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British intelligence officer compiled document on WWII German camps on Channel Islands where hundreds of people, many of them Jewish, were killed or died under brutal conditions

The disinfecting and hand-washing that became common during the pandemic have also served as powerful tools against childhood ailments such as chickenpox, stomach viruses and strep throat.

“Glaring gaps” in access to COVID-19 vaccines for Latin American and Caribbean countries is partially to blame for increasing infection rates in Peru, Argentina, and Brazil. (Image credit: Bruna Prado/AP)

Peru’s COVID-19 death toll has more than doubled following an official review of deaths.

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Global shortages of many goods reflect the disruption of the pandemic combined with decades of companies limiting their inventories.

Opposition from Republicans and some of their own senators has left Democrats struggling to determine whether they should try to nix the filibuster to save a top priority.

FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Actions to Build Black Wealth and Narrow the Racial Wealth Gap  Whitehouse.gov

Global body says naming coronavirus strains after geographic origins is ‘stigmatizing;’ UK variant to be known as Alpha, South African Beta, Brazilian Gamma, and Indian Delta