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UK medical bodies say winter crisis costing lives as Britain’s health service grapples-
By AFP LONDON: UK medical bodies on Monday said patients were dying due to inadequate care and urged the government ...

Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei celebrates new year by praising Soleimani, terrorists
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei celebrated the new year by praising slain Gen. Qassem Soleimani, who was killed by ...

More than 60,000 come to view Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s body on first day
On the eve of the first day of Pope Emeritus Benedict’s body being available for viewing, Italian police predicted 30,000 ...

Chinese travelers facing COVID-19 testing requirements from more countries amid outbreak
China is dealing with an explosive outbreak of COVID-19 as health officials relax their draconian “zero-COVID” containment policy, prompting several ...

France makes condoms free for everyone younger than 26, emergency contraception free for all women
Condoms are now free in French pharmacies for everyone younger than 26 years old as part of the government’s efforts ...

Vietnam rescuers race to save boy trapped down 115-foot concrete hole since New Year’s Eve
Hundreds of rescuers in Vietnam were battling for a third day Monday to save a 10-year-old boy who fell more ...

Scandals in the UK: Boris Johnson’s ‘partygate,’ Prince Andrew’s demise and other misdeeds
MANCHESTER, England – Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s downfall was just one of many big stories in the U.K. this ...

Russia admits heavy casualties in Ukrainian strike on occupied Donetsk region; 63 Russian soldiers killed
Moscow admitted heavy casualties suffered in a Ukrainian strike on the Russian-occupied Donetsk region in one of the deadliest attacks ...

Brazil’s Lula inaugurated as new president after Bolsonaro reportedly fled to Florida home of MMA fighter
Brazilian leftist Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was sworn in as president on Sunday with his far-right predecessor Jair Bolsonaro ...

Kim Jong Un fires North Korea’s top military official
North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un removed his top military leader last week during an annual end-of-year meeting with the ...