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Left: A drawing of a human with a cow head holding a needle menacingly toward a child as he administers a tainted smallpox vaccination was meant to sow distrust of smallpox vaccines. Right: Protesters against COVID-19 vaccinations hold a rally in Sydney in February.

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  • Global Health

PHOTOS: Vaccine History Repeats Itself — Sometimes

From the first vaccine (for smallpox) the questions have been the same. How do we transport it? Who's next to get it? Why so much hesitancy? The answers can be similar — or dramatically different.

May 14, 2021
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By:
  • Michele Abercrombie,
  • Xueying Chang,
  • and 2 more
A view of Amazon's headquarters in Luxembourg. The online retail giant on Tuesday prevailed at the European Union's second-highest court in a major tax case.

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  • Europe

Amazon Wins Case Against EU Regulators Over Luxembourg Taxes

The European Commission has said the online giant got a sweetheart deal from Luxembourg that amounted to "illegal state aid" worth $303 million.

May 12, 2021
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By:
  • Scott Neuman
Relatives of students who attend a school in the Russian city of Kazan, where a gunman opened fire on Tuesday, killing several students and at least one teacher and injuring more than 20 others.

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  • World

At Least 9 Dead In School Shooting In Russia

Officials say a 19-year-old former student at a school in the Russian city of Kazan opened fire there Tuesday, killing at least seven students, a teacher and a school worker.

May 11, 2021
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By:
  • Scott Neuman and
  • Lucian Kim
Passengers, some wearing protective face coverings and some not, travel during rush hour on the London Underground last month.

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  • Europe

No New COVID-19 Deaths Reported In Most Of U.K., As Restrictions Set To Ease

England, Scotland and Northern Ireland on Monday recorded no new COVID-19 deaths, and Wales reported four. Health experts said the milestone represents an encouraging sign.

May 11, 2021
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By:
  • Frank Langfitt and
  • Scott Neuman
The Italian Culture Ministry said the Guattari Cave in San Felice Circeo was "one of the most significant places in the world for the history of Neanderthals."

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  • Science

'Extraordinary Discovery': Archaeologists Find Neanderthal Remains In Cave Near Rome

Archaeologists unearth the remains of nine Neanderthals, dating from 50,000 to 100,000 years ago, in a discovery the Italian culture minister says will be "the talk of the world."

May 10, 2021
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By:
  • H.J. Mai
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, pictured Friday, celebrated his party's victory in a local election. Johnson's Conservatives fared well in local and regional elections.

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  • Europe

U.K. Elections: Conservatives Make Gains; Pro-Independence Parties Win In Scotland

Voters in Scotland gave a majority to parties supporting a push for independence from the U.K. Meanwhile, Boris Johnson's Conservatives won in local elections in England.

May 08, 2021
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By:
  • Marisa Peñaloza and
  • James Doubek
A firefighter administers the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination center near Paris on Monday. The European Union has signed a deal to buy as many as 1.8 billion doses.

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  • World

Ramping Up Its COVID Response, EU Will Buy Up To 1.8B Doses Of Pfizer Vaccine

The agreement provides a significant boost to the European Union's goal of getting 70% of adults vaccinated. Currently, around a quarter of the bloc's population is vaccinated.

May 08, 2021
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By:
  • Amy Held
GPB News NPR

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  • Europe

A Woman Protested Her Brother's Death In France — Now Police Are Suing For Defamation

Adama Traoré was 24 when he was detained and died in police custody in France in 2016. His sister, who has been protesting the death, has been sued for defamation by the three officers involved.

May 08, 2021
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By:
  • Eleanor Beardsley
Mrs. Mallard returned to Steve Stuttard's ninth story balcony this year to lay her eggs. Stuttard kept watch and helped make sure that all 11 ducklings made it down to the water where they happily swam away with Mrs. Mallard.

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  • Animals

Duck Tales: Man Uses Naval Skills To Get 11 Ducklings Down 9 Stories

Operation Mallard 2 is complete after Steve Stuttard helped Mrs. Mallard get her 11 ducklings down nine stories from his apartment balcony to a nearby canal.

May 08, 2021
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By:
  • Elena Burnett
The numerals in the illustration show the main mutation sites of the B.1.1.7 variant first detected in the U.K., which is more transmissible than other variants. Here, the virus's spike protein (red) is bound to a human cell (blue).

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  • Science

Is The Variant From India The Most Contagious Coronavirus Mutant On The Planet?

Scientists are trying to determine if the coronavirus variant in India could be the most transmissible variant known.

May 07, 2021
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By:
  • Michaeleen Doucleff
Voters arrive Thursday at the War Memorial building being used as a polling station in Aboyne in Aberdeenshire for Scotland's parliamentary election.

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  • Europe

Scotland Goes To Polls In Crucial Election That Could Trigger New Independence Vote

Seven years after choosing to remain in the United Kingdom and five years after opposing Brexit, voters in Scotland are going to the polls once again Thursday to elect a new parliament.

May 06, 2021
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By:
  • Scott Neuman
Secretary of State Antony Blinken attends a news conference with India's Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar following a bilateral meeting in London on Monday during the G-7 foreign ministers meeting.

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  • World

India G-7 Delegation Forced To Self-Isolate After Positive Coronavirus Tests

Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and his entourage at the gathering in the United Kingdom will attend meetings virtually after two members of the delegation reportedly tested positive.

May 05, 2021
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By:
  • Lauren Frayer and
  • Scott Neuman
Italian officials have announced a project to build and install a high-tech, retractable floor inside the ancient Roman Colosseum by 2023, some two centuries after archaeologists removed the arena's stage.

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  • Europe

Roman Colosseum's New Floor Will Give Visitors A Gladiator's Point Of View

The retractable wooden stage will offer visitors a view of the ancient arena not seen since the nineteenth century, when archaeologists removed its floor to reveal the elaborate structures underneath.

May 03, 2021
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
A "No room for racism" logo and Premier League logo is seen on the shirt of Ademola Lookman of Fulham during the Premier League match.

Tagged as: 

  • Sports

Can A Social Media Boycott Fight Racism Online? The English Soccer World Hopes So

English soccer clubs, coaches, players, journalists and the Premier League are boycotting social media for a few days. The players wants companies to do more to stop online abuse and racism.

May 02, 2021
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By:
  • Jeffrey Pierre
Germany's Sarah Voss competes in the women's beam qualifications during the European Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Basel, Switzerland, on April 21. She was one of three German female gymnasts at the European championships who grabbed headlines for wearing unitards rather than leotards.

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  • Sports

German Gymnasts Cover Their Legs In Stand Against Sexualization

Female gymnasts from Germany wore full-length unitards instead of leotards in a recent competition. Psychology professor Elizabeth Daniels says it's a statement about comfort over outward appearance.

May 02, 2021
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By:
  • Lulu Garcia-Navarro
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