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  1. U.S. Capitol Police want National Guard to stick around for 2 more months

    Barbed wire surrounding the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, March 4, 2021

    The U.S. Capitol Police have requested that members of the National Guard continue to provide security at the U.S. Congress for another two months, both Reuters and The Associated Press reported Thursday.

  2. WHO says most African countries to begin vaccination drives by end of March

    Virus Outbreak Africa Vaccines Kenya

    Most African countries will kick-start their COVID-19 vaccination programs by the end of March as efforts to procure doses for the continent's 1.3 billion people gather pace, the World Health Organization says.

  3. Buckingham Palace says Prince Philip has had a successful heart procedure

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    Prince Philip has had a successful heart procedure at a London hospital, Buckingham Palace said Thursday.

  4. Tsunami threat eases after strong earthquake off New Zealand

    New Zealand quake

    A strong 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck off the east of New Zealand's North Island on Friday, prompting a tsunami warning that was later withdrawn, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre (PTWC) said, although residents were asked to stay alert.

  5. 8 killed in latest attacks on civilians in Afghanistan

    Afghanistan Journalists Under Fire

    At least seven Afghan civilians were shot and killed by a group of gunmen overnight in the country's east and a physician died when a bomb attached to her rickshaw exploded on Thursday, provincial officials said.