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June News

France elections: Emmanuel Macron's centrist alliance fails to win outright majorityThe leader's Ensemble alliance wins the most seats but Mr Macron's plans for a reform agenda could now be hit amid a period of political uncertainty.

Delhi News Live Updates: Congress leaders hold ‘Satyagraha’ at Jantar Mantar against Agnipath scheme, ED summons to Rahul GandhiDelhi News Live Updates: Congress will hold a peaceful protest across the country against the central government’s “vendetta politics”.

January News

Ukraine: US could sanction Putin personally if Russia invades, Biden saysUS president Joe Biden says an invasion would have "enormous consequences" for the world.

Winter Olympics 2022: China eases Covid testing rules amid rise in casesOrganisers lower testing benchmarks while the rest of the city faces harsher Covid restrictions.

May News

As Covid Ravages Poorer Countries, Rich Nations Spring Back to LifeDespite early vows, the developed world has done little to promote global vaccination, in what analysts call both a moral and epidemiological failure.

April News

Derek Chauvin Verdict Brings a Rare Rebuke of Police ConductA jury deliberated for just over 10 hours before pronouncing Mr. Chauvin guilty on all three charges: second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.

Young Migrants Crowd Shelters, Posing Test for BidenThe administration is under intensifying pressure to expand its capacity to care for as many as 35,000 unaccompanied minors, part of a wave of people crossing the border.

AstraZeneca is the ‘workhorse’ for vaccinating the world. Now, the world is uneasy over clot risks.The Covax initiative aims to help developing countries, with the easy-to-store AstraZeneca vaccine as the centerpiece.

March News

Australia floods: Rainfall set to peak as weather systems collideTwo weather systems collide over inundated New South Wales, with its whole coast now on alert.

China promotes education drive to make boys more 'manly'The education ministry comes under criticism for moves to "prevent the feminisation" of young boys.

‘She Is a Hero’: In Myanmar’s Protests, Women Are on the Front LinesDespite the danger, women have been at the forefront of the movement, rebuking the generals who ousted a female civilian leader.

February News

Meet the orbiters that help rovers on Mars talk to EarthOrbiters around Mars act as dual-purpose workhorses, relaying data and images from the surface missions to Earth while studying various aspects of the planet. NASA's MRO and MAVEN orbiters will assist during the landing of the Perseverance rover next week.

Black History Month: What is it and why does it matter?First proposed in the US in the 1920s, it began being celebrated in the UK in 1987.

READ: Youth poet laureate Amanda Gorman's inaugural poemAmanda Gorman, the nation's first-ever youth poet laureate, read the following poem during the inauguration of President Joe Biden on January 20:

January News

Snow: Severe weather warnings in place across UKMotorists are urged to take care with sub-zero temperatures forecast into Monday.

The US is back at the climate table. Here's why that's important for all of usWithin hours of becoming US President, Joe Biden moved to recommit the United States to the Paris Agreement — the internationally binding treaty to combat climate change. So what does this actually mean for climate change and global emissions targets?

December News

What Habits Have You Started or Left Behind in 2020?What new routines have you established during the pandemic? What habits and pastimes have you given up or modified?

Covid: Most of California under strict new lockdown as cases surgeAround 85% of the state's 40 million people are under a stay-at-home order that includes Christmas.

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