Global South climate activists doubt COP26 participation over vaccine delayDeveloping-nation delegates to the key UN climate conference in Scotland have been promised access to a COVID-19 vaccine, but with only two months to go, time is running short |
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U.S. states making 2021 moves on abortion rights and accessWith abortion rights under attack in many states, here's a roundup of some of the biggest developments |
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Ida's devastation shocks, fuel shortages hinder recoveryCountless homes have been destroyed and towns flooded, evoking memories of Hurricane Katrina, which killed some 1,800 and nearly destroyed New Orleans 16 years ago |
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Texas's near-total abortion ban takes effect after Supreme Court inactionSuch a ban has never been permitted in any state since the Supreme Court decided Roe v. Wade, the landmark ruling that legalized abortion nationwide, in 1973 |
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New York City mayor declares state of emergency after record-breaking rainAt least five flash flood emergencies have been issued as storm Ida brings torrential rain and the threat of flash floods and tornadoes to the northern mid-Atlantic |
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South African train brings COVID-19 vaccines closer to peopleThe stationary train is meant to bring vaccines closer to people and save them from travelling long distances as South Africa ramps up its COVID-19 vaccination drive |
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Taliban confront Afghan economy in turmoil, humanitarian crisisLong lines form at banks in Kabul as people try to withdraw cash as prices in the bazaars soar. The currency is sinking and inflation rising, while many offices and shops remain shut |
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Lebanon in free fall, must not become 'horror story', US senator warnsMore than half of Lebanon's 6 million people have fallen into poverty with the World Bank calling it one of the sharpest depressions of modern times |
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U.S. civil rights museum gives Freedom Award to Michelle Obama, campaign groupMichelle Obama - a lawyer, writer and the first Black first lady - will split the award with The Poor People's Campaign, who work to fight racism, poverty and ecological devastation |
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