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As governments scrambled to lock down their populations after the COVID-19 pandemic was declared last March, some countries had plans underway to reopen. By June, Jamaica became one of the first countries to open its borders. Tourism represents about one-fifth

Leader Mansour Abbas, after convening with activists in Nazareth, says party awaiting political developments in coming days; Ra’am being courted by both blocs amid gridlock

Making voting convenient doesn’t necessarily translate into more votes, research shows.

Declining infection rates over all masked a rise in more contagious forms of the coronavirus. Vaccines will stop the spread, if Americans postpone celebration just a bit longer.

Five days after a massive container vessel was freed from the Suez Canal, ship traffic there has returned to normal, the canal authority says. (Image credit: Mahmoud Khaled/Getty Images)

Pulled by public opinion and sometimes their own players, leagues and teams are wading in to issues around race and social activism as never before.

Investigators are still probing how the ship that blocked the canal ran aground.

Capitol Attack: Officer Evans Mourned As Devoted Public Servant, Father Of 2  NPR

Lawmakers and friends are mourning U.S. Capitol Police Officer William “Billy” Evans, who was killed in Friday’s attack at a Capitol checkpoint that left another officer injured and the suspect dead. (Image credit: U.S. Capitol Police via AP)

LONDON — Hundreds of people marched Saturday through central London and other cities across England and Wales to protest the British government’s plan to hand the police new powers to tackle demonstrations. Protesters walked past Buckingham Palace towards Parliament Square,