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As India breaks another global Covid-19 record and hospitals run out of oxygen, countries pledge assistance and aid  CNN India overwhelmed by world’s worst Covid crisis – BBC News  BBC News India hits new record with COVID-19 infections, US vows aid  Fox News

NPR’s Noel King talks to Dr. Ashish Jha, dean of the Brown University School of Public Heath, about India’s latest surge, and how to mitigate it. He says the U.S. must help in three critical areas.

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been sentenced to another year in prison on charges of “propaganda activities against the regime” in Iran.

What makes a hit song memorable is often how it evokes certain emotions, typically big ones like joy, heartache and sexual desire. On much rarer occasions, a tune gets released to the universe to evoke a chuckle, a raised eyebrow,

Big meetings in the Oval Office in the time of Covid-19 are rare, but two weeks into his presidency, President Joe Biden decided to make an exception. It was only a few days after the nation’s coronavirus case count peaked

Bye, London: The young Scots who want independence from Britain – Supporters of Scottish independence take part in a demonstration in Edinburgh in 2018. The governing Scottish National Party has promised a referendum if it wins a majority in upcoming

Families in India are being left to ferry their loved ones from hospital to hospital in search of treatment as the country’s new coronavirus infections hit a record peak for the fifth day.

“Not a surprise. But terrifying nonetheless.” That’s how Canadian author and activist Naomi Klein responded Sunday to news that India had requested—and Twitter had agreed—to have numerous tweets critical of the Modi government’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic blocked from

Americans vaccinated against Covid may be allowed to go to Europe this summer  NBC News Fully vaccinated Americans will be able to vacation in the EU this summer, European Commission president tells New York Times  CNN Vaccinated American Tourists May Soon Travel

The German burlesque dancer making the most out of the pandemic – Eve Champagne poses with a storefront mannequin at the Boutique Bizarre on Hamburg’s Reeperbahn. In normal times she performs at a burlesque club, but with everything closed due