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Lebanon Affirms Deal To Take Back Migrants Sailing To Cyprus
Cyprus and Lebanon on Tuesday reaffirmed an agreement for Lebanese authorities to take back migrants aboard boats trying to reach Cypriot shores.
Activists, Scientists, Authors Among 'Genius Grant' Fellows
An activist speaking out about inadequate waste and water sanitation in rural America, an author of young adult and children's literature reflecting the world's diversity, and a neuroscientist who used mathematics to study the brain's development are amon...
21 MacArthur Fellows Awarded $625K In 'Genius Grants'
Writers, sociologists and scientists, a documentary filmmaker, a legal scholar and an environmental health advocate are among the luminaries named as this years MacArthur fellows. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation on Tuesday announced 21 p...
Belarus Opposition Leader Sees Inspiration In Fallen Berlin Wall
Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tsikhanouskaya visited a fragment of the Berlin Wall ahead of a meeting with Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday, saying she saw in it a symbol of the transformation she wanted to bring about in her own country.
Tens Of Thousands Attend Senegal Pilgrimage Despite COVID-19
Tens of thousands of Muslims are descending upon Senegal's holy city this week for the annual Grand Magal pilgrimage, a tradition in West Africa that some fear could become a superspreader event for COVID19.
EU Says That No-deal Brexit Becoming Ever More Likely
A top European Union official dealing with the United Kingdom said Tuesday that a cliffedge rupture between the two without even a basic trade deal by the end of the year is becoming more likely by the day.
Amid Rising Infections, Israeli Ultra-Orthodox Defy Lockdown
After a revered ultraOrthodox rabbi died this week, Israeli police thought they had worked out an arrangement with his followers to allow a small, dignified funeral that would conform with public health guidelines under the current coronavirus lockdown.
Post-election Protests Put Kyrgyzstan On Brink Of Revolt
People protesting the results of a parliamentary election in Kyrgyzstan broke into government and security headquarters early on Tuesday and freed a former president from custody, local news websites said.
A Dozen Dead Bodies Found In Abandoned Vans In Rural Mexico
Mexican authorities said on Monday they found the bodies of 12 men and women left in two abandoned vans in a rural area in the central state of San Luis Potosi, an area brimming with drug cartel activity.
Lawyers: Trump Can't Use Job As A Shield In Defamation Suit
Lawyers for a woman who claims President Donald Trump raped her in a department store dressing room a quarter century ago said Monday that he cant hurl insults at her and then cite his job as reason to remove himself as a defendant in a defamation lawsuit...
U.S. CDC Reports 209,199 Deaths From Coronavirus
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday reported 7,396,730 cases of the new coronavirus, an increase of 36,778 from its previous count, and said that the number of deaths had risen by 378 to 209,199.
White House Nixes Tougher FDA Guidelines On Vaccine Approval
The White House has blocked new Food and Drug Administration guidelines on bringing potential vaccines for COVID19 to market that would almost certainly have prevented their approval before the Nov. 3 election.
UNH Prof Accused Of Posing As Immigrant Woman On Twitter
A white University of New Hampshire chemistry professor is accused of posing as an immigrant woman of color on Twitter to make racist and sexist comments and attack users who supported racial justice and other progressive causes.
Dissolved Migrant Caravan Sign Of Tougher Guatemala Stance
The Guatemalan governments halt of more than 3,000 Honduran migrants who had set out for the United States amid the pandemic signaled that U.S. pressure on immigration continues to extend southward.
Serbia President: Prime Minister To Remain In Office
Serbias president on Monday proposed that current Prime Minister Ana Brnabic stay in office, paving the way for the formation of a new government more than three months after a parliamentary election.