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Bulgaria: Police remove tent camps, protesters vow to stay
Bulgarian police on Friday removed dozens of tent camps that had blocked key city intersections across the country as part of antigovernment protests.
South African police fire rubber bullets at Zimbabwe protest
South African police on Friday used stun grenades and rubber bullets to disperse activists who staged a protest at Zimbabwe's embassy in the capital, Pretoria.
UK to spend millions to ease Brexit red tape for N Ireland
The British government will spend up 355 million pounds ($465 million) to help businesses in Northern Ireland deal with the red tape caused by Brexit, officials said Friday.
Power restored in Manhattan after outage affects thousands
Electricity provider Con Edison said that power was restored to parts of New York's Manhattan area after an outage early Friday left thousands without electricity and caused disruptions to the city's subway system.
'No Way We Can Rebuild': Lebanese Count Massive Losses after Beirut's Biggest Explosion
The search for those missing since Tuesday's blast intensified overnight as rescuers sifted rubble in a frantic race to find anyone still alive after the explosion smashed a swathe of the city and sent shockwaves around the region.
Chinese court sentences another Canadian to death for drugs
A Chinese court said on Friday it had sentenced a Canadian to death for transporting and manufacturing drugs, the second Canadian in two days to receive a death penalty for drugs and fourth since Canada detained a top Huawei executive in 2018.
Trump says Texas would be great place for NRA to relocate
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday encouraged the National Rifle Association to relocate to Texas, shortly after the state attorney generals in New York and Washington announced lawsuits against the gun organization.
WHO Warns Against 'Vaccine Nationalism', Says Rich Countries Can’t Beat Virus If Poor Nations Remain Exposed
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said it would be in wealthier nations' interests to ensure that any vaccines eventually produced to protect against the new coronavirus were shared globally.
Grand Teton seeks goat cull help after canceled air shoot
Grand Teton National Park is seeking volunteers to shoot nonnative mountain goats this fall after calling off a helicopter goat shoot amid criticism from Wyomings governor last winter.
U.S. health secretary says Taiwan trip is to reaffirm partnership
Health Secretary Alex Azar said on Thursday his upcoming trip to Taiwan was designed to reaffirm the U.S. partnership with the Asian country, which he praised for its transparency and cooperation in the public health field.
In big shift, Pope names six women to Vatican financial oversight body
Pope Francis has appointed six women, including the former treasurer for Britain's Prince Charles, to the council that oversees Vatican finances, naming them in one fell swoop to some of the most senior roles.
Global Recovery Could be Faster if Covid Vaccine is Made Available to All, Says WHO Chief
Economic recovery around the world could come faster if any COVID19 vaccine is made available to all as a public good, World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Thursday.
It's not for me: speed of COVID-19 vaccine race raises safety concerns
The frenetic race to develop a COVID19 vaccine has intensified safety concerns about an inoculation, prompting governments and drugmakers to raise awareness to ensure their efforts to beat the coronavirus aren't derailed by public distrust.
Sri Lankan president's party ahead in election vote count
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's ruling party on Thursday took an early lead in vote counting after a parliamentary election that he hopes will clear the way for constitutional changes to make the presidency more powerful.
UK says 50 million face masks it bought might not be safe
The British government says it wont be using 50 million face masks it bought during a scramble to secure protective equipment for medics during the coronavirus outbreak because of concerns they might not be safe.
Vietnam turns Danang stadium into field hospital amid virus outbreak
Vietnam is close to completing the conversion of a sports stadium into a 1,000bed field hospital in its new coronavirus epicentre Danang, the health ministry said on Thursday, as it battles an outbreak that has spread to at least 11 locations.