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‘You cannot segregate people’: Anger in France over Macron’s new COVID restrictions

Pouring rain is rarely a good omen for a big turnout but in the French capital on Saturday, tens of thousands defied the weather and took to the streets to express their anger and opposition to the latest restrictions the

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PM Johnson mourns ‘terrible toll’ as UK tops 150,000 COVID deaths

While the number of deceased hits a morbid milestone in Britain, more than 100,000 march in France against vaccine requirements

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Mystery Surrounds Absence of Kazakhstan’s Longtime Leader as Protesters Challenge State He Built – The Wall Street Journal

Mystery Surrounds Absence of Kazakhstan’s Longtime Leader as Protesters Challenge State He Built  The Wall Street Journal There’s chaos in Kazakhstan. Here’s what you need to know  NPR Kazakhstan’s unrest is also clash against Putin’s dream of Russian ‘sphere of influence’  The Washington

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Marilyn Bergman, Oscar-winning composer, dies at age 93

Along with husband Alan, the Jewish Brooklynite was behind ‘The Way We Were,’ ‘How Do You Keep the Music Playing?’ and hundreds of other songs

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1 million sign petition to strip Tony Blair of knighthood over Iraq War

In petition backed by Labour MP, former British PM accused of being ‘personally responsible for causing the death of countless innocent, civilian lives’

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Lapid speaks to Macron, calls for pressure on Iran as Vienna nuclear talks continue

The two also discuss bilateral relations; according to Foreign Ministry, Macron ‘reiterated his commitment to the security of Israel’

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Could Turkmenistan’s ‘Gates Of Hell’ soon be extinguished?

The so-called “Gates Of Hell” in Turkmenistan could soon be extinguished, after the country’s leader said it was causing ecological damage.

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CPS-CTU stalemate: Union makes concessions in latest proposal holds firm on opt-out testing – Chicago Sun-Times

CPS-CTU stalemate: Union makes concessions in latest proposal holds firm on opt-out testing  Chicago Sun-Times Teachers’ Unions Push for Remote Schooling, Worrying Democrats  The New York Times Chicago parents file lawsuit against teacher’s union: ‘Rug ripped right out from under them again’  Fox

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Documentary provides inside look at COVID-19 conditions in immigrant detention

A new documentary called “The Facility,” uses footage from a pay-per-minute video call app inside the now-shuttered Irwin County Detention Center to chronicle the experiences of migrants in the early months of the pandemic. At the time, the positivity rate

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National blackout hits Lebanon; power company blames protester sabotage

Firm says activists stormed key substation and disconnected equipment, causing major disruptions amid ongoing crisis

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