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India shows why we will all need COVID vaccine booster shots
COVID mutations could spin out of control if situations like that in India continue to occur.
Astronauts leave ISS, begin return to Earth on SpaceX craft
The astronauts spent more than 160 days in space and their Crew Dragon spacecraft should return on Sunday.
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India COVID crisis: ‘We tried 15 hospitals before my mother died’
Despite having money to pay for treatment, one family struggled to find a hospital bed for their 61-year-old mother.
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Bomb blasts, protests as Myanmar enters fourth month under coup
Candle-lit vigils and flash protests continue overnight as security forces have reportedly detained more civilians.
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‘Dreamers’ urge compassion for families, children at US border
Amid increase in migration at US-Mexico border, DACA recipients relive their own journeys to US decades ago.
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