Uber to give UK drivers minimum wage, pension, holiday pay
Uber is giving its U.K. drivers the minimum wage, pensions and holiday pay, following a recent court ruling that said they should be classified as workers and entitled to such benefits.
Canada lags in vaccinations but expects to catch up quickly
Canada once was hailed as a success story in dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, faring much better than the United States in deaths and infections because of how it approached lockdowns.
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US sanctions 24 China and Hong Kong officials ahead of talks
The U.S. sanctioned an additional 24 Chinese and Hong Kong officials over Beijing's ongoing crackdown on political freedoms in the semi-autonomous city, just ahead of the Biden administration's first face-to-face talks with China.
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Voters go to polls on final day of virus-hit Dutch election
Thousands of voting booths opened across the Netherlands early Wednesday on the final day of a general election overshadowed by the coronavirus pandemic, with caretaker Prime Minister Mark Rutte seeking a fourth term in office.
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Top US officials weigh North Korea options in talks in Seoul
Fresh off a stop in Tokyo, President Joe Biden's top diplomat and defense chief traveled to South Korea on Wednesday, a day after North Korea made sure it had their attention by warning the United States to "refrain from causing a stink" amid deadlocked nuclear negotiations.
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In war-torn Syria, uprising birthplace seethes 10 years on
Daraa was an impoverished, neglected provincial city in the farmlands of Syria's south, an overwhelmingly Sunni Muslim backwater far from the more cosmopolitan cities of the country's heartland.
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Where Syria uprising began 10 years ago, dissent still rife
A neglected provincial city amid the farmlands of the south, Daraa was the first place in Syria to explode into protests against the rule of President Bashar Assad in March 2011.
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Court says Japan's ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional
A Japanese court ruled Wednesday the government's ban on same-sex marriages is unconstitutional, recognizing the rights of same-sex couples for the first time in the only Group of Seven country that doesn't acknowledge their legal partnership.
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Australia gives COVID-19 shots to virus-hit Papua New Guinea
Australia will send COVID-19 vaccines from its own supply to its near-neighbor Papua New Guinea and will ask AstraZeneca to send more to try to contain a concerning wave of infections, Australia's prime minister said Wednesday.
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Asian shares mixed after US stock fall ahead of Fed meeting
Asian shares were mixed Wednesday as world markets cautiously awaited the U.S. central bank's latest comments on the economic outlook.
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UN: Yemen conflict escalates as country speeds toward famine
The United Nations warned Tuesday that an offensive by Houthi rebels in Yemen has escalated the nearly six-year conflict in the Arab world's poorest nation as it "speeds towards a massive famine."
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Deadly violence resumes in Myanmar after peaceful protests
At least two people protesting last month's military coup were reported shot and killed by Myanmar security forces Tuesday after a morning of peaceful marches.
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Brazil's Bolsonaro names 4th health minister during pandemic
With COVID-19 still raging in Brazil, President Jair Bolsonaro picked his fourth health minister since the pandemic began, this time the head of the country's cardiology society who in the past has spoken favorably of the country's conservative leader.
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Japan, US criticize China in top Biden officials' first trip
Japan and the United States joined forces to criticize China's "coercion and aggression" in Asia as senior ministers from both countries held their first in-person talks since President Joe Biden took office in January.
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Kentucky House passes new rules for filling Senate vacancies
Kentucky lawmakers passed a bill Tuesday that would remove Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear's ability to appoint a member of his own party to fill a vacancy in the U.S. Senate if one occurred.
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Activist accuses climate conference organizers of censorship
A Ugandan activist has accused organizers of a virtual climate conference of trying to censor her speech, in which she criticized world leaders for failing to do enough to curb global warming.
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McLaughlin, nun who exposed abuses in Rhodesia, dies at 79
Sister Janice McLaughlin, a Maryknoll Sisters nun who was jailed and later deported by white minority-ruled Rhodesia for exposing human rights abuses, has died. She was 79.
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Dutch parties make last push for votes in general election
The leaders of the top eight parties in the Dutch general election made a final pitch for votes Tuesday night in a televised debate on the eve of the last day of voting in the coronavirus-affected national election.
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Mexico's ex-oil boss quits; Fuel oil burn to increase
The former leader of Mexico's oil workers' union will finally be resigning from his symbolic post as a worker at the state-owned oil company Pemex, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced Tuesday.
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Mexico catches migrants using false UN documents
Authorities in Mexico said Tuesday that 20 migrants were caught at a highway checkpoint using falsified paperwork with letterheads from the U.N. refugee agency, UNCHR.
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Gunmen kill at least 58 in attack on Niger market sellers
Gunmen on motorcycles attacked a group of civilians returning from market day in a volatile corner of Niger, leaving at least 58 people dead and then burning granaries to the ground, the government said Tuesday.
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'We are hungry': Lebanese protest worsening economic crisis
Outraged protesters returned to the streets of Lebanon's capital Tuesday, blocking roads with burning tires and garbage containers as the currency continued to plummet to all-time lows and the country's financial crisis intensified.
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