New York prosecutors charge pair with selling fake COVID-19 vaccine cards

Reuters 09/01/2021

Two women have been charged with selling forged COVID-19 vaccination cards through an Instagram account and to enter the names of customers into New York state’s immunization database, prosecutors said on Tuesday. Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. charged…

Brazilian viper venom may become tool in fight against coronavirus, study shows

Reuters 09/01/2021

SAO PAULO  – Brazilian researchers have found that a molecule in the venom of a type of snake inhibited coronavirus reproduction in monkey cells, a possible first step toward a drug to combat the virus causing COVID-19.…

US completes withdrawal of forces from Afghanistan

Reuters 08/31/2021

The United States completed the withdrawal of its forces from Afghanistan, the Pentagon said on Monday, after a chaotic evacuation of thousands of Americans and Afghan allies to close out US involvement there after 20 years of…

Afghan woman gives birth on evacuation flight to Britain

Reuters 08/29/2021

ISTANBUL — An Afghan woman on board an evacuation flight to Britain gave birth to a baby girl early on Saturday with assistance from the cabin crew, Turkish Airlines said in a statement. Soman Noori, 26, started…

Man photographed as naked baby on Nirvana album cover sues for ‘sexual exploitation’

Reuters 08/26/2021

A man who appeared as a naked baby on the cover of Nirvana’s 1991 “Nevermind” album has filed a lawsuit against the surviving members of the influential band, alleging the image was child sexual exploitation. In a…

Celtics to retire Kevin Garnett’s jersey in March

Reuters 08/21/2021

The Boston Celtics will retire Kevin Garnett’s No. 5 jersey on March 13, 2022, when Boston hosts the Dallas Mavericks. Garnett will become the 24th player in Celtics history to have his jersey retired. “The Big Ticket”…

SoKor granting legal status to animals to tackle abuse

Reuters 08/20/2021

South Korea is one of a handful of countries to recognize animals as beings, with a right to protection, enhanced welfare and respect for life. The push for the amendment comes as the number of animal abuse…

WATCH: Afghan film director recounts escape from Kabul

Reuters 08/19/2021

KYIV — Sahraa Karimi had been waiting in line for nearly three hours to withdraw money from a bank in Kabul on Sunday when the bank manager came over and urged her to leave, with the sound…

Pope Francis urges everyone to get COVID-19 vaccines for the good of all

Reuters 08/18/2021

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis issued an appeal on Wednesday urging people to get inoculated against COVID-19, saying the vaccines could bring an end to the pandemic, but needed to be taken by everyone. “Thanks to God’s grace…

Chaos, desperation at Kabul airport as Biden defends withdrawal from Afghanistan

Reuters 08/17/2021

KABUL — Thousands of people desperate to flee Afghanistan thronged Kabul’s airport on Monday after the Taliban seized the capital, prompting the United States to pause evacuations, as President Joe Biden confronted mounting criticism over the U.S.…

Japan’s Kaji, the ‘godfather of Sudoku,’ dies at 69

Reuters 08/17/2021

TOKYO — Maki Kaji, a puzzle enthusiast and publisher who was known as the “Godfather of Sudoku” – the number puzzle played daily by millions around the world – has died, his company said. He was 69.…

Death toll from Haiti quake hits 724 as tropical storm looms

Reuters 08/16/2021

PORT-AU-PRINCE — The death toll from a devastating earthquake in Haiti rose to 724 on Sunday as rescue workers scrambled to find survivors buried under buildings a day after the 7.2 magnitude quake and as a tropical…

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