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Wildfires blaze on in drought-hit Turkey as criticism of government grows
Firefighters using planes and helicopters, and locals with buckets of water, battled wildfires raging for a sixth day near southern coastal resorts in drought-hit Turkey on Monday and the government faced fresh criticism of its handling of the disaster.
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U.S. to accept thousands more Afghan refugees ahead of military pullout
The United States is expanding efforts to get Afghan citizens out of their country ahead of the U.S. military pullout at the end of the month, a move that follows Canada's promise to resettle certain Afghan residents.
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Poland grants visa to Belarusian Olympian who says she feared for her safety
Poland has granted a visa to a Belarusian Olympic sprinter who said she feared for her safety and her team's officials tried to force her to fly home, where the autocratic government was recently accused of diverting a flight to arrest a dissident journalist.
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Laurel Hubbard, 1st openly transgender Olympic weightlifter, competes in Tokyo
Transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard made her mark by competing in the women's weightlifting at the Tokyo Olympics, but couldn't complete a lift.
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U.S. finally hits 70% vaccine milestone — a month late and amid a surge in COVID-19 cases
Florida's largest hospital systems are expanding their coronavirus units, limiting visitors and fearing staffing shortages as they deal with a statewide surge that is breaking records set last year for both cases and hospitalizations.