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A Texas family lost their dad to Covid-19 three weeks ago. Now they lost their home to a fire while trying to stay warm

Stephanie Rubio and her three children have had their heart broken twice in three weeks. Stephanie’s husband, Robert, died from Covid-19 complications on January 28 after spending eight days in the hospital. On Tuesday, the family lost their home, filled with his memories, to a fire while trying to stay warm in Texas. With winter

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Two passengers fined a combined $17,000 for allegedly faking negative COVID-19 tests

Click here for updates on this story     OTTAWA, Ontario (CTV News) — Transport Canada has fined two airline passengers a combined $17,000 after allegedly presenting falsified COVID-19 tests before flying back to Canada. According to a news release, the passengers have been fined $10,000 and $7,000 respectively for “for presenting a false or misleading COVID-19

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Caught in a vaccine no man’s land, these European countries are scrambling for Chinese and Russian shots

As the United Kingdom celebrates giving at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine to 15 million people and the EU surpasses 23 million doses distributed, several other European countries have not yet managed to put a single shot in arms. Kosovo, Montenegro, and Bosnia and Herzegovina are still waiting to receive their first vaccine

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Authorities are searching for at least 100 undocumented immigrants who fled from a refrigerated truck

Authorities in Texas are searching for at least 100 undocumented immigrants they say fled from a refrigerated truck parked at a gas station in the San Antonio area, Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar said at a press conference Thursday. Salazar said authorities received a call that “undocumented immigrants were being smuggled into the country” and

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A volunteer fire department ran out of water during a fire. A man searched 8 hours for food. These are the stories of the Texas storm

As winter storms and freezing temperatures continue to wreak havoc across Texas, many are having to fight for survival. Hundreds of thousands in the state remained without power on Thursday, trying their best to stay warm and dry as bursted pipes flood homes. Millions who got their lights back on were also dealing with water

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Taiwan blames ‘external forces’ for blocking BioNTech vaccine deal. China says it had nothing to do with it

The Chinese government has denied it obstructed Taiwan’s coronavirus vaccine purchase from BioNTech, after the island’s health minister revealed that its deal with the German drugmaker fell through at the last minute due to possible “political pressure.” Ma Xiaoguang, a spokesperson for China’s Taiwan Affairs Office, said Thursday it was “purely fabrication” that Beijing had

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