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They love their job, reading to cigar workers in Cuba

Every morning Odalys de la Caridad Lara Reyes gets to work, takes her seat and starts to read out loud, as workers roll out some of the world's best known cigars, a practice since 1865.
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5h ago

Ted Cruz holding up all State Department nominees over Russian pipeline

Thirteen nominees approved by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee are in indefinite limbo.
Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, left, and Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., are seen in the senate subway during a vote in the Capitol on June 10, 2021.
Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, left, and Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., are seen in the senate subway during a vote in the Capitol on June 10, 2021.

Johnson & Johnson one-dose vaccine works well against delta variant

The immune response lasts at least eight months, according to lab data released by the vaccine maker.
Image: A man receives a shot of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine in Los Angeles on June 12, 2021.
Image: A man receives a shot of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine in Los Angeles on June 12, 2021.
5h ago

'I have nothing to hide': Brazil presidential hopeful comes out

Eduardo Leite, a Brazilian governor and prominent critic of President Jair Bolsonaro, came out as gay in a TV interview Thursday.
Image: Rio Grande do Sul Governor Eduardo Leite talking at his office of the Piratini Palace in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, on March 31, 2020.
Image: Rio Grande do Sul Governor Eduardo Leite talking at his office of the Piratini Palace in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, on March 31, 2020.
6h ago

Salvadoran woman is freed after 10 years in prison on abortion charges

El Salvador has one of the world's strictest bans on abortion. There are no exceptions, and prison sentences can stretch up to 40 years.
Rogel talks during an interview in Suchitoto
Rogel talks during an interview in Suchitoto
9h ago

Hong Kong policeman was stabbed in 'lone wolf' attack: security chief

The stabbing was a "local lone wolf terrorist attack," said Secretary for Security Chris Tang.
A police officer receives medical treatment after being stabbed in Hong Kong on July 1, 2021.
A police officer receives medical treatment after being stabbed in Hong Kong on July 1, 2021.

Prince William and Prince Harry unveil Princess Diana statue

Prince William and Prince Harry reunited to unveil their late mother Princess Diana’s statue on what would have been her 60th birthday. The statue commemorates Diana’s work and the “generational impact” she had.
Prince William and Prince Harry unveil Princess Diana statue
Prince William and Prince Harry unveil Princess Diana statue
1d ago

Turkey officially withdraws from landmark treaty protecting women from violence

Hundreds of women demonstrated in Istanbul, holding banners that said they won't give up on the Council of Europe's Istanbul Convention.
Image: Istanbul
Image: Istanbul

U.S. delivers more than 2 million Covid vaccines to Colombia

More than two million doses of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine are headed to Colombia as part of President Biden’s plan to help other countries fight against the virus. NBC News’ Heidi Przybyla is in Memphis, Tennessee, to explain how the process works and what the vaccines mean to Colombia.  
U.S. delivers more than 2 million Covid vaccines to Colombia
U.S. delivers more than 2 million Covid vaccines to Colombia
1d ago

Mass evacuation underway as Philippines raises volcano danger level

Despite standing at only 1,020-feet, Taal can be deadly and an eruption in 1911 killed more than 1,300 people.
Image: A plume of steam and ash is seen from Taal Volcano, Batangas province, Philippines
Image: A plume of steam and ash is seen from Taal Volcano, Batangas province, Philippines
2d ago

Xi Jinping says foreign enemies face getting 'heads bashed' as Communist Party reaches 100

The party is able to celebrate this anniversary because it "received something very rare in history: a second chance," one China expert said.
Image: Chinese students who were to sing as a choir wave party and national flags at a ceremony marking the 100th anniversary of the Communist Party
Image: Chinese students who were to sing as a choir wave party and national flags at a ceremony marking the 100th anniversary of the Communist Party