As It Is

2020-06-26 Bayer Hopes Study Prevents Future Roundup Lawsuits

German chemical company Bayer has agreed to let an independent scientific team study the health effects of its popular weed killer, Roundup.…

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2020-06-27 Bangladesh Group Helps COVID-19 Patients

When her father became infected with the coronavirus, Sumona Khanom struggled to find a bed for him at Dhaka Medical…

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2020-06-25 Young Japanese Baseball Players Take Home Special Prize: Dirt

High school baseball players in Japan, some in their final year, missed their 2020 play season because of COVID-19 cancellations.…

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2020-06-25 US Tourism Industry Worries Anti-Virus Measures Will Ruin Summer

Many Americans have been staying close to home since the start of the coronavirus health crisis. Those interested in traveling…

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2020-06-25 South African Singers Adapt to COVID-19 by Making New Music

The streets of rural South Africa are far from the bright lights of American television, but that is where members…

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2020-06-23 Saudi Arabia Limits Hajj to ‘Thousands’

A Saudi official has said only a few thousand pilgrims can attend the Muslim religious observance known as the hajj next month.…

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2020-06-23 Tennis Star Djokovic Confirmed to Have COVID-19

The number one player in men's tennis, Novak Djokovic, announced Tuesday that he and his wife have COVID-19. The announcement…

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2020-06-24 US Citizens Likely to be Left Out as Europe Reopens Borders

The European Union is set to reopen borders among its members countries by the first of July. They closed in…

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2020-06-23 Malaysia’s Political Problems Go On after Elections

Malaysia's political problems have increased in the last two years although hopes were high in 2018 that the country was…

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2020-06-22 New York Starts Second Step of Reopening

For the first time in three months, New Yorkers will be able to eat at restaurants again—but only at tables…

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2020-06-21 Vatican Asks Catholics to Drop Investments in Fossil Fuels, Arms

The Vatican is urging Roman Catholics to sell investments in arms manufacturers and businesses that specialize in oil and other…

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2020-06-22 A Boy’s Killing Stirs Black Lives Matter Protests in Brazil

The minute Rafaela Matos heard gunshots and saw helicopters over her Rio de Janeiro neighborhood, she immediately dropped to her knees to…

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2020-06-21 From ‘Warrior’ to ‘Guardian,’ a New Police Force Is Built in New Jersey

During several weeks of protests over police killings and abuse of black Americans, many police forces have clashed with activists.…

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2020-06-20 COVID 19 Changes How People Buy Food

The COVID-19 world health crisis has affected almost every part of daily life -- including the way we get food.…

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2020-06-20 Family ‘That Gets Arrested Together Stays Together’

At age seven, American Julia Young saw a picture of the black nationalist leader Malcolm X in a food store.…

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