Bedford area is one of three places covered by a severe flood warning on Boxing Day, meaning lives are…
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