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Coaches and N.C.A.A. Officials Testify to Congress
On Wednesday, officials for the N.C.A.A., as well as coaches and additional sports officials, testified to Congress about establishing rules around payment for college athletes.
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W.H.O. Calls for End to 'Two-Track Pandemic' Response
Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director general of the World Health Organization, said on Monday that inequitable vaccine distribution has allowed coronavirus deaths to rise in low-income countries with less access, despite wider global declines.
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Pakistan Train Crash Kills at Least 33 People
Two express passenger trains collided on Monday in Ghotki, Pakistan, leaving at least 33 people dead and 100 others injured.
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Israeli Security Forces Clash With Protesters in East Jerusalem
The security forces fired stun grenades at demonstrators rallying in East Jerusalem in support of several leading Palestinian activists who were arrested in the area on Sunday.
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British Tourists Rush Home From Portugal Ahead of New Quarantine
Thousands of Britons scrambled to leave over the weekend, even paying extra to rebook flights, in an effort to beat the Tuesday deadline for a new quarantine order Britain imposed on those returning from Portugal.
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U.S. Will Donate 750,000 Covid Vaccines to Taiwan
The announcement came as three U.S. senators briefly visited Taiwan's capital on Sunday. The donation is part of the 25 million doses the U.S. plans to distribute this month to countries struggling to control the virus.
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G7 Finance Leaders Reach Global Tax Rate Deal
Officials from the Group of 7 countries agreed on Saturday to back a new global tax rate of at least 15 percent, which companies would have to pay regardless of where their headquarters are based.
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U.S. to Distribute an Initial 25 Million Vaccine Doses Worldwide
The White House announced on Thursday that it would distribute the coronavirus vaccines as part of the 80 million doses President Biden pledged to send overseas by the end of June.
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Biden Announces Intensified Vaccine Campaign
President Biden announced on Wednesday an accelerated effort to vaccinate Americans by his proposed July 4 deadline.
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China Tries to Keep Elephant Herd Out of City of 7 Million
A herd of 15 wild elephants that walked 500 kilometers (300 miles) from a nature reserve in China’s mountain southwest were approaching the major city of Kunming on Wednesday as authorities rushed to try to keep them out of populated areas.
