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Myanmar Security Forces Fire on Protesters, Killing Several

Witnesses said security forces used real bullets on protestors. People in several cities were killed during demonstrations on Wednesday.

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Nigerian Governor Says 279 Kidnapped Students Freed

Nigerian Governor Says 279 Kidnapped Students Freed
March 02, 2021
An official embraces a girl who was kidnapped from a boarding school in the northwest Nigerian state of Zamfara, as she heads for a medical check-up after her release in Zamfara, Nigeria March 2, 2021. (REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde)
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Hundreds of Nigerian girls who were kidnapped last week from a school in the country’s northwestern Zamfara state have been released.
The leader of Zamfara state announced the girls’ release on Tuesday. There has been a series of such kidnappings in the West African nation in recent years.

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Despite Concerns, Chinese Vaccines Used in Much of the World

Despite the lack of published scientific information, countries around the world are embracing China's coronavirus vaccines. Some call it Vaccine Diplomacy.

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Jobless Woman Helps Feed Thousands in New York

Jobless Woman Helps Feed Thousands in New York
March 02, 2021
Sofia Moncayo, who leads a food distribution program through Mosaic West Queens Church in the Sunnyside neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York speaks with a donation recipient, on Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. (AP Photo/Emily Leshner)
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A New York woman who lost her job is using some of her free time to help feed thousands of people in her community.
Sofia Moncayo leads a group of volunteers who give out food to those in need in a neighborhood in Queens. On a recent rainy day, a large crowd lined up outside the Mosaic West Queens Church to receive free food.

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Myanmar Brings More Charges Against Suu Kyi, Protests Continue

Myanmar’s former leader Aung San Suu Kyi appeared in court through a video conference Monday. But protesters continue to call for the military government to give up power and to release detained lawmakers.

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Cyprus Activists Say Hunters' Lead Pellets Threaten Flamingos

Cyprus Activists Say Hunters' Lead Pellets Threaten Flamingos
February 28, 2021
Flamingos walk at a salt lake in the southern coastal city of Larnaca, in the eastern Mediterranean island of Cyprus, Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021.(AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
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Animal activists in Cyprus are asking officials to expand a hunting ban throughout a group of salt lakes near the coast. They are worried that migrating flamingos could possibly eat deadly amounts of lead shotgun
pellets.
A flamingo is a large bird, usually bright pink or orange, that often walks along the water line in coastal areas.

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Why Do People Embrace Conspiracy Theories?

Why Do People Embrace Conspiracy Theories?
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American officials are still working to find out the identities of those who attacked the U.S. Capitol on January 6.
It appears that many were believers in a
conspiracy theory. It said that former President Donald Trump won the 2020 election, but was cheated because of widespread election wrongdoing.
Conspiracy theories often depend on seeing things only in terms of right and wrong. They can push people to do things they might never have thought of doing before, said Peter Ditto. He is a professor of psychological science at the University of California, Irvine.

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In a Greek Detention Center, an Official Uses TV to Teach Prisoners

In a Greek Detention Center, an Official Uses TV to Teach Prisoners
February 28, 2021
Prisoners sitting in a room while they watch a recorded music lesson in Avlona prison, north of Athens, Greece. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
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The director of a detention center in Greece is using television to teach the young men there who have no other way to get an education.
Petros Damianos is the director of the school at Greece’s Avlona Special Youth Detention Center. He started the school in 2000. The men held at the detention center are between the ages of 18 to 25. Attendance at the voluntary school became popular. By September 2020, 96 percent of the prisoners had signed up.

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Sheep with 35 Kilograms of Wool Finally Gets a Haircut

Sheep with 35 Kilograms of Wool Finally Gets a Haircut
February 25, 2021
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Sheep do not normally make news, but video of a sheep with a huge amount of hair in Australia has been popular on social media.
The sheep had gone wild years ago. A member of the public found him 60 kilometers north of Melbourne. The person contacted Edgar’s Mission Farm Sanctuary near Lancefield, Victoria. The
sanctuary rescues and takes care of animals that are lost or
abandoned.
Sheep Baarack is seen before his wool was shorn in Lancefield, Victoria, Australia, February 5, 2021.(Edgar's Mission Inc/Handout via REUTERS)

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Pakistan, India Reach Rare Deal to Honor Kashmir Truce

Pakistan, India Reach Rare Deal to Honor Kashmir Truce
February 25, 2021
FILE - Farmers take part in a candlelight vigil to honor paramilitary troops killed in a suicide bomb attack in south Kashmir's Pulwama district in 2019, at the site of a protest against new farm laws in Ghaziabad, India, February 14, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
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Pakistan and India have agreed to immediately end military hostilities in the disputed area of Kashmir. The two nations promised Thursday to honor a 2003 truce to reduce tensions between the two nuclear-armed
rivals.
cordial atmosphere” the situation along the Line of Control that splits Kashmir.

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