Italy coronavirus: Health workers must be vaccinated or face year suspension, report says

Italy’s Prime Minister Mario Draghi’s cabinet on Wednesday issued a controversial decree demanding all health workers in the country receive a coronavirus vaccine in order to work.

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France to close schools, ban domestic travel as virus surges

President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday ordered France into its third national lockdown and said schools would close for three weeks as he sought to push back a third wave of coronavirus infections that threatens to overwhelm hospitals.

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Russia: Navalny on hunger strike to protest prison treatment

Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said Wednesday he has started a hunger strike to protest authorities’ failure to provide proper treatment for his back and leg pains.

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Wealthy Mexicans jet to US for COVID-19 vaccines: 'They didn't even ask for my visa'

As Mexico struggles to vaccinate its citizens against the coronavirus, some wealthy Mexicans are traveling to the U.S. to get their shots, according to reports.

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France denies report airstrike in Mali killed 19 civilians at wedding

The French defense ministry on Tuesday contested a United Nations report that determined an airstrike earlier in the year in Mali resulted in the deaths of 19 civilians participating in a wedding.

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Greta Thunberg statue at UK university sparks backlash, labeled as 'vanity project'

A life-sized bronze statue of Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg installed at a United Kingdom university on Tuesday has sparked a backlash among students and critics who argue the money could have been better spent.

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Brother of Honduran president sentenced to life in drug case

The brother of Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernández was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday after he was convicted on drug charges.

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Suez Canal ship blockage under investigation

Experts are looking into how a colossal cargo ship became wedged across Egypt’s Suez Canal, where the vessel blocked traffic and disrupted billions of dollars in international trade for nearly a week.

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WHO adviser calls for 'full and credible investigation' of whether COVID originated in Wuhan lab

Atlantic Council senior fellow and World Health Organization adviser Jamie Metzl said Monday on "The Ingraham Angle" that China appears to be doing everything it can to press the issue that coronavirus began as a zoonotic virus jumping to humans, rather than a leak or other sourcing from a virology lab in Wuhan.

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Galapagos Islands airport: 185 baby giant tortoises found wrapped in plastic and stuffed in suitcase

Workers at a Galapagos Island airport found a suitcase filled with 185 baby giant tortoises wrapped in plastic that the country called “crimes against wildlife and the natural heritage of Ecuadorians,” according to reports.

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China reduces elected seats in Hong Kong legislature

China has sharply reduced the number of directly elected seats in Hong Kong’s legislature in a setback for the democracy movement.

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Oxford music professors suggest scrapping sheet music from curriculum, say it's complicit in ‘white supremacy’

Staff members within the University of Oxford’s music department have reportedly suggested removing sheet music from the school’s curriculum because of its supposed connections to a “colonial past.”

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British teen pleads guilty in daughter's death after multi-city birthday party

A teen mom in the United Kingdom plead guilty to manslaughter after she left her 20-month-old baby to die alone in December 2019 while she spent six days celebrating her 18th birthday with parties across the country, according to reports.

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Iran, China sign deal to warn US against isolating them, professor says

Over the weekend, Tehran and Beijing signed a 25-year cooperation deal amidst great fanfare in the Iranian capital. University of Tehran Professor Mohammad Marandi, who is close to the regime, told Fox News that it is about much more than what's on paper. 

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Suez Canal ship's crew celebrates on video after Ever Given is freed

Delightful video shows the cheers and happiness of a salvage team that helped free a colossal container ship stuck for nearly a week in the Suez Canal.

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Mexico revises coronavirus death toll up by 60%, suffering second-most deaths globally

New data from Mexico indicates that the death toll from the coronavirus is far higher than previously thought.

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Thousands flee Burma airstrikes, complicating crisis

Thailand's prime minister advised that his government is preparing for a massive influx of refugees.

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Sarah Obama, former president's step-grandmother, dead in Kenya hospital

Former President Barack Obama's step-grandmother died at around 4 a.m. local time in Kenya's third largest city, Kisumu, on Monday.

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WHO-China report claims coronavirus lab leak 'extremely unlikely,' suggests animal-human transmission

The findings offer little new insight into how the virus began to spread around the globe and many questions remain unanswered, though that was as expected.

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Missouri mom dies after falling from resort balcony in Cancun

A Missouri mom was found dead after she apparently plunged from a balcony at a Mexican resort on a spring break vacation, a report said.

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Suicide bomb hits Palm Sunday Mass in Indonesia, 14 wounded

President Joko Widodo condemned Sunday’s attack and said it has nothing to do with any religion.

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Burma forces kill dozens in deadliest day since coup

Burma media say security forces have killed 91 people in deadliest day since last month’s military coup.

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North Korea snaps back at Biden over criticism of missile launches

North Korea on Saturday snapped back at President Joe Biden’s criticism of its ballistic missile tests, calling his comments a provocation and encroachment on the North’s right to self-defense and vowing to continuously expand its "most thoroughgoing and overwhelming military power."

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9-year-old Mexican girl drowns crossing Rio Grande into US

A 9-year-old Mexican girl drowned while trying to cross the Rio Grande into Texas this week with her family, according to federal officials.

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Navy sending team to Suez Canal to help dig out massive ship blocking passage: sources

The U.S. Navy will assist the Egyptian government in the operation to dig out a giant container ship currently stuck sideways in the Suez Canal.  

