DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The Persian Gulf state of Oman has launched its COVID-19 inoculation campaign, with the sultanate’s health minister receiving the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine. State-run media reported that the first batch of 15,600 doses…
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Bosnian city of Mostar holds 1st local election in 12 years
MOSTAR – MOSTAR, Bosnia-Polls opened Sunday in the southern Bosnian city of Mostar for the first local election in over a decade in a city famed for its picturesque Ottoman architecture and its deep ethnic divisions. Split between Muslim Bosniaks…
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Federal execution numbers top states’ for 1st time
CHICAGO – For the first time in history, the U.S. government has carried out more executions in a year than all states that still conduct executions, according to an annual report on the death penalty released Wednesday. President Donald Trump…
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US Rhodes Scholars chosen virtually for the 1st time
The U.S. Rhodes Scholars for 2021 were elected virtually this year for the first time as the coronavirus pandemic swept across the globe, though that didn’t extinguish enthusiasm among the 32 students who won scholarships to Oxford University. The Rhodes…
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1st drug for rare rapid-aging disease extends kids’ lives
The first drug was approved Friday for a rare genetic disorder that stunts growth and causes rapid aging in children, after studies showed it can extend their lives. Kids with the genetic disorder progeria typically die in their early teens,…
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Pompeo visits Israeli settlement in 1st by top US diplomat
JERUSALEM – Secretary of State Mike Pompeo paid the first-ever visit by a top U.S. diplomat to an Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank on Thursday after announcing a new initiative to combat the international Palestinian-led boycott movement. The…
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FDA allows 1st rapid virus test that gives results at home
WASHINGTON – U.S. regulators on Tuesday allowed emergency use of the first rapid coronavirus test that can be performed entirely at home and delivers results in 30 minutes. The announcement by the Food and Drug Administration represents an important step…
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