Angola’s president left emotional after tour of national African American history museum

President Joao Lourenço urged Africans and those of African descent in the diaspora to come together over shared history of enslavement.       

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Tweed, Byron Bay and Kempsey to re-enter lockdown as NSW reports 1,022 new COVID-19 cases

It comes amid the announcement of a new ‘friends bubble’ for children.

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600,000 flags on National Mall symbolize US lives lost to COVID-19

The project, by artist Suzanne Brennan Firstenberg, uses over 600,00 miniature white flags to symbolize the lives lost to COVID-19 in the US.       

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The streets of New Orleans after Hurricane Ida: ‘Trash everywhere’ and a ‘revolting’ stench

Garbage has not been collected for thousands of New Orleans residents since Hurricane Ida hit three weeks ago. Some of them staged a trash parade.       

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Victoria reports 603 new local COVID-19 cases and one death

It’s the first time Victoria has surpassed the 600-case mark for positive cases in one day since the start of the current outbreak.

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AP Top Stories September 20 P

Here’s the latest for Monday, September 20: U.S. deporting Haitians gathered at Texas border; Houston police officer killed in shooting; Volcano on the Canary Islands; BTS opens…

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The US is lifting air travel bans in November for the fully-vaccinated

Currently only US citizens, residents and foreigners with special visas are allowed to enter the United States from most European countries.

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WH: Biden to call Macron amid outrage over sub deal

The White House says President Joe Biden will hold a call with French President Emmanuel Macron this week to reaffirm the U.S. commitment to one of its…

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Florida man dies of COVID-19 just minutes before his first grandchild is born

A Jacksonville, Florida, man died from COVID-19 earlier this month, approximately 20 minutes before his daughter gave birth to a baby boy.       

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Pfizer says its COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective in kids aged five to 11

Pfizer and BioNTech say they will seek regulatory approval shortly in various countries.

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Melbourne construction industry shut down following violence at vaccine protest

CFMEU officials say Monday’s protesters were not actually union members, but “neo-Nazi’s and right-wing extremists” who hijacked the event.

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1 officer dead, another hurt in Houston shooting

A veteran Houston police officer was killed Monday morning while serving a felony warrant. Another officer was also shot and is reported in stable condition. The man…

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Construction union condemns ‘neo-Nazis’ at Melbourne vaccine mandate protest

The CFMEU says the protest outside its Melbourne office was “heavily infiltrated by neo-Nazis and other right-wing extremist groups”.

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A 3-year-old died of an overdose while her caretakers got high. No one called 911 for almost a day.

Methamphetamines and buprenorphine, an opioid used to treat drug addiction, were found in the toddler’s system. She died of mixed-drug toxicity on Jan. 5, 2018.       

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Evacuations after volcano erupts on Spanish island

Lava continues to flow slowly from a volcano that erupted in Spain’s Canary Islands off northwest Africa, but the head of the regional government said he expects…

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At least 2 shot at high school in Newport News, Virginia; police search for suspect

At least two people were shot and two others injured Monday in a shooting at a Virginia high school, police said.       

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