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Anchorage mayor: Anti-maskers’ use of yellow stars as symbol is ‘credit’ to Jews

Mayor of Alaska’s largest city later apologizes for supporting use of Holocaust imagery to liken mask mandates to oppression of Jewish people in Nazi Germany

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3rd vaccine dose has lowest side effect rate, Israel Health Ministry data shows

Mild adverse reactions are significantly less compared to previous COVID shots; of 3.3 million boosted Israelis, just 19 report serious side effects, may not all be tied to vaccine

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World’s longest under-sea power cables switched on – and they’re bringing hydropower from Norway

The world’s longest under-sea power cables, stretching from Norway to Northumberland, should reduce the UK’s carbon emissions as well as customer bills, according to experts.

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COP26: What are these climate talks and why are they so important?

Almost every year since 1995, world leaders have met in person to discuss the global response to the climate crisis at a meeting known as Conference of the Parties (COP).

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‘So happy to be back at home’: Pele leaves hospital after tumour removed during surgery

Brazilian football great Pele has been discharged from hospital after several weeks of treatment.

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US lawmakers grill Facebook on Instagram’s negative impact on teen mental health

Senators question company representative over damning reports that social media giant’s own ‘bombshell’ research warned of harm photo-sharing app can do to teenage girls’ wellbeing

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Australia reveals plan to reopen international borders to fully vaccinated citizens – CNN

Australia reveals plan to reopen international borders to fully vaccinated citizens  CNN Australia to End Travel Ban in Pivot to Living With Covid-19  The Wall Street Journal Australia to Lift Bans on International Travel in November  Bloomberg Markets and Finance The political climate

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