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French President Macron has no regrets for rejecting third virus lockdown

France’s president says he has no reason to be sorry about refusing to impose a third national lockdown earlier this year, even though surging coronavirus infections are straining his country’s hospitals and more than 1,000 people with the virus are dying every week.

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Maritime traffic jam grows outside blocked Suez Canal

SUEZ, Egypt (AP) — A maritime traffic jam grew to more than 200 vessels Friday outside the Suez Canal and some vessels began changing course as dredgers worked frantically to free a giant container ship that is stuck sideways in the waterway and disrupting global shipping. 

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North Korean missiles getting more agile, evasive: experts

In resuming its ballistic testing activity after a yearlong pause, North Korea has demonstrated a potentially nuclear-capable weapon that shows how it continues to expand its military capabilities amid a stalemate in diplomacy with the United States.

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Dozens killed in horrific Egypt train crash

At least 32 people were killed when two trains collided in Egypt on Friday, the health ministry said — with dramatic footage of the aftermath showing people screaming and covered in soot in an overturned car.

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China defends itself on human rights by pointing to US history on slavery

In the wake of international backlash for reported human rights abuses in the Xinjiang province, Chinese officials are attempting to reverse the blame by shining a light on slavery.

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Putin foe, Navalny bankroller opens up on opposition leader’s potential future

Evgeny Chichvarkin knows what it's like to be on the wrong side of Vladimir Putin. As a young man in Russia in those go-go 90s, he made a mint in the cellphone business and for that, he says, effectively got run out of the country.

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Artificial intelligence savant and WWII hero Alan Turing honored on UK's new 50-pound note

The rainbow flag is flying proudly Thursday above the Bank of England in the heart of London’s financial district to commemorate World War II codebreaker Alan Turing, the new face of Britain’s 50-pound note.

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Pope taps Chilean sex abuse whistleblower for Vatican panel

Cruz is the newest member of a panel that will continue to review cases and claims of sex abuse by priests.

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North Korea fires two short-range ballistic missiles into Sea of Japan, US official confirms

North Korea has fired two short-range missiles off of its east coast, a U.S. official confirmed to Fox News Wednesday. 

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Ship blocking Suez Canal reportedly on the move

A cargo ship the size of a skyscraper that got stuck in Egypt's Suez Canal on Tuesday is on the move, according to reports.

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Ukraine health ministry says woman who died after COVID vaccine had no side effects

The Ukrainian government urged the public not to jump to conclusions on Wednesday over the death of a servicewoman who had gotten the AstraZeneca vaccine two days before, according to a report.

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Burma junta frees hundreds held for anti-coup protests

Hundreds of people imprisoned for protesting last month’s coup were released Wednesday in the first apparent gesture by the military to try to placate the protest movement.

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Head of Paris ICU warns of 'infernal' month ahead for hospitals

The head of an intensive care unit at a Paris hospital said on Wednesday the next month would be "infernal" for French hospitals because of a recent spike in coronavirus cases.

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Canada's $645,000 toilet questioned by critics

A single $645,000 outdoor public toilet is being planned for a park in Canada, and some critics are raising questions over what they believe is a stinky situation.

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Hong Kong suspends Pfizer vaccines over packaging defects

Hong Kong suspended vaccinations using Pfizer shots — known as BioNTech shots in the city — on Wednesday after they were informed by its distributor Fosun that one batch had defective bottle lids.

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North Korea fired missiles after US military exercises with South Korea

North Korea fired off short-range missiles over the weekend after it denounced the U.S. for moving forward with joint military exercises with South Korea, Fox News has confirmed. 

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Colombian town uses discipline, speakers to stay virus-free

According to the Health Ministry, Campohermoso county - which consists of the town and surrounding farms and villages - is one of just two counties in the country that are COVID-19-free. Colombia has more than 1,100 counties.

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Israel voting in elections as Netanyahu's fate is in the air

Israelis began voting on Tuesday in the country's fourth parliamentary election in two years — a highly charged referendum on the divisive rule of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. 

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Saint Teresa of Calcutta: What to know about the heroic Catholic nun, Nobel Peace Prize recipient

St. Teresa of Calcutta, or "Mother Teresa," is often held up as a symbol of selflessness and extreme devotion to charity. As the founder of the Missionaries of Charity and recipient of numerous awards, she is perhaps one of the most iconic figures of the 20th Century.

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North Korean National extradited to US for 1st time for fraud scheme

A North Korean citizen -- the first from the isolated communist nation -- has been extradited to the United States where he will face money laundering charges as part of a scheme to evade sanctions and provide luxury items to the rogue nation, the Justice Department said Monday. 

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Saudi Arabia to offer Houthis new ceasefire

Saudi Arabia will offer a new ceasefire agreement to Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen, according to two senior Saudi officials.

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Bystander grabs man's foot after he nearly falls off balcony, video shows

A shocking video released last week shows a bystander grabbing the foot and likely saving the life of a man who fell backward over a balcony in India, according to reports. 

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Police officers hurt, vehicles set on fire in violent protest in Bristol, England

Thousands of demonstrators had converged on the city centre, ignoring COVID-19 restrictions, to protest against a government bill going through parliament that would give police new powers to restrict street protests.

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Pope decries lack of access to drinking water for many

Pope Francis on Sunday urged more efforts to ensure all people have access to drinking water.

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Iran threatens US Army base and top general: report

Iran has made threats against Fort McNair, an Army base in the nation’s capital, and against the Army’s vice chief of staff, two senior U.S. intelligence officials said.

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