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3 killed as record wind batters Britain

Seen as one of the worst storms in three decades, Eunice has brought record high wind to Britain Friday, killing three people while causing massive power cuts, flight cancellations and school closures across the country.

3 killed as record wind batters Britain

LONDON - Seen as one of the worst storms in three decades, Eunice has brought record high wind to Britain Friday, Feb. 18, killing three people while causing massive power cuts, flight cancellations, and school closures across the country.

Europe, Africa to work out solution for more equitable COVID vaccine access by spring

BRUSSELS - The executive arms of the European Union (EU) and the African Union (AU) will address differences and work out a solution for more equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines by this spring, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen said on Friday, Feb. 18.

Last UN staffer detained in Ethiopia released

UNITED NATIONS - The last UN staff member detained by authorities in Ethiopia is now free, a UN spokesman said on Friday, Feb. 18.

Police officers in U.S. Texas indicted over excessive force in 2020 protests

A grand jury in Austin, Texas, had indicted multiple police officers for using excessive force during racial justice protests in 2020, local authorities said on Thursday.

Japan to relax border controls, cut quarantine period from March: PM

Japan will ease COVID-19 border controls starting from March by raising the daily entry cap and reducing the quarantine period from seven days to three for both Japanese and foreign nationals, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Thursday (Feb. 17).

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