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- Bombing Outside Afghan School Kills at Least 30, With Girls as TargetsThe attack, which injured dozens more, came at the end of a particularly violent week and underlined growing concerns about the American troop withdrawal.
- Scotland Election Results Complicate Hopes for Independence ReferendumThe Scottish National Party fell short of an outright majority, though pro-independence parties were on track to retain control of Scotland’s Parliament.
- Of Brexit and Boris: What’s Driving the Call for Scottish IndependenceScots voted to remain in the E.U., and they resent being dictated to by England. And they just plain don’t like Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
- Puerto Rico Lifts Some Restrictions as Cases PlungeStrict measures in early April and rising vaccinations have helped lower the U.S. territory’s new daily cases by more than 60 percent over the past two weeks.
- Melting Glaciers Have Exposed Frozen Relics of World War IArtifacts from the White War — a battle between Italian and Austro-Hungarian troops that took place in the forbidding heights of the Alps — are on their way to a museum.
- Where Ukrainians Are Preparing for All-Out War With RussiaA dried-up canal running from Ukraine into Russian-occupied Crimea is emerging as one of Europe’s main flash points.
- U.K. Conservatives Win Hartlepool Parliament SeatHis pillars of “getting Brexit done” and “leveling up” struggling areas in northern England and the Midlands have fueled a separatist drive in Scotland.
- These Neanderthals Weren’t Cannibals, So Who Ate Them? Stone Age Hyenas.An archaeological excavation south of Rome uncovered fossil remains of nine Neanderthals, along with the bones of hyenas, elephants and rhinoceroses.
- Cleric Lifts Iraq’s Faltering Vaccination Effort, but Perilous Summer AwaitsThe popular cleric Moktada al-Sadr got a coronavirus vaccine, persuading many of his followers to do the same. Yet millions of Iraqis remain unconvinced.
- Germany Is Seeing Virus Cases Go Down and Vaccinations Go UpThe country appears to be breaking a tough third wave of the virus, and one of its tools is the AstraZeneca vaccine, which it spent months questioning.
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- Obamas' dog Bo dies: 'We said goodbye to our best friend'Bo, a Portuguese water dog who arrived in the White House shortly after the Obamas, died on Saturday.
- Kabul attack: Blasts near school leave at least 30 deadThe attack took place as the students - thought to be mainly girls - were leaving the Kabul school.
- Nigeria Rivers attack: Gunmen kill at least seven police officersThe attackers opened fire at a checkpoint and two police stations amid a surge in separatist violence.
- Prince Misuzulu named next Zulu king amid family feudPrince Misuzulu is now expected to lead the Zulu nation of about 11 million people in South Africa.
- Covid: Macron calls on US to drop vaccine export bansThe French president spoke out after the US backed a proposal to waive patents on Covid-19 vaccines.
- NYC snow days: Dismay as school snow days cancelledDismay from parents, students and teachers as authorities say students can keep learning from home.
- Fears for South Africa security guard's safety after escaping ambushSecurity van driver believes he is being threatened after footage showed him coming under gunshot fire.
- Trump officials obtained Washington Post reporters' phone dataThe publisher known for its criticism of Donald Trump said it was "deeply troubled" by the move.
- Al-Aqsa mosque: Dozens hurt in Jerusalem clashesAt least 163 Palestinians and six Israeli police are injured as rising tensions erupt into violence.
- Mexico City metro: Hundreds protest at scene of deadly rail collapseDemonstrators from around Mexico City demand justice after 26 people died when an overpass collapsed.