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GOP senator breaks with DeSantis on school mask mandates: 'The local official should have control'

Washington (CNN) Louisiana Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy on Sunday said he disagrees with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' ban on local school officials imposing mask mandates amid a surge in Covid-19 cases in the state, arguing that local officials should ...

The world is on the brink of 'catastrophe,' leader of next UN climate talks warns

A local resident helps a firefighter battle a blaze before it spreads to houses in the Thrakomacedones area of northern Athens, Greece, on Saturday. (CNN) ...

Olympic magic cut through the pandemic gloom, but the Tokyo Games' legacy is complex

The Washington Post

The Washington Post

TOKYO — The flame that burned throughout one of history's most controversial Games was extinguished Sunday as Japan brought the curtain down on the Tokyo Olympics with closing ceremonies that were as unusual as the event itself. Get the latest news ...

Nineteen athletes were excluded from Games due to COVID infections-organisers

TOKYO, Aug 8 (Reuters) - The organisers of the Tokyo Olympics said on Sunday 19 athletes could not participate in the Games due to positive coronavirus tests, and three people related to the tournament had been hospitalised due to the infections but have ...

Wildfires Rage Through Greece As Thousands Are Evacuated

NPR

NPR

The fires that have been raging in Greece for nearly a week show no signs of stopping. Three large fires are currently burning throughout the country. The biggest is on Greece's second-largest island, the tourist destination Evia, where thousands have already ...

Australia's Victoria reports 11 locally acquired COVID-19 cases

All new infections are linked but only one has been in quarantine throughout their infectious period, the state's health department said. Victoria entered a lockdown last Thursday to stamp out an outbreak of the highly infectious Delta ...

Mass vaccination centre to open as Queensland records four cases of COVID-19 in the community

Queensland will open its largest mass vaccination hub in two days' time, as the state recorded four new local cases of COVID-19 overnight. Authorities said the new site at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre will "supercharge" the Pfizer ...

Philippines reports biggest jump in COVID-19 death toll in four months

MANILA, Aug 8 (Reuters) - The Philippines' health ministry recorded on Sunday 9,671 new coronavirus cases and 287 additional deaths, the biggest single-day spike in the country's death toll since April 9. In a bulletin, the ministry said total confirmed ...

NSW records 262 COVID-19 cases, woman aged in her 80s dies, tougher restrictions for Penrith residents

Key points: · Twelve Penrith suburbs have been put under additional restrictions from 5:00pm Sunday · More than 4.4 million jabs have been administered in the state · The Georges River LGA could be released from the harshest lockdown within days.

Fed's proposed gun-control rules endanger public safety, group says

Globalnews.ca

Globalnews.ca

In a written submission to the government, PolySeSouvient says proposed regulations to flesh out federal legislation do not go far enough to keep guns out of the wrong hands. Read more: Trudeau open ...