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Rescue efforts were complicated because Mayfield’s main fire station and emergency services hub were also hit by the tornado
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By early Saturday, rescue crews were still sorting through the rubble to determine if anyone was trapped inside
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China’s embassy in Washington denounced the U.S. move as ‘serious interference in China’s internal affairs’
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Early indications suggest Omicron may be less dangerous than delta, which continues to drive a surge of hospitalizations
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Air passengers will also be required to confirm in the form of an attestation that the information they present is true, officials said
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Legal team faces daily threats as it works to protect displaced families from landowners, ecosystems from mining and indigenous groups from oil companies
Julia Figueroa never leaves her house without security. She travels with two bodyguards and an armoured vehicle. Her home and office are watched around the clock. She carefully monitors any devices that might contain compromising information about her clients.
As the director of the Luis Carlos Pérez Lawyers Collective Corporation (CCALCP) and one of its founders, threats to her life are a daily occurrence. The all-female group of lawyers provides legal representation to small-scale farmers and indigenous communities affected by the armed conflict in Colombia. Their work includes defending displaced peoples and victims of state crime, but also defending environmental rights, including fighting mining companies that seek to extract resources, often at the expense of the local water supply and the surrounding environment.
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Inter-American court of human rights orders Central American country to reform harsh policies on reproductive health
The Inter-American court of human rights has ruled that El Salvador was responsible for the death of Manuela, a woman who was jailed in 2008 for killing her baby when she suffered a miscarriage.
The court has ordered the Central American country to reform its draconian policies on reproductive health.
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Fauci and other medical experts strongly emphasized that Americans should continue to get vaccinated and get their booster shots
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The group’s recommendation came after hours of debate about the drug’s modest benefits and potential safety issues
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The agency is taking a more cautious stance as Omicron’s emergence further emphasizes the importance of vaccination and boosters
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The emergence of the omicron variant has fulfilled predictions of scientists who warned the elevated transmission of virus
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‘Disaster emergency’ declared in New York
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The three positive cases are friends who travelled to the nearby city of Suzhou together last week, Shanghai health authorities said
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Moderna hasn’t yet gotten the go-ahead to offer its vaccine to teens
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This will be the third flight for this Falcon 9’s first stage booster
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American citizens and permanent residents may still enter the US regardless of their vaccination status, but face additional testing hurdles
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One video shows the moment the SUV broke through the barricades and the sound of what appears to be several gunshots
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Presidential power has been transferred to the vice president before, when President George W. Bush had colonoscopies in 2002 and 2007
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Under the new rules, anyone 18 or older can choose either a Pfizer or Moderna booster six months after their last dose
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A roundup of the struggle for human rights and freedoms, from Pakistan to Poland
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Victoria Palmer, a USCIS spokesperson, said the agency has trained 44 additional staff to help address the application surge
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The S-400 is known as Russia’s most advanced long-range surface-to-air missile defence system
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The companies have sold the vast majority of their doses to rich countries, leaving low-income nations in the lurch
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The two leaders know each other well, having traveled together when both were vice presidents
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The U.S. and China will revive a working group that will meet regularly to address the climate crisis and advance the multilateral process
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The four astronauts lifted off at 9:03 pm EST Wednesday from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida
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Older Americans and other groups particularly vulnerable to the virus have had access to a third dose of the Pfizer and BioNTech vaccine
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Their capsule parachuted into the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Pensacola, Florida, in darkness
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Travellers who can show proof of vaccination against COVID-19 and have had a recent, negative viral test can again fly to the US now
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