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Czech Republic replaces health minister amid record infection surge

Monday, 21 September 2020, 16:22 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

The Czech government moved Monday to appoint an epidemiologist as the new health minister as the country struggles with a surge of new coronavirus infections. The outgoing minister, Adam Vojtech,...

US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies at 87

Saturday, 19 September 2020, 09:24 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a towering women’s rights champion who became the court’s second female justice, died Friday at her home in Washington. She was...

Huge fire breaks out at Beirut port a month after explosion

Thursday, 10 September 2020, 18:14 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

A huge fire broke out Thursday at the Port of Beirut, sending up a thick column of black smoke and raising new panic among traumatized residents after last month's catastrophic blast at the same site...

Norwegian lawmaker nominates Trump for Nobel Peace Prize

Wednesday, 9 September 2020, 17:22 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

An anti-immigrant Norwegian lawmaker said Wednesday that he has nominated U.S. President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts in the Middle East. Christian Tybring-Gjedde, a...

Multiple people injured in series of stabbings in England

Sunday, 6 September 2020, 09:10 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

British police say that multiple people have been injured in a series of stabbings in the central England city of Birmingham. West Midlands Police said officers were called to reports of a...

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