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Month: October 2021

Anger over UK quarantine rules for fully vaccinated travelers from India and many African countries

By Nimi Princewill, CNN News that fully vaccinated travelers from India and many African countries will face mandatory quarantine in the UK, despite a relaxation of the country’s inbound travel rules, has caused an outcry and accusations of discrimination. The UK’s revised travel advisory will take effect on October 4 and visitors from its list

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More than 600 reproductive rights marches are set for Saturday. Here’s what you need to know

By Kaanita Iyer, CNN Women and allies will gather at more than 600 marches across the United States on Saturday in support of reproductive rights, with the largest rally expected in the nation’s capital, according to organizers. These “Rally for Abortion Justice” marches come as the most restrictive anti-abortion bill yet went into effect in

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China investigates ex-official who led major corruption case

BEIJING (AP) — A former Chinese justice minister has become a target of President Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption campaign. The Communist Party’s discipline commission announced Saturday that former Justice Minister and Vice Minister of Public Security Fu Zhenghua is under investigation for severe violations of party discipline and law. It did not provide details. It’s unclear

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US surpasses 700,000 Covid-19 deaths

By Travis Caldwell and Naomi Thomas, CNN The US surpassed 700,000 deaths from Covid-19 on Friday, 108 days after the country reached 600,000 deaths from the virus, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. The grim figure comes after another violent round of surging of infections, hospitalizations and deaths fueled by the highly transmissible Delta

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Teenage skateboard sensation Sky Brown saddened by plight of Afghan girls, saying ‘girls can do anything that boys can do but even better’

By Jack Bantock and Amanda Davies, CNN Sky Brown became Great Britain’s youngest ever Olympic medalist this summer — now, she wants to encourage young girls worldwide to find their own success. The 13-year-old skateboarder won bronze in the women’s park final in Tokyo, but as she basks in those happy memories, Brown is also

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