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'We can do big things,' Schumer says as Senate approves aid
WASHINGTON — Tensions were raw ahead of midnight as Republican leader Mitch McConnell rose in the Senate for the purpose of publicly ridiculing Majority Leader Chuck Schumer over the daylong delay as Democrats argued among themselves over the $1.
Mar 7, 2021 3:35 AM
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Russia scores points with vaccine diplomacy, but snags arise
MOSCOW — Russia's boast in August that it was the first country to authorize a coronavirus vaccine led to skepticism at the time because of its insufficient testing.
Mar 7, 2021 3:33 AM
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Drones vs hungry moths: Dutch use hi-tech to protect crops
MONSTER, Netherlands — Dutch cress grower Rob Baan has enlisted high-tech helpers to tackle a pest in his greenhouses: palm-sized drones seek and destroy moths that produce caterpillars that can chew up his crops.
Mar 7, 2021 3:30 AM
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Sri Lanka Catholics mark 'Black Sunday' for Easter victims
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lankan Roman Catholics attended Mass dressed in black on Sunday, with prayers and protests calling for justice for those killed in co-ordinated suicide bomb attacks on Easter Sunday two years ago.
Mar 7, 2021 3:28 AM
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Rouhani: Iran ready to take steps when US lifts sanctions
TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Sunday his country was prepared to take steps to live up to measures in the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers as soon as the United States lifts economic sanctions on Iran.
Mar 7, 2021 3:23 AM
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Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama gets vaccine shot
DHARMSALA, India — The Dalai Lama, the 85-year-old Tibetan spiritual leader, was administered the first shot of the coronavirus vaccine on Saturday at a hospital in the north Indian hill town of Dharmsala.
Mar 6, 2021 5:38 PM
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Biden, Dems prevail as Senate OKs $1.9T virus relief bill
WASHINGTON — An exhausted Senate narrowly approved a $1.
Mar 6, 2021 2:32 PM
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Pope, top Iraq Shiite cleric deliver message of coexistence
PLAINS OF UR, Iraq — Pope Francis walked through a narrow alley in Iraq’s holy city of Najaf for a historic meeting with the country’s top Shiite cleric Saturday, and together they delivered a powerful message of peaceful coexistence in a country sti
Mar 6, 2021 10:41 AM
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Afghan officials say car bomber kills prosecutor, bodyguard
KABUL — A suicide car bombing killed the Afghan intelligence directorate’s chief prosecutor Saturday, an official said, amid an increase in violence in the war-ravaged country.
Mar 6, 2021 9:19 AM
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Mississippi history group honours scholars, flag commission
JACKSON, Miss. — The Mississippi Historical Society is honouring several scholars and groups, including a commission that designed a new state that voters adopted in November. The society presented awards during its annual meeting Friday.
Mar 6, 2021 8:11 AM
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