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Two doses of vaccine highly effective against Delta variant, U.K. officials say
Experts say it's absolutely vital to get the second dose of a two-dose series vaccine.
Nicaragua stages unprecedented roundup of opposition leaders
“It’s not just potential candidates any more, it’s political leaders,” said former Sandinista dissident Hugo Torres, before he himself was arrested Sunday.
U.K. PM Boris Johnson delays lockdown easing by a month
Johnson had hoped to lift most social restrictions on June 21, meaning pubs, restaurants, nightclubs and other hospitality venues could fully reopen.
Chinese nuclear power plant investigating 'increase of gases' at reactor
The company that runs the plant said it was operating safely despite the abnormality.
Transcript of NBC News' exclusive interview with Russia's Vladimir Putin
Full transcript of the interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin by Keir Simmons of NBC News, which took place in Moscow on June 11, 2021.
Parents of American jailed in Russia say they are open to prisoner swap
"We don’t care how he comes home," Trevor Reed's father, Joey Reed, said.
American father-son duo pleads guilty to helping former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn flee Japan
Ghosn — who denies any wrongdoing — remains a fugitive in Lebanon, which has no extradition treaty with Japan.
Israel's new prime minister gets to work after Netanyahu era ends
In Tel Aviv, thousands turned out to welcome parliament approving the new administration after four inconclusive elections in two years.
U.S. documents solve mystery of Japanese war criminal Tojo's remains
The cremated ashes of one of the masterminds of the Pearl Harbor attack were scattered over the Pacific Ocean.
'She reminded me of my mother': Biden meets Queen Elizabeth for tea after G-7
President Joe Biden first met the queen in 1982 as a Democratic senator from Delaware.
Moscow orders new restrictions as Covid-19 infections soar in the city
The mayor ordered a week off for some workplaces and imposed restrictions on many businesses to fight coronavirus infections that have more than doubled.
