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A Court In Ecuador Has Stripped Julian Assange Of His Citizenship
Assange spent seven years in Ecuador's London embassy to avoid extradition to Sweden to face allegations of rape and sexual assault. He's currently in a London prison for a separate legal matter.
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France Passes Law That Makes A Coronavirus Health Pass Required For Dining And Travel
The law requires a special pass to enter restaurants, trains, planes and other public venues. To get the pass, people must have proof they are vaccinated, tested negative or recovered from the virus.
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As U.S. Withdraws, Civilian Casualties In Afghanistan Reach A Record High
The U.N. warns that without a major de-escalation in violence, Afghanistan is on course to have the highest ever number of documented civilian casualties in a single year since record-keeping began.
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Civil Rights Activist Bob Moses Dies At 86
Moses was a civil rights crusader and educator who led Black voter registration drives in the American South during the 1960s.
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China Has Rejected A WHO Plan For Further Investigation Into The Origins Of COVID-19
Chinese officials say they cannot support a second phase of a study into the origins of the pandemic, including new investigation into the theory that the virus might have leaked from a Chinese lab.
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A Father And Son Have Been Sentenced In Japan For Their Role In Carlos Ghosn's Escape
Michael Taylor, accused of helping Nissan's former chairman escape to Lebanon while awaiting trial in Japan, was sentenced to two years in prison. His son Peter was sentenced to 20 months.
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OPEC And Allied Nations Have Agreed To End A Dispute That Has Roiled Energy Prices
The agreement will create a path for major oil producers to eventually begin pumping more oil, ending an earlier dispute sparked by the United Arab Emirates.
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Cuba's President Has Made A Rare Mea Culpa, Admitting To Failures That Fueled Unrest
In a televised address Wednesday night, President Miguel Díaz-Canel said that failings by the state have played a role in the protests that roiled the island nation this week.
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These Parents Were Reunited With Their Son After He Was Abducted 24 Years Ago
Guo Xinzhen was abducted as a toddler outside their home. Abductions of children for sale are reported regularly in China, though how often it happens is unclear.
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Europe Has An Ambitious New Climate Plan That Imagines A Dramatic Cut In Emissions
A sweeping proposal unveiled by the European Union on Wednesday would look to cut emissions of the gases that cause global warming by 55% by the end of this decade.