Vice President Mike Pence is skirting questions about President Donald Trump's Tuesday night press conference. But he says he stands with the president.
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UK to offer under-40s alternative to AstraZeneca shot
People under 40 in Britain will not be given the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine if another shot is available because of a link to extremely rare blood clots, the government said Friday. It said the change would not affect the goal of giving all U.K. adults at least one vaccine dose by July.
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Pressure rises for India lockdown; surge breaks record again
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi faced growing pressure Friday to impose a strict nationwide lockdown, despite the economic pain it will exact, as a startling surge in coronavirus cases that has pummeled the country's health system shows no signs of abating.
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Myanmar's Karen insurgents burn another government outpost
Guerrilla soldiers from Myanmar's Karen ethnic minority burned down a government military outpost on Friday after capturing it without a fight when its garrison fled, a senior Karen officer said.
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Carbon emissions from energy dropped 10% in the EU last year
Carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel combustion dropped 10% in the European Union last year amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to estimates from the EU's statistical office.
