An epidemic atlas: How COVID-19 took over the world in 2020 By the Associated Press December 16, 2020 GMT https://apnews.com/article/pandemics-brazil-israel-india-coronavirus-pandemic-c1ba685119fd12108dd6d89f2fb89702 Almost no place is spared – and no one. The virus, which first appeared in Wuhan, China, a year ago, spread worldwide in 2020 and caused a stir. An epidemic …
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WASHINGTON (AP) – Presidential voters are meeting in the United States on Monday to make a formal choice. Biden as the next president of the country. Monday is set by law for the Electoral College meeting. In fact, voters meet in all 50 states and the District of Columbia to …
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BRUSSELS (AP) – European Union leaders fought hard on Friday to reduce the group’s net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% compared to 1990 levels, avoiding the embarrassing hurdle ahead of a UN climate meeting this week. After a night-long discussion at their two-day summit in Brussels, the 27 …
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YERWAN, Armenia (AP) – Armenian officials and Azerbaijan on Saturday accused each other of violating the peace agreement that ended six weeks of heavy fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh, and the Azerbaijani leader slammed the Armenians with an “iron fist.” The new confrontation is the first significant violation of the November 10 …
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ROME (AP) – After the health care system again failed to protect the elderly – Europe’s highest coronavirus death – and delays in imposing new sanctions by the government, Italy could soon reclaim a record that no one wants. That was not to be. Italy was the first country in …
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