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Four-Time Tennis Grand Slam Champion Naomi Osaka Has Quit the French Open, Citing Anxiety

Naomi Osaka withdrew from the French Open on Monday and wrote on Twitter that she would be taking a break from competition, a dramatic turn of events for a four-time Grand Slam champion who said she experiences “huge waves of

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Palestinians happy to see Netanyahu go, but fear more of the same in Bennett

In Ramallah, opposition politicians say a ‘change government,’ if it comes to pass, would be anything but that for the Palestinians

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As virus curbs canceled, top doctor sees curtains for COVID, but risks remain

Israel has triumphed over coronavirus and is likely seeing herd immunity, says Prof. Dror Mevorach, but his research also shows a link between the vaccine and a heart condition

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Naomi Osaka Quits the French Open After News Conference Dispute

The four-time Grand Slam tournament winner wrote on Instagram that she had suffered from bouts of depression since 2018 and that she would “take some time” away from the tennis court.

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Myanmar’s Women Are Fighting for a New Future After a Long History of Military Oppression

The world will have noted that women have been on the front lines of the revolution in Myanmar, with activists, elected officials, and journalists such as Ei Thinzar Maung, Thinzar Shunlei Yi, Wai Hnin Pwint Thon, Daw Myo Aye, Naw

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Move to grant Syria seat on WHO board sparks backlash

Protesters slam decision to put Assad regime on executive panel of UN body, noting his army’s bombing of hospitals and clinics

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After Dramatic Walkout, a New Fight Looms Over Voting Rights in Texas

After killing a Republican-sponsored bill to restrict voting in the state, Democrats vowed to oppose any efforts to revive it. Republicans pledged to pass it in a special legislative session.

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Coronavirus Variant Discovered in India is Renamed Delta

The W.H.O. said it will label variants with Greek letters instead of numbers. Scientists hope the change will end the practice of referring to the mutations by the places they were detected.

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Tory grandee’s daughter-in-law charged after police officer shot dead in Belize

The daughter-in-law of Conservative grandee Lord Ashcroft has been charged with manslaughter by negligence after a police superintendent was shot dead in Belize. 

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A Proclamation on Day Of Remembrance: 100 Years After The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre – The White House

A Proclamation on Day Of Remembrance: 100 Years After The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre  The White House

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