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St. Vincent seeks water, funds as volcano keeps erupting

Leaders of volcano-wracked St. Vincent say that water is running short as heavy ash contaminates supplies and they estimated that the eastern Caribbean island will need hundreds of millions of dollars to recover from the eruption of La Soufriere

DATE: April 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

N. Macedonia: Ex-spy chief, others jailed for abuse of power

A North Macedonian court has convicted the country’s former intelligence chief and three more ex-officials of abuse of power over a surveillance equipment procurement deal, and sentenced them to between five and 15 years in prison

DATE: April 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Artist gives nature a `cosmic' twist in big NY garden show

The large, brightly colored art installations of Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama are part of an expansive new show called “Kusama: Cosmic Nature” at The New York Botanical Garden

DATE: April 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Galloni becomes first woman as Reuters editor-in-chief

The Reuters news service says it has promoted Alessandra Galloni to be its new editor-in-chief, replacing the retiring Stephen Adler

DATE: April 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

16 states back Alabama's challenge to Census privacy tool

Sixteen states are backing Alabama’s challenge to a new method the Census Bureau is using in an effort to protect the privacy of people who participated in the head count

DATE: April 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Survey: Nearly 1 in 3 contribute to a crowdfunding drive

Nearly one in three Americans say they donate to a crowdfunding effort each year, according to a first-of its-kind study by the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at Indiana University

DATE: April 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

France suspends all Brazil flights due to virus variants

France’s prime minister has announced the suspension of all flights between Brazil and France amid concerns over coronavirus variants

DATE: April 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Spain's PM wants EU recovery funds to transform the nation

Spain's prime minister wants the massive windfall of European Union pandemic recovery funds to transform the nation after the devastation caused by the pandemic

DATE: April 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Johnson & Johnson delays vaccine rollout in Europe

Johnson & Johnson says it is delaying the rollout of its coronavirus vaccine in Europe amid a U.S. probe into rare blood clots

DATE: April 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

EXPLAINER: The law and science behind the CDC’s eviction ban

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently extended its eviction moratorium through the end of June

DATE: April 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Facebook users can appeal harmful content to oversight board

Facebook’s quasi-independent Oversight Board says it will start letting users file appeals over posts, photos, and videos that they think the company shouldn’t have allowed to stay on its platforms

DATE: April 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Putin foe Navalny says he sues prison for withholding Quran

Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny says he is suing his prison for withholding the Quran, which he intended to study while serving time in a prison outside Moscow

DATE: April 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

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