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After pandemic year, weary world looks back — and forward

Wednesday, 10 March 2021, 12:13 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

No one has been untouched.  Not the Michigan woman who awakened one morning, her wife dead by her side. Not the domestic worker in Mozambique, her livelihood threatened by the virus. Not the...

UK palace ends silence on Harry, Meghan racism allegations

Tuesday, 9 March 2021, 18:58 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

Buckingham Palace issued a statement Tuesday, saying the family was "saddened" to learn of the struggles that Harry and Meghan revealed this week - and that they would be taken very...

Explosive Harry, Meghan interview reverberates across globe

Tuesday, 9 March 2021, 08:34 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

Prince Harry and Meghan’s explosive TV interview divided people around the world on Monday, rocking an institution that is struggling to modernize with claims of racism and callousness toward a...

Race, title and anguish: Meghan and Harry explain royal rift

Monday, 8 March 2021, 08:40 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

In a wide-ranging interview aired Sunday, Harry and Meghan described painful palace discussions about the colour of their son’s skin, losing royal protection and the intense pressures that led...

Hospitalised Prince Philip has successful heart procedure

Thursday, 4 March 2021, 13:47 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

Prince Philip has had a successful heart procedure at a London hospital and is expected to remain for several days of “rest and recuperation,” Buckingham Palace said Thursday. The...

Virus cases up 9% in Europe in significant shift

Thursday, 4 March 2021, 12:16 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

COVID-19 cases rose 9% last week over a 53-country region of Europe, snapping a six-week run of declines, the World Health Organization said Thursday as its European chief insisted that countries need...

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