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Paris court convicts, fines pharma firm for deadly diet pill
PARIS — A French pharmaceutical company on Monday was ordered to pay hundreds of millions of euros in damages and fines for its role in one of the nation’s biggest modern health scandals, with a Paris court finding the firm guilty of manslaughter and
Mar 29, 2021 8:34 AM
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Merkel faults German 'perfectionism' for current virus woes
BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel has blamed her country's difficulties during the coronavirus pandemic — from the slow vaccine rollout to the back-and-forth over lockdown rules — partly on “a tendency toward perfectionism” and called for grea
Mar 29, 2021 8:08 AM
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Alabama Shakes drummer facing child abuse charges
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The drummer for Grammy Award-winning rock band Alabama Shakes is in custody on child abuse charges.
Mar 29, 2021 7:22 AM
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Eddie Murphy inducted into NAACP Image Awards Hall of Fame
LOS ANGELES — Eddie Murphy was inducted into the NAACP Image Awards Hall of Fame at the organization’s show that highlighted works by entertainers and athletes of colour .
Mar 29, 2021 7:21 AM
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Indians gather for Holi celebrations as virus cases surge
NEW DELHI — Hindus threw colored powder and sprayed water in massive Holi celebrations Monday despite many Indian states restricting gatherings to try to contain a coronavirus resurgence rippling across the country.
Mar 29, 2021 7:18 AM
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No Oscars or sensitive art spark Hong Kong censorship fears
HONG KONG — Decisions in Hong Kong not to display a politically sensitive photograph in a museum exhibition and not broadcast the annual Academy Awards for the first time in decades have prompted concerns that Beijing’s crackdown on dissent in the ci
Mar 29, 2021 5:34 AM
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China pressures brands to reject reports of Xinjiang abuses
BEIJING — China stepped up pressure Monday on foreign shoe and clothing brands to reject reports of abuses in Xinjiang, telling companies that are targeted by Beijing for boycotts to look more closely and pointing to a statement by one that it found
Mar 29, 2021 5:25 AM
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Tributes paid to Czech billionaire killed in chopper crash
PRAGUE, Czech Republic — Politicians and friends in the Czech Republic have paid tribute to Petr Kellner, the country's richest man, who was killed in a helicopter crash in Alaska. He was 56.
Mar 29, 2021 4:52 AM
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Afghan group probes reports of 20 civilians killed in Khost
KABUL — A human rights group in Afghanistan said Monday it was probing a shooting last week in which CIA-trained Afghan forces reportedly killed 20 civilians during an anti-Taliban operation in eastern Khost province.
Mar 29, 2021 4:51 AM
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Call me by my name: Rome school backs transgender students
ROME — The Ripetta school of art in Rome recently joined a handful of high schools in Italy that give transgender students the right to be known by a name other than the one they were given at birth.
Mar 29, 2021 12:19 AM
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